METAR & TAF KFSW
Current METAR
Observed 09:15Z
KFSW 120915Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 16/13 A2994 RMK AO2
- Wind
- 220° @ 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 16°C / 13°C
- Altimeter
- 29.94 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 990 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- 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 17
RIGHT 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 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
- TWY LGTS AT ENTRANCE ONLY.
- FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
Lighting notes
- ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 & REIL RY 35 & PAPI RY 35 - CTAF.
Fuel notes
- 100LLSELF SERVE WITH CREDIT CARD.
Approach & departure obstructions
- 35RWY 35 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 6 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN AND BYD 8 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
- 35+33 FT TREES 1000 FT L/R.
Other notes
- 2FOR ARPT ATTENDANCE CALL 319-316-2234 (CELL).
- OWNERJOSH DENNING CHMN ARPT CMSN; CALL 319-470-0066. LAURA LEIGOS, CITY MANAGER - 319-372-7700 EXT 203
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
- 220° at 4 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 17
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.