Ainsworth Regional
ANW · KANW · Ainsworth, Nebraska · Brown County · map
Ainsworth Regional is a public-use airport, 6 miles northwest of Ainsworth, Nebraska, 2,589 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 6,824 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KANW · observed 4:15 pm CDT (21:15 UTC), 7 minutes ago
IFR instrument conditions
- Wind calm
- Visibility 2 miles
- Weather: haze
- Temperature 86°F (30°C), dew point 40°F (4°C)
- Altimeter 29.93 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KANW 062115Z AUTO 00000KT 2SM HZ CLR 30/04 A2993 RMK AO2 T03020042
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ANW · ICAO KANW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 2,589 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Omaha sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1944
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 6,824 × 110 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 5,501 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| H1 | 50 × 50 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), berm 5 ft high 347 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 48 ft high 2,259 ft from the end
- Runway 13: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 31: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Anw and aWOS-3 | 118.325 | |
| Ainsworth and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 127.95 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 402-387-2329.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Ainsworth from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in Ainsworth, Nebraska: 7 piston singles, 1 gyroplane, 1 drone, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Nebraska.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 6 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 17 and 35; runway end identifier lights runway 31; PAPI runway 13 and 31, 17 and 35 and high-intensity runway lights 13/31 and runway 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
- 24 hour self service fuel available via credit card system.
- Berm is actually 4.5 feet; which gives the 32:1 obstruction clnc slope.
- Helipad for refueling only. Not available for inst approaches.
- Seasonal migratory waterfowl on and in the vicinity of airport.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.