Airports / Iowa / FMS
Fort Madison Municipal Airport
KFSW / FMSFort Madison, IowaELEV 724 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
12 nm
To the nearest alternate
Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Fort Madison Municipal Airport (KFSW / FMS) sits in Fort Madison, Iowa, where it functions as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 724 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
FMS has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL, 12 nm), Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (UIN, 43 nm), and Ottumwa Regional Airport (OTM, 58 nm).
Quotes for flights out of FMS vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as K27. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from FMS, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KFSW
IATA
FMS
FAA / Local
FSW
Elevation
724 ft
Coordinates
40.6591° N · 91.3278° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs IA fields
state range 547–1,488 ft
At 724 ft, FMS sits lower than 87% 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.
- 12nmBRLSoutheast Iowa Regional AirportBurlington
- 43nmUINQuincy Regional Airport Baldwin FieldQuincy
- 58nmOTMOttumwa Regional AirportOttumwa
- 60nmMLIQuad City International AirportMoline
- 65nmIRKKirksville Regional AirportKirksville
- 74nmPIAGeneral Wayne A. Downing Peoria International AirportPeoria
Location
Open the full mapKFSW · Fort Madison Municipal Airport · Fort Madison, IA