Montevideo-Chippewa County
MVE · KMVE · Montevideo, Minnesota · Chippewa County · map
Montevideo-Chippewa County is a public-use airport owned by the City of Montevideo, 2 miles north of Montevideo, Minnesota, 1,034 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 14/32, is 3,999 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 21 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 11,520 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Montevideo-Chippewa County?
Its FAA code is MVE, and its ICAO code is KMVE.
Where is Montevideo-Chippewa County?
It is 2 miles north of Montevideo, Minnesota, 1,034 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Montevideo-Chippewa County?
The longest of its 2 runways, 14/32, is 3,999 feet long.
Does Montevideo-Chippewa County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Montevideo-Chippewa County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Montevideo-Chippewa County?
1 pilot examiner and 5 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 Montevideo-Chippewa County…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA MVE · ICAO KMVE
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Montevideo
- Elevation
- 1,034 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 2E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1945
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 3,999 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| 03/21 | 2,361 × 165 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 21: brush 7 ft high 133 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Mve and aWOS-3PT | 119.675 | |
| Darwin and center (remote transmitter) Low | 125.5 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 320-269-5830.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, aircraft sales
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Benson Municipal (22 nm north), Willmar Muni/John L Rice Field (26 nm east), Southwest Minnesota Regional Marshall/Ryan Field (31 nm south), Ortonville Muni/Martinson Field (36 nm northwest).
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 Minnesota · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Pending.
- Runway 03/21 not plowed winter months.
- Medium-intensity runway lights preset to low sunset to sunrise. To incr intsy and activate runway end identifier lights runway 14/32 and PAPI runway 14/32 - the common traffic frequency.
- And Chippewa County.
- Fuel self service 24 hours with credit card.
- Runway 03/21 thresholds and edges marked with yellow cones.
- Ultralights on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
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 | 20 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
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 11,520, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 6,000 |
| general aviation, local | 5,500 |
| military | 20 |
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 Montevideo from the FAA register
34 aircraft are registered to owners in Montevideo, Minnesota: 28 piston singles, 4 drones, 2 piston twins. 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 Minnesota.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners.
- Anthony Hentges private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes · Canby Airport · Canby, MN (28 nm) · (507) 829-0351 · [email protected]
All 6 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.
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 · 4 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 Montevideo 34 aircraft · 28 piston singles, 4 drones, 2 piston twins
- Skyhawk Aero LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Travel Direct LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Chippewa Aero LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Minnesota 1,542 since 1982 · 207 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Minnesota 146 landing places
- Minnesota 6,936 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MVE.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 27, 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.