KAMW · Ames Municipal Airport
Ames Municipal Airport serves Ames, Iowa at 956 ft elevation with its longest runway, 01/19, at 5,701 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.
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01Runways
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 5,701 × 100 ft | asphalt | lit |
| 13/31 | 3,491 × 75 ft | asphalt | lit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 956 ft is about 13°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.
| Conditions | Density altitude | Takeoff est. | Landing est. | Landing × 1.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard day (ISA, 13°C) | 956 ft | 2,624 ft | 2,211 ft | 3,316 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 2,156 ft | 2,859 ft | 2,337 ft | 3,506 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 3,356 ft | 3,093 ft | 2,464 ft | 3,696 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 3,585 ft | 3,137 ft | 2,488 ft | 3,732 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KAMW is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KIKV Ankeny Regional Airport | 18 nm S | 5,500 ft |
| KPRO Perry Municipal Airport | 26 nm W | 5,500 ft |
| KDSM Des Moines International Airport | 28 nm S | 9,004 ft |
| KMIW Marshalltown Municipal Airport | 32 nm E | 5,007 ft |
| KTNU Newton Municipal Airport | 33 nm SE | 5,600 ft |
| KFOD Fort Dodge Regional Airport | 42 nm NW | 6,547 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at KAMW
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KAMW, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KAMW or read what a fuel stop actually saves.