Auburn/Dekalb Executive
GWB · KGWB · Auburn, Indiana · De Kalb County · map
Auburn/Dekalb Executive is a public-use airport owned by De Kalb County Airport Authority, 3 miles south of Auburn, Indiana, 880 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 7,106 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 54 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 12,416 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Auburn/Dekalb Executive?
Its FAA code is GWB, and its ICAO code is KGWB.
Where is Auburn/Dekalb Executive?
It is 3 miles south of Auburn, Indiana, 880 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Auburn/Dekalb Executive?
Its one runway, 09/27, is 7,106 feet long, asphalt.
Does Auburn/Dekalb Executive have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Auburn/Dekalb Executive?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Are there flight schools at Auburn/Dekalb Executive?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Kendallville Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Auburn/Dekalb Executive?
3 pilot examiners and 9 aviation medical examiners 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 Auburn/Dekalb Executive…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA GWB · ICAO KGWB
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- De Kalb County Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 880 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Chicago sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1964
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 7,106 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 700 ft, 6,406 ft available for landing
- Runway 27: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 750 ft, 6,356 ft available for landing
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Clearance delivery | 126.6 | |
| Approach and departure Southwest/northwest of active runway | 127.2 | |
| Approach and departure Southeast/northeast of active runway | 132.15 | |
| Gwb and aWOS-3P | 124.15 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 260-925-8225.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high-pressure), bulk oxygen (high-pressure)
- Also here
- crop spraying, air ambulance, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Smith Field (11 nm southwest), Kendallville Municipal (13 nm northwest), Tri-State Steuben County (20 nm north).
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 Indiana · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Medium-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 preset low intst sunset to sunrise; to incr intst and activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 27; runway end identifier lights runway 09 and 27; medium-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 09 and 27 operators continuously.
- Runway 27 calm wind runway.
- Winter SN removal operations. Ficon unmnt when unatndd; aft hour - amgr.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 41 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| jets | 7 |
| helicopters | 2 |
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 12,416, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 745 |
| general aviation, travelling | 1,242 |
| general aviation, local | 10,429 |
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 Auburn from the FAA register
26 aircraft are registered to owners in Auburn, Indiana: 13 piston singles, 6 helicopters, 4 business jets, 2 piston twins, 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Indiana.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Kendallville Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Auburn
Charter operators and airlines based in Auburn:
- Paratus Air INC 2 aircraft on the certificate
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor; 3 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 9 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance).
- Lara Zook Gaerte private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Century Aviation · Auburn, IN (0 nm) · (260) 602-6293 · [email protected]
- David George Ehrman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Smith Field Aero Center · Ft Wayne, IN (10 nm) · (260) 602-5788 · [email protected]
- Todd Daniel Haifley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Three Rivers Municipal Airport · Three Rivers, MI (46 nm) · (269) 720-4772 · [email protected]
All 15 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
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 · 2 since 1982, 0 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 Auburn 26 aircraft · 13 piston singles, 6 helicopters, 4 business jets
- Paratus Air INC 6 aircraft in town
- Paratus Jets LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Paratus Air DBA 2 aircraft in town
- Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum 2 aircraft in town
- Paratus Air INC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Kendallville Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Indiana 1,363 since 1982 · 176 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Indiana 131 landing places
- Indiana 5,697 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/GWB.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 26, 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.