James Herman Banning Ames Municipal Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Ames | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Ames, Iowa | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 2 miles SE | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 956 ft / 291 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°59′31″N 93°37′18″W / 41.99194°N 93.62167°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.cityofames.org | ||||||||||||||
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James Herman Banning Ames Municipal Airport (IATA: AMW, ICAO: KAMW, FAA LID: AMW) is two miles (3.2 km) southeast of Ames, in Story County, Iowa.[1]
Originally consisting of two turf runways, the airport was created after a 1943 vote by the city of Ames.[2] A new terminal and hangar were constructed in 2017, as part of a modernization effort.[3][4]
Formerly named Ames Municipal Airport, and still commonly known as such, in 2023 the airport was officially renamed the James Herman Banning Ames Municipal Airport.[5] James Herman Banning was the first African American to obtain a pilots license and was an alumnus of Iowa State University.[6]
- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for AMW PDF, effective July 13, 2023.
- ^ "Ames Municipal Airport". Retrieved November 21, 2020.
- ^ Sequeira, Robbie (February 23, 2017). "Master Airport Plan open house scheduled for Tuesday". Ames Tribune.
- ^ Ware, Caitlin (October 21, 2017). "New airport terminal commemorated with ribbon cutting". Ames Tribune. Archived from the original on October 22, 2017 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Ames renames airport after Black aviator; names new plaza after city manager". The Ames Tribune. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ^ "Banning, James Herman | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture". Oklahoma Historical Society | OHS. Retrieved 2023-06-10.