KFSW — Fort Madison Muni
Fort Madison, IA · field elevation 722 ft · NON-ATCT
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KFSW current weather Live
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KFSW 252335Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM BKN012 BKN019 18/17 A3021 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 050° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 1,200 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 18 °C / dewpoint 17 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.21 inHg
- Density altitude
- 890 ft · pressure altitude 432 ft
- Observed
- 21 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 050° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | 2 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 17 | 2 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KFSW — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KFSW — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 40.65911, -91.32775
- Elevation
- 722 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1156Z / 2357Z
- Magnetic variation
- 0° (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Sectional
- Chicago
- County
- Lee, IA
Everything else KFSW publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 4,000 | 75 | CONC | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KFSW airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Iowa airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.