Airports / Iowa / AMW
Ames Municipal Airport
KAMW / AMWAmes, IowaELEV 956 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
28 nm
To the nearest alternate
Des Moines International Airport (DSM) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Ames, Iowa, Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW / AMW) operates as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 956 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
AMW has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Des Moines International Airport (DSM, 28 nm), Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD, 42 nm), and Waterloo Regional Airport (ALO, 64 nm).
Quotes for flights out of AMW vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from AMW, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“Nice airport, nice FBO and nice flight instructors there.”
Jerry Cao5★ on Google
Staff & service
2/5 reviews“He enjoyed everything we did, asked if we could go again and our pilot, Dexter, was fun, funny, and very professional.”
Brian Zimmerman5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Ames Municipal Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KAMW
IATA
AMW
FAA / Local
AMW
Elevation
956 ft
Coordinates
41.9920° N · 93.6218° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs IA fields
state range 547–1,488 ft
At 956 ft, AMW sits lower than 66% of the 47 Iowa fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 28nmDSMDes Moines International AirportDes Moines
- 42nmFODFort Dodge Regional AirportFort Dodge
- 64nmALOWaterloo Regional AirportWaterloo
- 71nmMCWMason City Municipal AirportMason City
- 75nmOTMOttumwa Regional AirportOttumwa
- 79nmCCYNortheast Iowa Regional AirportCharles City
Location
Open the full mapKAMW · Ames Municipal Airport · Ames, IA
From the ramp
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