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) and about 13 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 4,000 takeoffs and landings a year. About 2 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Ainsworth Regional?
Its FAA code is ANW, and its ICAO code is KANW.
Where is Ainsworth Regional?
It is 6 miles northwest of Ainsworth, Nebraska, 2,589 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Ainsworth Regional?
The longest of its 3 runways, 17/35, is 6,824 feet long.
Does Ainsworth Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Ainsworth Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Ainsworth Regional?
Airline flights go to 1 airport, the busiest of them Moffett Federal Airfield. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Ainsworth Regional?
2 pilot examiners and 1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Ainsworth Regional…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Miller Field (30 nm northwest), Thomas County (45 nm southwest), Gregory Muni/Flynn Field (46 nm northeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Nebraska · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1 departures from ANW in those twelve months, carrying 8 passengers in 9 seats (89% filled), to 1 destination on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ainsworth Regional → Moffett Federal Airfield ANW–NUQ | 1 | 8 | ADVANCED AIR, LLC |
All 1 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 10 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 4,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 2,650 |
| general aviation, local | 1,300 |
| military | 50 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Nebraska.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 2 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner.
- Elliot Neal Brandt private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ainsworth Regional Airport-KANW · Ainsworth, NE (0 nm) · (704) 441-1003 · [email protected]
- Michael Thomas Frickel private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Atkinson, NE (42 nm) · (402) 340-6529 · [email protected]
All 3 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Ainsworth 10 aircraft · 7 piston singles, 1 gyroplanes, 1 drones
- Consag LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Nebraska 763 since 1982 · 108 in the last ten years
- Moffett Federal Airfield (NUQ) 1 flights in twelve months · ADVANCED AIR, LLC
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 2 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Nebraska 78 landing places
- Nebraska 2,946 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/ANW.json.
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 27, 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.