Morgantown Muni/Walter L Bill Hart Field
MGW · KMGW · Morgantown, West Virginia · Monongalia County · map
Morgantown Muni/Walter L Bill Hart Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Morgantown, 3 miles east of Morgantown, West Virginia, 1,244 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 5,199 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KMGW · observed 4:53 pm EDT (20:53 UTC), 29 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 65°F (18°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter 30.11 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:20 pm EDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMGW 062053Z 31005KT 10SM CLR 18/02 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP196 T01830022 56023
TAF KMGW 061720Z 0618/0718 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM071500 20010KT P6SM SCT250
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 MGW · ICAO KMGW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Morgantown
- Elevation
- 1,244 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 5:00 am to 12:00 am; weekends, 5:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1938
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 5,199 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 36: VASI, four boxes on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 125.1 | Morgantown |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Ground | 121.7 | Morgantown |
| Approach and departure | 121.15 | Morgantown |
| Mgw and automated weather (ASOS) | 120.675 | |
| Belmont and center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.95 | Morgantown |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 304-371-2021.
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 Morgantown from the FAA register
50 aircraft are registered to owners in Morgantown, West Virginia: 39 piston singles, 5 piston twins, 3 balloons, 1 turboprop, 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, never named. All aircraft registered in West Virginia.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 11 since 1982, 3 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
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 18; runway end identifier lights runway 36; VASI runway 36; high-intensity runway lights runway 18/36; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- Landing fee for aircraft 5000 pounds and over.
- Be alert: possibility of turbulence in the vicinity of power plant stacks 3.6 miles north of afld durg cold weather.
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.