KFSW — Fort Madison Muni
Fort Madison, IA · field elevation 722 ft · NON-ATCT
KFSW current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KFSW 100615Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM CLR 12/07 A3005 RMK AO2
- Wind
- from 250° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 12 °C / dewpoint 7 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.05 inHg
- Density altitude
- 375 ft · pressure altitude 592 ft
- Observed
- 10 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 250° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 kt head | 6 kt from the right |
| 35 | 1 kt tail | 6 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
- 1246Z / 2252Z
- 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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- KBRL Southeast Iowa Rgnl12 nm
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- KMQB Macomb Muni32 nm
- KFFL Fairfield Muni38 nm
- KAWG Washington Muni40 nm
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.