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Ames Municipal Airport
Ames, United States · 956 ft
Runway diagram
Weather
obs 16:53Z · 20 min ago · MVFR
- Wind
- wind 140° 11 kt G20
- Visibility
- vis 16 km (10+ SM)
- Clouds
- BKN 2,300 ft · OVC 9,000 ft · ceil 2,300 ft
- Temperature
- 12° / 7° · QNH 1026 hPa (30.29 inHg)
- Density altitude
- 470 ft
METAR KAMW 301653Z AUTO 14011G20KT 10SM BKN023 OVC090 12/07 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP259 T01220072
Runway wind
| Runway | End | Headwind | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 01 | -6 kt | 9 kt |
| 19 | 6 kt | -9 kt | |
| 13/31 | 13 | 11 kt | 1 kt |
| 31 | -11 kt | -1 kt |
negative headwind means tailwind; crosswind is absolute. check the METAR for gusts and variable directions.
Live right now
9 aircraft within 75 km · snapshot 2s ago
| Callsign | Registration | Type | Airline | Route | Altitude | Speed | Distance | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N1046X | N1046X | P28A | N10 | Ground | 14 kt | 20 km | map | |
| N58EC | N58EC | C82S | N58 | 925 ft | 88 kt | 33 km | map | |
| SWA1946 | N453WN | B737 | Southwest Airlines | DCA → STL | 32275 ft | 400 kt | 34 km | map |
| AAL3250 | N137AA | A321 | American Airlines | SFO → ORD | 37025 ft | 518 kt | 49 km | map |
| UAL596 | N494UA | A320 | United Airlines | LAS → DEN → DSM | 3200 ft | 234 kt | 51 km | map |
| DAL510 | N514DE | A21N | Delta Air Lines | LAS → JFK | 35000 ft | 518 kt | 53 km | map |
| KOW992 | N992MG | C750 | Baker Aviation | 47000 ft | 537 kt | 64 km | map | |
| SWA3726 | N8859Q | B38M | Southwest Airlines | SJU → MCO | 31675 ft | 528 kt | 66 km | map |
| AAY453 | N250NV | A320 | Allegiant Air | DSM → AZA | 6925 ft | 295 kt | 72 km | map |
Live map
Airport data
- Latitude
- 41.9920
- Longitude
- -93.6218
- Type
- small_airport
- Region
- Iowa
- IATA
- AMW
- GPS code
- KAMW
- Local code
- AMW
- Magnetic variation
- 3.0°
- Operations
- no PPR
- Weather
- METAR / TAF
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 / 19 | 5701 ft · 1.74 km · 17° | 100 ft | ASP | yes |
| 13 / 31 | 3491 ft · 1.06 km · 136° | 75 ft | ASP | yes |
Frequencies
| Type | Description | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| A/D | DES MOINES APP/DEP | 123.900 MHz |
| ASOS | ASOS | 132.025 MHz |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 126.000 MHz |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.700 MHz |
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