How can I get more details about information in a NOTAM? In doing some planning for an upcoming flight, I noticed my destination (a towered airport) has a NOTAM about the runway: "FICON PATCHY ICE". That seems rather vague, I'd like more information before departing. Who should I contact to get more details about the runway conditions and how it might affect my flight?
What, you dislike the fact that the NOTAM about patchy ice is patchy in its detail? :)

Generally if you need more information about a NOTAM (in the US) you can check with:


Flight Service
While collecting your briefing ask if they have any more detail -- sometimes they do, sometimes they don't, but it's worth asking.  
A local FBO
Particularly for FICON NOTAMs - A local FBO will usually know the condition of the field, and often have other useful info for you (like how much a heated hangar is going to cost you for the night).
Airport Operations
Again, particularly for FICON NOTAMs - These guys will usually have a pretty good picture of the field's condition, since they're generally the poor shmucks responsible for doing the snow/ice clearing.  


Failing all of those, you can also call the tower phone number at a towered field (you can get that number from Flight Service too) and ask them for details.
I usually make the tower my last resort call - they're almost certainly going to be willing to give you as much information as they can, but they're also busy doing other stuff like dealing with planes taking off/landing/taxiing around &amp; they'd probably appreciate if we tried the other sources first.
The other folks I mentioned generally have someone sitting around to answer phones and questions.
In the case of Flight Service, that's basically their job :-)