Branson West Muni/Emerson Field
FWB · KFWB · Branson West, Missouri · Stone County · map
Branson West Muni/Emerson Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Branson West, 2 miles west of Branson West, Missouri, 1,348 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 03/21, is 5,002 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KFWB · observed 4:15 pm CDT (21:15 UTC), 5 minutes ago
- Wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots
- Weather: unknown precipitation
- Temperature 81°F (27°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter 29.99 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 KFWB 062115Z AUTO 15005KT UP CLR 27/02 A2999 RMK AO2
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 FWB · ICAO KFWB
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Branson West
- Elevation
- 1,348 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
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 2009
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 5,002 × 75 ft | Concrete, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 03: PAPI, four lights on the right
- Runway 21: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Approach and departure | 126.35 | |
| Fwb and aWOS-3PT | 119.725 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 417-272-3922.
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 Branson West from the FAA register
4 aircraft are registered to owners in Branson West, Missouri: 2 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Missouri.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 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
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 and runway end identifier lights runway 03 and runway 21 - the common traffic frequency; PAPIs runway 03 and runway 21-OPER continuously.
- Self service 100LL available with credit card 24 hours.
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.