Alva Regional
AVK · KAVK · Alva, Oklahoma · Woods County · map
Alva Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Alva, 2 miles south of Alva, Oklahoma, 1,477 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 5,001 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 36 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 6,520 takeoffs and landings a year.
Weather right now KAVK · observed 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 UTC), 15 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south (190°) at 8 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 86°F (30°C), dew point 57°F (14°C)
- Altimeter 29.92 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 KAVK 062315Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM CLR 30/14 A2992 RMK A01
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 AVK · ICAO KAVK
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Alva
- Elevation
- 1,477 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Wichita sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1948
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 5,001 × 75 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 09/27 | 1,390 × 170 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left, omnidirectional approach lights (ODALS)
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 126.75 | |
| Avk and aWOS-3PT | 121.125 | |
| Ponca City Center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.8 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 580-327-6778.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 6,520, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
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.
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 Alva from the FAA register
34 aircraft are registered to owners in Alva, Oklahoma: 28 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 1 piston twin, 1 helicopter, 1 drone. 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 Oklahoma.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 2 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 odals runway 18; runway end identifier lights runway 36; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 18 and 36 on continuously.
- Available H24 with credit card.
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.