South Haven Area Regional
LWA · KLWA · South Haven, Michigan · Van Buren County · map
South Haven Area Regional is a public-use airport, 3 miles south of South Haven, Michigan, 666 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 4,800 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 45 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 27,016 takeoffs and landings a year. About 4 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for South Haven Area Regional?
Its FAA code is LWA, and its ICAO code is KLWA.
Where is South Haven Area Regional?
It is 3 miles south of South Haven, Michigan, 666 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at South Haven Area Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 05/23, is 4,800 feet long.
Does South Haven Area Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at South Haven Area Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to South Haven Area Regional?
4 pilot examiners and 17 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 South Haven Area Regional…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LWA · ICAO KLWA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 666 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 9:00 am to 5:00 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
- 3W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1944
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 4,800 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 3,260 × 190 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 05: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 60 ft high 1,395 ft from the end
- Runway 23: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 22 ft high 505 ft from the end
- Runway 14: threshold displaced 956 ft, trees 78 ft high 10 ft from the end
- Runway 32: threshold displaced 1,229 ft, tree 50 ft high 235 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 118.55 | |
| Lwa and aWOS-3P | 118.025 | |
| Pullman and center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.5 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 269-637-7016.
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
- Also here
- crop spraying
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Southwest Michigan Regional (15 nm southwest), West Michigan Regional (24 nm north), Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International (32 nm east).
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 Michigan · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Deer and large birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate or incr intst runway end identifier lights runway 05 and 23; medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 05 and 23 operates continuously; medium-intensity runway lights runway 05/23 preset low intst DUSK-2300.
- Dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones, 3 each side.
- Dthr marked with 3 feet yellow cones, 3 each side.
- Approach ratio 12:1 to dthr ovr 78 feet trees, 966 feet dist, 110 feet L.
- Agricultural operations summer months.
- Admin building aces: press 5, then 3 and 2 simul, then 1.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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 |
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 27,016, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 13,508 |
| general aviation, local | 13,508 |
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 South Haven from the FAA register
19 aircraft are registered to owners in South Haven, Michigan: 16 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 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 Michigan.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 4 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 4 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 17 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Jason Blair private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Allegan Airport · Allegan, MI (22 nm) · (269) 275-7959 · [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 (38 nm) · (269) 720-4772 · [email protected]
- David Henry Johnson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Grand Rapids, MI (45 nm) · (616) 481-3485 · [email protected]
- Edmond William Verville private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Battle Creek, MI (45 nm) · (269) 207-5864 · [email protected]
All 29 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 5 since 1982, 2 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 South Haven 19 aircraft · 16 piston singles, 1 turboprops, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Robertson Crop Dusting Service INC 4 aircraft in town
- Jensen Aviation INC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Michigan 2,103 since 1982 · 226 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Michigan 221 landing places
- Michigan 7,221 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/LWA.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.