Flight schools at Ames Municipal Airport

3 flight schools based at Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW), with typical flying weather by month.

Typical flying weather at Ames Municipal Airport

Share of daylight hours each month with weather suitable for training flights (cloud base at least 3,000 ft, visibility at least 5 statute miles / 8 km, wind no more than 20 knots, no thunderstorms, freezing conditions or snow).

57% Jan

69% Feb

62% Mar

63% Apr

73% May

86% Jun

88% Jul

89% Aug

86% Sep

72% Oct

69% Nov

60% Dec

Haps Air Service

Ames, Iowa · Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Trial flights
Private pilot licence (PPL)
Commercial pilot licence (CPL)
Instrument rating
+1 more

Trial flight from $75 PPL from $10,500

Typically 73% of daylight hours flyable over the year

Central Iowa Air Service

Ames, Iowa · Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Typically 73% of daylight hours flyable over the year

Charles City Aeronautics INC

Ames, Iowa · Ames Municipal Airport (KAMW)

Typically 73% of daylight hours flyable over the year