METAR & TAF KFSW
Current METAR
Observed 03:15Z
KFSW 280315Z AUTO 27011KT 10SM OVC031 16/11 A2975 RMK AO2
- Wind
- 270° @ 11 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 16°C / 11°C
- Altimeter
- 29.75 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- 1,226 ft
- Ceiling
- 3,100 ft AGL
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 2 NM N
- VFR sectional
- CHICAGO
- ARTCC
- ZAU · CHICAGO
- NOTAM facility
- FSW (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- TIM BINGHAM
- Phone
- 319-372-1138
- Address
- 50 ARPT RD., FORT MADISON IA 52627
Flight service · Hours
- FSS FOD
- FORT DODGE1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- MON-SUN · ON CALL
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 35
LEFT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40', trees, 1100' from thr, 225' R of cntrln, slope 22 |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | 13', trees, 400' from thr, 0' R of cntrln, slope 15 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- For clearance delivery, contact Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.Show FAA
- Taxiway lights are available at the entrance only.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- Medium intensity runway lights are active on runway 17/35 and runway end identifier lights are active on runway 35. The precision approach path indicator on runway 35 is controlled by CTAF.Show FAA
Fuel notes
- 100LL100LL fuel is self-serve with credit card.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 35The precision approach path indicator on runway 35 is unusable beyond 6 degrees left of centerline and beyond 8 degrees right of centerline.Show FAA
- 35There are 33-foot trees located 1000 feet left and right of runway 35.Show FAA
Other notes
- 2For airport attendance, call 319-316-2234 (cell).Show FAA
- OWNERJosh Denning is chairman of the airport commission; call 319-470-0066. Laura Leigos is city manager; call 319-372-7700 extension 203.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KFSW
Answer card- ICAO
- KFSW
- Name
- FORT MADISON MUNI
- Location
- FORT MADISON, IOWA
- Elevation
- 721.8 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,721.8 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 17/35 · 4,000 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 0°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 270° at 11 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 35
Fort Madison Muni sits in Fort Madison, Iowa. The field elevation is 721.8 ft MSL. It has one runway, 17/35, at 4,000 ft. There is no control tower. CTAF and UNICOM are both 122.8. No ILS approaches are published here.
For pattern work, use the standard 1,000 ft AGL pattern unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. That puts the light piston pattern at 1,721.8 ft MSL. The runway is concrete, with magnetic headings of 167° and 347°. Medium intensity runway lights are available on 17/35. Runway end identifier lights are on runway 35. The PAPI on 35 is controlled by CTAF. Taxiway lights are only at the entrance, so plan your night taxi carefully.
Fort Madison Community Airport is the on-field FBO. It carries 100LL. The published remarks also note self-serve 100LL with credit card. For attendance, call the airport contact number before arrival if you need someone on site. Runway 35 has trees about 1,000 ft left and right of centerline. That matters on final, especially if you are coming in low or at night. Clearance delivery is handled through Chicago ARTCC by phone when needed.