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KSPW · Spencer Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KSPW FAA SPW Elev 1,339 ft Lat 43° 9.93' N Lon 95° 12.17' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.08%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 126.2° 6,001 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.08%
30 306.2° 6,001 ft 100 ft Concrete Yes 0.08%
18 185.6° 5,100 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.05%
36 5.6° 5,100 ft 75 ft Concrete Yes 0.05%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 126.625
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 127.750
  • RDO FORT DODGE RDO 122.150
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KSPW on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 25 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 16. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 16. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 16. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 16—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (25 sentences)
  • ·76 IOWA SNORE N43º14.04´ W95º19.67´ NOTAM FILE SPW.
  • ·NDB (LOMW) 394 SP 122º 6.9 NM to Spencer Muni. 1422/5E.
  • ·SOUTHEAST IOWA RGNL (See BURLINGTON on page 37) SPENCER MUNI (SPW)(KSPW) 3 NW UTC–6(–5DT) N43º09.94´ W95º12.17´ 1339 B NOTAM FILE SPW RWY 12–30: H6001X100 (CONC) S–30, D–50 PCN 24 R/B/W/U MIRL RWY 12: MALSR.
  • ·VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·VASI(V2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 26´.
  • ·RWY 18–36: H5100X75 (CONC) S–30, D–50 PCN 24 R/B/W/U MIRL RWY 18: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 53´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 53´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 12–30 and Rwy 18–36; MALSR Rwy 12; VASI Rwy 12 and Rwy 30; PAPI Rwy 18 and Rwy 36; REIL Rwy 30, Rwy 18 and Rwy 36—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–0100Z‡, Sat–Sun 1400–2300Z‡.
  • ·For attendant after hrs call 712–262–1000.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 712-262-1000
  • ·ASOS 126.625 (712) 262–8885.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 RCO 122.5 (FORT DODGE RADIO) ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.75 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·(VL) (L) VORW/DME 115.15 SPW Chan 98(Y) N43º09.73´ W95º12.06´ at fld. 1335/5E.
  • ·SNORE NDB (LOMW) 394 SP N43º14.04´ W95º19.67´ 122º 6.9 NM to fld. 1422/5E.
  • ·SPIRIT LAKE MUNI (0F3) 3 SW UTC–6(–5DT) N43º23.25´ W95º08.37´ 1434 NOTAM FILE FOD RWY 16–34: H3015X50 (ASPH) LIRL RWY 16: REIL.
  • ·Attended May–Sep irregularly.
  • ·Caution for wildlife in the area.
  • ·Tall water tank at 1635´ MSL lctd aprx 1830´ abm and west of Rwy 16–34.
  • ·Exer caution while in arpt tfc pat.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 712-332-9412
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·SPENCER (VL) (L) VORW/DME 115.15 SPW Chan 98(Y) N43º09.73´ W95º12.06´ 006º 13.8 NM to fld. 1335/5E.
  • ·OMAHA H–5C, L–12I IAP OMAHA L–12I NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

1

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 29,472 ops in 1991

2024 total

11,200

10-yr total

133,550

2024 mix

AC/AT 24% · GA 76% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

7.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.50

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=5

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Other 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-06-29 Beech A36 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2010-11-10 GEARN GEARY D SWEARINGEN SX300 · Loss of control · day →
1997-11-29 Cessna 402B · Ground collision · IMC · day →
1993-09-19 Piper PA-23-250 · Fuel exhaustion · IMC · day →
1987-06-07 Beech C35 · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in IA

CFI Flight Instructors 595 A&P Mechanics 1,208 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 38 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 4 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 2 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 29 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 41 FBO Fixed Base Operators 46 Clubs Flying Clubs 13 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 14

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Dwayne Alan Hoss Estherville IA 21 nm
John Brent Mclaughlin Estherville IA 21 nm
Daniel Dean Vander Weide Orange City IA 39 nm
Kay Ann West Sioux Falls SD 70 nm
Tucker Ulmer Sioux Falls SD 70 nm
Rick Vanderweide Renner SD 74 nm
Catherine Bonnie Plasschaert Mankato MN 81 nm
Jason Russell Ceminsky Mankato MN 81 nm
Paul Skjeveland Mankato MN 81 nm
Darren Schone Albert Lea MN 85 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Jane Ann Berg Milford IA 11 nm
Aaron John Albright Milford IA 11 nm
Philip Jansen Smith Hartley IA 12 nm
Max Davis Mason Arnolds Park IA 12 nm
Mark William Schnell Terril IA 13 nm
Dennis Lee Struck Spirit Lake IA 16 nm
Lonnie Ray Samuelson Spirit Lake IA 16 nm
Kent Brian Gibson Sutherland IA 17 nm
Ronald Leroy Duer Estherville IA 21 nm
Paul Abrams Slaughter Estherville IA 21 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Samuel Michael Hoffman Spencer IA 3 nm
Lester Allen Hicks Spencer IA 3 nm
Stuart Adrian Seely Spencer IA 3 nm
Andrew Robert Johnstone Spencer IA 3 nm
Gerald Eldon Johnson Spencer IA 3 nm
Scott Alan Gilderhus Spencer IA 3 nm
Scott Christopher Arnold Spencer IA 3 nm
Jedadiah Lee Jindra Spencer IA 3 nm
Philip Jansen Smith Hartley IA 12 nm
Mark William Schnell Terril IA 13 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 0 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 46 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 72 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 72 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 72 nm
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 97 nm
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 121 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 146 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 146 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 165 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.