Private charter · Ames, IA
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Fly private to Ames for Iowa State University, federal research labs, agricultural technology and Cyclone game days
- AMW
- KIKV
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Ames, without the hub.
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- Airports
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- Passengers
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- Direct routes
Ames is home to Iowa State University, one of the country’s leading land-grant universities, known for engineering, veterinary medicine, agriculture and design. The university anchors a cluster of research institutions, including the Department of Energy’s Ames National Laboratory and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Animal Disease Center, and a research park where agricultural technology, software and manufacturing companies grow alongside university spin-offs. Software company Workiva got its start here, and the city’s economy is unusually tied to science and research.
Ames sits about 30 miles north of Des Moines, close enough for a drive but often a detour from wherever visitors are actually coming from. Ames Municipal Airport is only a couple of miles from campus, so a private flight can bring researchers, recruiters, agribusiness partners and Cyclone fans right to town and home the same day. Visitors come for Reiman Gardens, the university’s public art collection, Iowa State football and basketball, the historic Campustown neighborhood and nearby Ledges State Park and the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad.
Airports
Charter to and from Ames airports
Fly into whichever airport puts you closest to where you're going. Bluebird flies to and from these airports in and around Ames. You board at a private terminal (FBO), with no airline security lines, and the price is for the whole aircraft.
AMW
Regional airportAmes Municipal Airport
Ames · KAMW
- From downtown
- 2 mi
- Longest runway
- 5,701 ft
KIKV
Regional airportAnkeny Regional Airport
Ankeny
- From downtown
- 23 mi
- Longest runway
- 5,500 ft
Top attractions
Things to do in Ames
When to go. Fall is the best time to visit Ames, with Cyclone football, crisp weather and color across campus and in the river valleys, though home game weekends fill hotels quickly. Late spring and summer are pleasant for the gardens and trails. Winters are cold and snowy, while Iowa State basketball draws loud crowds to Hilton Coliseum.
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Reiman Gardens
Iowa State’s public garden includes themed outdoor gardens and an indoor butterfly wing where hundreds of tropical butterflies fly freely among the plants.
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Jack Trice Stadium
Home of Cyclone football, the stadium is named for Iowa State’s first Black athlete, and fall Saturdays bring large crowds and tailgating to the south side of campus.
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Iowa State University Campus
The central campus is known for its green lawns, the Campanile bell tower and murals by Grant Wood in the Parks Library, part of a large public art collection.
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Brunnier Art Museum
In the Iowa State Center, this museum specializes in decorative arts, including glass, ceramics and jade, with rotating exhibitions.
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Ledges State Park
About 20 miles west near Boone, sandstone bluffs rise above Pea’s Creek, with trails, stone steps and overlooks of the Des Moines River valley.
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Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad
In nearby Boone, excursion trains cross the Des Moines River valley on a high bridge, with dinner trains and a railroad museum at the depot.
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Flying private in Ames
Which airports can I charter a private flight to or from in Ames?
Bluebird flies in and out of Ames Municipal Airport (AMW) and Ankeny Regional Airport (KIKV). Choose the one closest to where you're going; you board at a private terminal (FBO), so there are no airline security lines and you can arrive shortly before departure.
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