KFSW/FMS METAR Fort Madison Municipal Airport

Fort Madison, IowaElevation 724 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR7 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

130@4

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

961 ft

+237 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0115Z (8:15 PM local) · 7 min old

KFSW is currently VFR. Winds are from the southeast at 4 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

130° at 4 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

18°C / 9°C

64°F / 48°F. 9°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.21 inHg

1023 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 130° at 4 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight mostly cloudy, low near 53F, 1% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Thursday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Mostly Cloudy	53	E 4 kt	–	1%
Tuesday	Mostly Cloudy	72/56	S 4 kt	–	3%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	76/60	S 9 kt	17 kt	32%
Thursday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	77/56	W 9 kt	–	32%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	76/58	SE 4 kt	–	49%
Saturday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	73/57	S 4 kt	–	39%
Sunday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy	73/57	S 4 kt	–	33%
Monday	Rain Showers Likely	71	S 9 kt	–	56%

Source: National Weather Service (office DVN). Forecast issued 0121Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

1 runway · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

READING THE BARB · SWIPE FOR MORE →

Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

130° at 4 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 173 kt headwind · 2 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

3 kt

CROSS

2 kt L

BEST

HEAD

3 kt tail

CROSS

2 kt R

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 4,000 ft

17/35

Dimensions

4,000 x 75 ft

Surface

Concrete (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 17167°T

Traffic patternRight

RWY 35347°T

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

961 ft

Pressure altitude

434 ft

Field elevation

724 ft MSL

Temperature

18°C (64°F)

Dewpoint

9°C (48°F)

Altimeter

30.21 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2309Z 6:09 PM

Sunrise

1229Z 7:29 AM

Loggable night

2337Z (6:37 PM local) → 1201Z (7:01 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2309Z (6:09 PM local) → 1229Z (7:29 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

0009Z (7:09 PM local) → 1129Z (6:29 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Fort Madison Municipal Airport is in Fort Madison, Iowa. Field elevation 724 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerTIM BINGHAM

Manager phone319-372-1138

AttendedALL MON-SUN, ON CALL

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKFSW / FMS

SectionalCHICAGO

Center (ARTCC)CHICAGO

Flight service (AFSS)FORT DODGE

RegionIowa

CountryUnited States

Coordinates40.6591, -91.3278

Distance from city2 NM N

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

120.925

AWOS 3

AWOS

135.6

CHICAGO CNTR

CNTR

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KFSW traffic patterns

2026-07-26 to 2026-07-26, 1 days observed · data 2026-10-25

Insufficient confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (1 days)

Busiest day: Sun · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Mostly turboprop aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›BE20 (Turboprop) · ~0 landings/mo

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KBRL Southeast Iowa Regional Airport

12 NM NE

VFR

KEOK Keokuk Municipal Airport

13 NM S

VFR

KMPZ Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport

19 NM NW

VFR

KMQB Macomb Municipal Airport

32 NM E

VFR

KFFL Fairfield Municipal Airport

38 NM NW

VFR

KMUT Muscatine Municipal Airport

43 NM N

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›RWY 35 PAPI UNUSBL BYD 6 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN AND BYD 8 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN.

›+33 FT TREES 1000 FT L/R.

›SELF SERVE WITH CREDIT CARD.

›ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 & REIL RY 35 & PAPI RY 35 - CTAF.

›JOSH DENNING CHMN ARPT CMSN; CALL 319-470-0066. LAURA LEIGOS, CITY MANAGER - 319-372-7700 EXT 203

›TWY LGTS AT ENTRANCE ONLY.

›FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.

›FOR ARPT ATTENDANCE CALL 319-316-2234 (CELL).

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗KFSW on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KFSW have a METAR?

Yes. KFSW has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KFSW have a TAF?

When KFSW issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KFSW?

KFSW sits at 724 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KFSW?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

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