Ava Bill Martin Memorial
AOV · KAOV · Ava, Missouri · Douglas County · map
Ava Bill Martin Memorial is a public-use airport owned by the City of Ava, 2 miles northwest of Ava, Missouri, 1,311 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 3,634 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
The airport
- Codes
- FAA AOV · ICAO KAOV
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Ava
- Elevation
- 1,311 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,634 × 50 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 37 ft high 235 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Approach and departure | 126.35 |
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Aircraft registered in Ava from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Ava, Missouri: 9 piston singles. 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 Missouri.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 4 since 1982, 0 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
- Ntsd runway safety area beyond runway 13 end, insuf length and large drop off.
- Trees 10-35FT 10-175FT from runway end, 150-250 feet right; trees 10-43 feet 25-70 feet from runway end, 235 feet left
- 100LL self service credit card available 24 hours.
- Click pcl 5 times to unlock terminal door.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
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.