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City of Ames

Public Works Office

Director:
John Joiner

515 Clark Avenue
Ames, IA 50010

Phone:  515-239-5160

Fax:  515-239-5404

Hours:
Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

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Public Works

Operations 

Ames Municipal Airport

General Airport Information

Airport Management:
Public Works Operations
515-239-5160

Fixed Base Operator: Hap's Air Service
hasifly@aol.com
515 -232-4310            

Location

Lat/Long:
41-59-31.362N / 093-37-18.558W
41-59.52270N / 093-37.30930W
41.9920450 / -93.6218217

Elevation:  955 ft./291.1m (surveyed)

Variation: 03E (2000) 

From City: 2 miles SE of Ames

Airport Operation Statistics

Aircraft based on field: 86
Aircraft operations:  Avg. 119/day
Single engine airplanes: 62 60% transient general aviation
Multi-engine airplanes: 12 34% local general aviation
Jet airplanes: 3 5% air taxi
Gliders: 6 1% military
Ultralights: 3

Runway 01/19

Dimensions: 5700 x 100 ft. / 1737 x 30 m
Surface: concrete, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: /19 NSTD markings;
no touchdown, zone markings 
or side stripes
Weight limitations: Single wheel - 30,000 lbs
Double wheel - 38,000 lbs
Slope indicator:  4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Approach lights: MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights
Runway 01 Runway 19
Traffic Pattern: right left
Runway Heading: 014 magnetic, 017 true 194 magnetic, 197 true
Markings: nonprecision nonprecision
Markings condition: good good
Latitude:   41-58.96217N 41-59.86157N
Longitude:   093-37.48542W 093-37.12603W
Elevation: 955.3 ft. 918.8 ft.
Threshold crossing ht: 40 ft. AGL
Displaced Threshold:   no    no

Touchdown point:     

yes, no lights yes, no lights
TD elevation:     948.0 ft. 937.0 ft.
Obstructions: 78 ft. tree, 2380 ft. from runway, 350 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear 87 ft. tree, 2400 ft. from runway, 345 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear

*Statistics provided by Air Nav (www.airnav.com)
Last updated February 6, 2004

 

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:  3492 x 100 ft. / 1064 x 30 m
Surface:  asphalt, in good condition
Weight limitations: Single wheel - 17,000 lbs
Runway edge lights:  medium intensity
Slope indicator: 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Runway 13 Runway 31
Traffic Pattern: right left
Runway Heading: 133 magnetic, 136 true 313 magnetic, 316 true
Markings: nonprecision    nonprecision
Markings condition: good good
Latitude:   41-59.91107N     41-59.49615N
Longitude:   093-37.58190W   093-37.04840W
Elevation: 925.0 ft. 920.1 ft.
Threshold crossing ht: 43 ft. AGL 43 ft. AGL
Glide Path angle:         3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Slope indicator:           4-box VASI on left 4-box VASI on left
Displaced Threshold:   no    no

Touchdown point:     

yes yes
TD elevation:     930.0 ft. 930.0 ft.
Obstructions: 84 ft. tree, 2750 ft. from runway, 112 ft. right of centerline, 30:1 slope to clear 42 ft. tree, 1225 ft. from runway, 575 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear

*Statistics provided by Air Nav (www.airnav.com)
Last updated February 6, 2004