Mount Vernon Airport
MVN · KMVN · Mount Vernon, Illinois · Jefferson County · map
Mount Vernon Airport is a public-use airport owned by Mt Vernon Arpt Authority, 3 miles east of Mount Vernon, Illinois, 480 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 6,496 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 26 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 28,580 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Mount Vernon Airport?
Its FAA code is MVN, and its ICAO code is KMVN.
Where is Mount Vernon Airport?
It is 3 miles east of Mount Vernon, Illinois, 480 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Mount Vernon Airport?
The longest of its 3 runways, 05/23, is 6,496 feet long.
Does Mount Vernon Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Mount Vernon Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Mount Vernon Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Mt Vernon Airport Authority. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Mount Vernon Airport?
2 pilot examiners and 3 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 Mount Vernon Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MVN · ICAO KMVN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Mt Vernon Arpt Authority
- Elevation
- 480 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 6:30 am to 8:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- St Louis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 6,496 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 15/33 | 3,146 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| H1 | 80 × 40 ft | Concrete | Perimeter lights |
- Runway 05: VASI, four boxes on the left, threshold displaced 774 ft, 5,722 ft available for landing, road 12 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 23: ILS, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), 5,572 ft available for landing, trees 97 ft high 2,988 ft from the end
- Runway 15: tree 63 ft high 873 ft from the end
- Runway 33: rr 23 ft high 613 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Mvn and aWOS-3PT | 118.2 | |
| Mount Vernon Center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.7 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 618-809-6024.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (low-pressure), bulk oxygen (low-pressure)
- Also here
- cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Centralia Municipal (16 nm northwest), Fairfield Municipal (21 nm east), Flora Municipal (28 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 Illinois · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 23 - the common traffic frequency. Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 15/33 and high-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 - the common traffic frequency night only.
- For pvt use by AIR-EVAC lifeteam only.
- Runway 23 approach lights (MALSR) available daylight hours.
- 12 feet road 0-200 feet from thld 395 feet R to 495 feet R of centerline.
- Approach ratio to displaced thld 34:1 ovr trees 2583 feet from displaced thld 158 feet R of centerline.
- Also 18 feet railroad 238 feet from runway end 498 feet R of centerline 2:1 slope.
- Migratory waterfowl in the vicinity of airport.
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 | 21 |
| multi-engine | 3 |
| 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 28,580, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 2,000 |
| general aviation, travelling | 8,694 |
| general aviation, local | 17,386 |
| military | 500 |
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 Mount Vernon from the FAA register
13 aircraft are registered to owners in Mount Vernon, Illinois: 8 piston singles, 2 helicopters, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin, 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 Illinois.
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:
- Mt Vernon Airport Authority 3 aircraft · Mount Vernon Mt Vernon Airport Authority operates Mt.
Repair stations in Mount Vernon:
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
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, 1 for sport pilot; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 3 training center examiners.
- Steven Charles Goetz private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Marion, IL (35 nm) · (618) 977-5640 · [email protected]
- Adrian Konrad Krupa private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · SIU Transportation and Education Center · Murphysboro, IL (40 nm) · (618) 203-1349 · [email protected]
All 10 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).
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 12 since 1982, 1 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 Mount Vernon 13 aircraft · 8 piston singles, 2 helicopters, 1 turboprops
- Mt Vernon Airport Authority 3 aircraft in town
- Kash Helicopter Services LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Mt Vernon Airport Authority 3 aircraft · flight school
- Srt Flightline · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 12 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Illinois 2,117 since 1982 · 251 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Illinois 103 landing places
- Illinois 8,050 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MVN.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 22, 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.