Lawrenceville-Vincennes International
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Lawrenceville-Vincennes International is a public-use airport owned by Bi-State Authority, 3 miles northeast of Lawrenceville, Illinois, 430 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 5,199 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 54 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 35,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Lawrenceville-Vincennes International?
Its FAA code is LWV, and its ICAO code is KLWV.
Where is Lawrenceville-Vincennes International?
It is 3 miles northeast of Lawrenceville, Illinois, 430 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Lawrenceville-Vincennes International?
The longest of its 3 runways, 18/36, is 5,199 feet long.
Does Lawrenceville-Vincennes International have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Lawrenceville-Vincennes International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Lawrenceville-Vincennes International?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Wabash Valley Soaring Association INC and Vincennes University. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Lawrenceville-Vincennes International?
7 pilot examiners and 4 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LWV · ICAO KLWV
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Bi-State Authority
- Elevation
- 430 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm; weekends, 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; the services card below
- On the chart
- St Louis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1W
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1943
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 5,199 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 09/27 | 5,198 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 04U/22U | 1,000 × 200 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 18: pulsating on the left
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 09: pulsating on the left
- Runway 27: PAPI, four lights on the left, omnidirectional approach lights (ODALS)
- Runway 22U: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 125.6 | |
| Lwv and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.0 | |
| Evansville and center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.3 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 618-943-5252.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Mount Carmel Municipal (11 nm southwest), Crawford County (15 nm north), Sullivan County (22 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 Illinois · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Glider actvty sunrise to sunset. Runways 09/27 and 18/36 have left hand traffic pattern for glider aircraft.
- Activate odals runway 27; runway end identifier lights runway 9, 27, 18 and 36; PAPI runway 36; medium-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - the common traffic frequency. Medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 preset on low intst to incr intst - the common traffic frequency.
- Traffic pattern indicators on sod runway 4U/22U
- Runway 09/27 and 18/36 900 feet above ground level pwrd aircraft; runway 04U/22U 500 feet above ground level maximum ultralights.
- Joint owned - city of Vincennes in and Lawrenceville IL.
- Pvasi unusable beyond 8 degrees left of centerline and beyond 6 degrees right of centerline.
- Pvasi unusable beyond 8 degrees left of centerline and beyond 6 degrees right of centerline.
- Be alert; odals for runway 27 are in operation simultaneously with runway end identifier lightss on runway 18.
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 | 33 |
| multi-engine | 2 |
| jets | 1 |
| other | 18 |
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 35,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 4,000 |
| general aviation, travelling | 12,700 |
| general aviation, local | 18,000 |
| military | 300 |
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 Lawrenceville from the FAA register
28 aircraft are registered to owners in Lawrenceville, Illinois: 12 piston singles, 7 gliders, 5 drones, 3 turboprops, 1 helicopter. 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:
- Wabash Valley Soaring Association INC 4 aircraft · Lawrenceville
- Vincennes University 19 aircraft · Vincennes, 8 miles away Vincennes University is Indiana's first college, founded in 1801.
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
7 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 7 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor, 4 for sport pilot; 7 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing).
- Ethan James Malavolti private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Terre Haute, IN (43 nm) · (309) 645-9774 · [email protected]
- John Henderson private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Indiana State University · Terre Haute, IN (43 nm) · (812) 596-4627 · [email protected]
- John Phillip Mellor private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Mellor Aviation · Terre Haute, IN (43 nm) · (812) 870-9686 · [email protected]
- Steven Edward Stombaugh private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Indiana State University · Terre Haute, IN (43 nm) · (317) 272-6180 · [email protected]
- Bradley Vernon Kramer private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · United Companies Air Center · Evansville, IN (44 nm) · (812) 483-8855 · [email protected]
- John Christopher Lemon private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · United Companies Air Center · Evansville, IN (44 nm) · (812) 480-4355 · [email protected]
- Ryan Hobby private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Evansville, IN (44 nm) · (812) 589-9339 · [email protected]
All 12 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.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
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 · 6 since 1982, 3 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 Lawrenceville 28 aircraft · 12 piston singles, 7 gliders, 5 drones
- Klein Flying Service INC 7 aircraft in town
- Wabash Valley Soaring Association INC 4 aircraft in town
- Fly Apply LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Wabash Valley Soaring Assn INC 2 aircraft in town
- Wabash Valley Soaring Association INC 4 aircraft · flying club
- Vincennes University 19 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Illinois 2,117 since 1982 · 250 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 8,055 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/LWV.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 29, 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.