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P & G located on the south edge of Ames. Contains log sheet and small pencil only. Please place it back exactly as you found it when you've signed the log.
If you're curious what "AMW" stands for, this is the airport code for the Ames Municipal Airport. The cache is located near the west end of the airport's longest runway.
INFORMATION
Ames Municipal Airport covers an area of 700 acres (283 ha) which contains an asphalt paved runway 1/19 measuring 5,701 x 100 ft (1,738 x 30 m) and a concrete runway 13/31 measuring 3,491 x 75 ft (1,064 x 30 m).
For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2009, the airport had 33,751 aircraft operations: 94% general aviation, 5% air taxi and 1% military. There are 70 aircraft based at the airport: 63% single-engine, 14% multi-engine, 0% jet, 19% glider and 4% ultralight.[1]
From May 10, 2010 through June 11, 2010, there were between five and six arrivals/departures at Ames each day.
According to NTSB records, the airport has had no fatal accidents since 1962 (the earliest year which can be searched in their database).
*Congratulations to Jackpine-Savage and Vyp on the Co-FTF!*
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