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Spencer Municipal Airport (IATA: SPW, ICAO: KSPW) serves Spencer, US.
The Spencer Municipal Airport (KSPW/SPW) is a public airport located three miles northwest of Spencer, Iowa. It is owned by the City of Spencer and operated by Leading Edge Aviation,.
- It features two concrete paved runways:
- Runway 12/30: 6,001 x 100 feet (1,829 x 30 meters),. It has a Precision Instrument marking in good condition and a Medium-intensity Approach Lighting System with runway alignment indicator lights (MALSR).
- Runway 18/36: 5,100 x 75 feet (1,554 x 23 meters),. Both ends have Non-Precision Instrument markings in good condition and Runway End Identifier Lights (REIL).
- The airport was activated in March 1942 as Northwest Iowa Regional Airport and was used for contract glider training for the United States Army Air Forces between 1942 and 1944.
- It primarily serves general aviation, including ultralights to high-performance jets, and air taxi services,. There is an ILS on Runway 12,.
*Sources researched: skyvector.com, spenceriowacity.com, airnav.com, en.wikipedia.org, fltplan.com*
AirportRoutes · updated Aug 6, 2026
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Where is Spencer Municipal Airport located?
Spencer Municipal Airport is located in Spencer, US, at an elevation of 1339 ft. Its IATA code is SPW and ICAO code is KSPW.