Ames Municipal Airport

KAMW · Iowa, United States

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 180° Ames Municipal Airport 1/19
Wind direction to Wind: 11 kt, gusting 20 kt, 4 beaufort

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METAR KAMW 241653Z AUTO 18011G20KT 10SM CLR M06/M12 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP193 T10561117

METAR Ames Municipal Airport - KAMW/AMW

Ames Municipal Airport is a midsized airport in Iowa, United States. The airport is located at latitude 41.99263 and longitude -93.62184. The airport has 2 runways: 1/19 and 13/31. The ICAO airport code of this field is KAMW. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is AMW. The airport's IATA code is AMW. The airport is in the Minneapolis FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Ames Municipal Airport on January 24, 2025 10:53, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 180° with a speed of 11 kt. Wind gusts of 20 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are no clouds. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature is -6 °C, with a wind chill of -16 °C. The dew point is -12 °C, the relative humidity is 63%. The air pressure at sea level is 30.05 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 17:19. This applies to Ames Municipal Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -6 hour. Currently, there is no daylight saving time in effect.

Companies

On this airport you can find flying schools. Companies on this airport are Central Iowa Air Service and Hap's Air Service.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Ames Municipal Airport. You can also use the search function to find specific flying lessons, skydives or other flying experiences near your place.

Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
1/19 017°-197° 3-6 kt 11-19 kt 29 %
13/31 136°-316° 8-14 kt 8-14 kt 69 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

- CLR No clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature -5.6 °C
Dewpoint -11.7 °C
Rel. humidity 63%
Wind chill -16 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
SLP193Sea level pressure is 30.10 inHg (30.10 inHg)
T10561117Temperature is -5.6 °C (21.9 °F), dew point is -11.7 °C (10.9 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
07:33
Midday
12:26
Sunset
17:19 (5:31h)

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