KAMW · AMW
Ames Municipal Airport
Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW / AMW) is a general-aviation airfield serving Ames, Iowa. The field lies at 956 ft (291 m) above sea level and has two crossing runways, the longest 5,701 ft (1,738 m), asphalt and lit. Its nearest neighbour is Boone Municipal Airport (BNW), 11 nm WNW.
Ames Municipal Airport is a smaller field, so Alārium does not attribute movements to it directly — but aircraft flying near it appear on the live map like any other, at their real altitude and on their real track.
Location
- Elevation
- 956 ft (291 m)
- Coordinates
- 41.9920, -93.6218
- Serving
- Ames
- Region
- Iowa
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
Runways2 · longest 5,701 ft
The diagram is drawn from published threshold coordinates, so each runway sits where it actually sits — true bearings, true separations, true lengths. Runway widths are exaggerated against length, which at true proportion would draw a hairline. It is a diagram, not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 5,701 ft1,738 m | 100 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
| 13/31 | 3,491 ft1,064 m | 75 ft | Asphalt | Lit |
Nearby airfields
Runway and field data from the OurAirports public-domain dataset. Positions are ADS-B, which covers most but not all aircraft.