Spencer Municipal Airport (SPW)

SPW
Spencer Municipal Airport (SPW)
Spencer, IA
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier SPW
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 95°12'10.0550" W / 43°9'56.3470" N
-95.202793 / 43.165652 (Estimated)
Elevation 1338.90 ft / 408.10 m (Surveyed)
Land 812 acres
From nearest city 3 nautical miles NW of Spencer, IA
Location Clay County, IA
Magnetic Variation 05E (1985)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner CITY OF SPENCER
Address 101 WEST 5TH STREET
SPENCER, IA 51301
Phone number 712-580-7200
Manager MARK WHITE
Address 101 WEST 5TH STREET
SPENCER, IA 51301
Phone number 712-262-1000
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle No
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart OMAHA
Region ACE - Central
Responsible ARTCC ZMP - MINNEAPOLIS
Tie-in FSS FOD - FORT DODGE
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility SPW (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 123.0 MHz
UNICOM 123.0 MHz
ASOS SPW (712-262-8885)
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL,A
Airframe repair MAJOR
Power plant repair MAJOR
Transient storage Hangar, Tiedown
Other services AVNCS,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
Dimensions 6001 x 100 ft (1829 x 30 m)
Surface CONC (FAIR)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
PCN 24
12 30
Alignment 126° 306°
Physical elevation 1338.70 ft 1334.10 ft
Coordinates 43.170724 / -95.212163 43.160989 / -95.194026
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Precision instrument , Good Condition Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type ILS
VGSI 4-box on left 2-box on left
Approach light MALSR
Runway end lights Yes
Runway 18/36
Dimensions 5100 x 75 ft (1554 x 23 m)
Surface CONC (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
PCN 24
18 36
Alignment 186°
Physical elevation 1334.90 ft 1337.30 ft
Coordinates 43.172373 / -95.201506 43.158449 / -95.203373
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Good Condition Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left 4-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights Yes Yes
Remarks
  • WATERFOWL INVOF ARPT.
  • RY 12 IS CALM WIND RY.
  • FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.