SPW
Spencer Municipal Airport
Official FAA Data Effective 2026-09-03 0901Z
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Location Information for KSPW
Coordinates: N43°9.94' / W95°12.17'
Located 03 miles NW of Spencer, Iowa on 812 acres of land. View all Airports in Iowa.
Surveyed Elevation is 1338 feet MSL.
Operations Data
Airport Use:Open to the public
Activation Date:March 1942
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:No
Beacon:White-Green
(Lighted Land Airport)
Wind Indicator:Yes, Lighted
Lighting Schedule:SEE RMK
A.R.T.C.C.:MINNEAPOLIS
F.S.S.:FORT DODGE
NOTAMs Facility:SPW (NOTAM-D available)
Sectional Chart:OMAHA
AirspaceAnalysis:NOT ANALYZED
EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.
Attendance:ALL/MON-FRI/0700-1900
ALL/SAT-SUN/0800-1700
FOR ATTENDANT AFTER HOURS CALL (712) 262-1000.
Airport Communications
ASOS:126.625 Tel. 712-262-8885
UNICOM:123.000
CTAF:123.000
ASOS at EST (24.7 NE):121.425 712-362-7250
AWOS-3 at SHL (27.7 W):119.775 712-324-5159
AWOS-3PT at CKP (30.3 SW):119.225 712-225-1088
Remarks:
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC ON FREQS 127.75/257.7 (FAIRMONT RCAG).
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOD SPW SPENCER 115.15 334°0.2
VOD OTG WORTHINGTON 110.60 148°33.3
VOD FNX FAIRMONT 114.25 230°44.7
VOT FOD FORT DODGE 113.50 303°52.1
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
VOT SP SNORE 394 306°6.9
VOT OT WONDD 277 337°29.4
VOT FQ MONTZ 420 057°45.8
VOT FO BARRO 341 134°55.6
Runway 12/30
Dimensions:6001 x 100 feet / 1829 x 30 meters
Surface:Concrete in Fair Condition
Weight Limits:PCN/24 /R/B/W/U, S-30, D-50
Edge Lighting:Medium Intensity
Runway 12Runway 30
Coordinates:N43°10.24' / W95°12.73'N43°9.66' / W95°11.64'
Elevation: 1338.7 1334.1
Traffic Pattern: Left Left
Runway Heading: 126° True 306° True
Displaced Threshold: 490 Feet
Markings:Precision Instrument in good condition.Non-Precision Instrument in good condition.
Glide Slope IndicatorV4L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)V2L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)
Approach Lights:MALSR 1,400 Foot Medium-intensity Approach Lighting System with runway alignment indicator lights.
REIL:Yes
Obstacles: 15 ft Road 750 ft from runway
APCH SLOPE 50:1 FROM DSPLCD THR.
Runway 18/36
Dimensions:5100 x 75 feet / 1554 x 23 meters
Surface:Concrete in Good Condition
Weight Limits:PCN/24 /R/B/W/U, S-30, D-50
Edge Lighting:Medium Intensity
Runway 18Runway 36
Coordinates:N43°10.34' / W95°12.09'N43°9.51' / W95°12.20'
Elevation: 1334.9 1337.3
Runway Heading: 186° True 6° True
Markings:Non-Precision Instrument in good condition.Non-Precision Instrument in good condition.
Glide Slope IndicatorP4L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)P4L (3.00° Glide Path Angle)
REIL:YesYes
Obstacles: 18 ft Road 560 ft from runway
Services Available
Fuel:100LL (blue), Jet-A
Transient Storage:Hangars,Tiedowns
Airframe Repair:MAJOR
Engine Repair:MAJOR
Bottled Oxygen:NOT AVAILABLE
Bulk Oxygen:NOT AVAILABLE
Other Services:AVIONICS,CHARTER SERVICE,PILOT INSTRUCTION,AIRCRAFT RENTAL,AIRCRAFT SALES
Ownership Information
Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:CITY OF SPENCER
101 WEST 5TH STREET
SPENCER, IA 51301
712-580-7200
Manager:MARK WHITE
101 WEST 5TH STREET
SPENCER, IA 51301
712-262-1000
Other Remarks
  • WATERFOWL INVOF ARPT.
  • RY 12 IS CALM WIND RY.
  • FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ACTVT MIRL RYS 12/30 & 18/36; MALSR RY 12; VASI RYS 12 & 30; PAPI RYS 18 & 36; REIL RYS 30; 18 & 36 - CTAF.