AirNav: KVNW - Van Wert County Airport

KVNW

Van Wert County Airport
Van Wert, Ohio, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 NOVEMBER 2008

Location

FAA Identifier:	VNW
Lat/Long:	40-51-53.0000N / 084-36-34.0000W 40-51.883333N / 084-36.566667W 40.8647222 / -84.6094444 (estimated)
Elevation:	785 ft. / 239.3 m (surveyed)
Variation:	05W (2000)
From city:	2 miles SW of VAN WERT, OH
Time zone:	UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Savings Time)
Zip code:	45891

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Sectional chart:	DETROIT
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	CHICAGO CENTER
FSS:	DAYTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	DAY (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	APR-OCT MON-SAT 0900-1800, NOV-MAR MON-SAT 1000-1700, APR-OCT SUN PRIOR ARRANGEMENT, NOV-MAR SUN 1200-1800
Pattern altitude:	1597 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27, REIL RYS 09 & 27 AND PAPI RYS 09 & 27 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport)
Taxiway lights:	TAXIWAY LGTS AT ENTRANCE TO RWY.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	123.0
WX AWOS-3:	125.175 (419-232-2967)
FORT WAYNE APPROACH:	127.2(SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY) 132.15(SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY)
FORT WAYNE DEPARTURE:	127.2(SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY) 132.15(SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY)
IC:	127.2(SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY)

APCH CTL SECTORIZATION BASED UPON FORT WAYNE RWY USAGE.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
FWAr105/27.1	FORT WAYNE VORTAC	117.80	00E
AOHr292/(30.6)	ALLEN COUNTY VOR	108.40	04W
FDYr264/39.1	FINDLAY VORTAC	108.20	02W

NDB name	Hdg/Dist	Freq	Var	ID
STANLEY	at field	411	05W	VFU	...- ..-. ..-
LAKEFIELD	359/23.1	205	04W	CQA	-.-. --.- .-
LIMA	294/28.3	362	04W	LYL	.-.. -.-- .-..
DEFIANCE	201/29.4	246	05W	DFI	-.. ..-. ..
PORTLAND	038/30.0	257	03W	PLD	.--. .-.. -..
OTTAWA	256/30.4	233	05W	PDR	.--. -.. .-.
BRYAN	194/37.5	260	04W	BYN	-... -.-- -.
HUNTINGTON	092/38.8	417	03W	HHG	.... .... --.
VERSAILLES	358/39.7	356	04W	VES	...- . ...

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:

4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

8.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 9

RUNWAY 27

Latitude:

40-51.880367N

40-51.885533N

Longitude:

084-37.000983W

084-36.133300W

Elevation:

783.3 ft.

785.0 ft.

Gradient:

0.1%

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

095 magnetic, 090 true

275 magnetic, 270 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in fair condition

Visual slope indicator:

4-light PAPI on left

Runway end identifier lights:

yes
OTS INDEFLY.

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

47 ft. pline, 1420 ft. from runway, 435 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear

72 ft. trees, 1300 ft. from runway, 140 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear

Runway 18/36

Dimensions:	2610 x 105 ft. / 796 x 32 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings:	RY 18 /36 DSPLCD THLDS MKD WITH L-SHAPED 2 FT X 6 FT CONC PADS.
	RUNWAY 18	RUNWAY 36
Latitude:	40-51.979783N	40-51.549967N
Longitude:	084-36.097333W	084-36.105700W
Gradient:	0.2%	0.2%
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	186 magnetic, 181 true	006 magnetic, 001 true
Displaced threshold:	315 ft.	510 ft.
Obstructions:	46 ft. tree, 25 ft. from runway, 132 ft. right of centerline RY 18 RY 18 APCH RATIO 9:1 TO DSPLD THLD DUE TO +46 FT TREE 438 FT FROM DSPLD THLD 132 FT R.	28 ft. pline RY 36 RY 36 APCH RATIO 10:1 TO DSPLCD THLD DUE TO +58 FT TREE 594 FT FROM DSPLCD THLD 40 FT R.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	VAN WERT CO. REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTH. 1400 LEESON AVE VAN WERT, OH 45891 Phone 419-232-4500
Manager:	THOMAS DUNNO 1400 LEESON AVE VAN WERT, OH 45891 Phone 419-232-4500 MGR CELL PHONE 419-605-6119.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		32
Single engine airplanes:		29
Multi engine airplanes:		1
Ultralights:		2

ULTRALIGHTS OPER EVNGS, WKENDS & IN NO-WIND CONDS.

Aircraft operations: avg 56/day *
78%	local general aviation
18%	transient general aviation
4%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 03 November 2005

Additional Remarks

-	RY 36 ADDITIONAL OBSTN +35 FT PLINE MKD WITH BALLS 58 FT FM 0 FT B & +50 FT TREES 95 FT FR 55 FT R.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 20 November 2008 at 0901Z and 18 December 2008 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 09		download (167KB)
GPS RWY 27		download (167KB)
NDB RWY 09		download (175KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (32KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCQA - Lakefield Airport (23 nm S)
KAXV - Neil Armstrong Airport (26 nm SE)
KFWA - Fort Wayne International Airport (27 nm W)
KAOH - Lima Allen County Airport (28 nm E)
KDFI - Defiance Memorial Airport (30 nm N)

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Area around KVNW (Van Wert County Airport)

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Aerial photo
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Sectional chart
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 02-Dec-2008

	Local (UTC-5)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:16	12:16
Sunrise	07:47	12:47
Sunset	17:10	22:10
Evening civil twilight	17:41	22:41

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	02-Dec-2008 08:38:41
Local (UTC-5)	02-Dec-2008 03:38:41

METAR

KFWA 27nm W	020821Z 25012KT 10SM -SN OVC031 M05/M09 A2999 RMK AO2 P0000
KAOH 29nm E	020804Z AUTO 25016KT 9SM SCT020 OVC029 M04/M08 A2998 RMK AO2 SNB0756E03 P0000
KDFI 29nm N	020823Z AUTO 24008G14KT 10SM BKN019 OVC038 M04/M07 A2997 RMK AO2
KGWB 34nm NW	020806Z AUTO 24006KT 4SM -SN OVC018 M05/M08 A2996 RMK AO2
KFDY 44nm E	020753Z AUTO 24015G22KT 8SM OVC013 M03/M07 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP147 T10331067

TAF

KFWA
27nm W

020541Z 0206/0306 26015G21KT P6SM OVC020 TEMPO 0206/0210 -SN OVC015 FM021500 23013KT P6SM OVC030

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

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Van Wert County Airport

419-232-4500
[web site]
[email]

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