Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois
MWA · KMWA · Marion, Illinois · Williamson County · map
Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois is a public-use airport owned by Williamson County Arpt Auth, 4 miles west of Marion, Illinois, 472 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 02/20, is 8,012 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KMWA · observed 3:47 pm CDT (20:47 UTC), 33 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 77°F (25°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter 30.01 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMWA 062047Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 25/07 A3001
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 MWA · ICAO KMWA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Williamson County Arpt Auth
- Elevation
- 472 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 7:00 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- St Louis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1944
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 8,012 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 11/29 | 4,997 × 100 ft | Asphalt and concrete, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 02: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 56 ft high 2,130 ft from the end
- Runway 20: ILS, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 83 ft high 2,945 ft from the end
- Runway 11: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 62 ft high 1,537 ft from the end
- Runway 29: PAPI, four lights on the left, sign 30 ft high 1,218 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 128.4 | Marion |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Ground | 121.7 | Marion |
| Mwa and aWOS-3P | 119.675 | |
| Marion and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.475 | Marion |
Automated weather (AWOS-3P), by phone 618-942-8877.
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 Marion from the FAA register
16 aircraft are registered to owners in Marion, Illinois: 9 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 helicopters, 2 drones, 1 business jet. 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 Illinois.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 7 since 1982, 2 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
- Waterfowl and deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 20; runway end identifier lights runway 11 and 29; PAPI runway 02, 11 and 29; high-intensity runway lights runway 02/20; medium-intensity runway lights runway 11/29 - the common traffic frequency. High-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 preset to low intst; incr intst - the common traffic frequency.
- First 1200 feet of runway 29 grvd concrete.
- Taxiway east and E4 closed indef.
- Helipads are located in the northeast corner of general aviation ramp. Helipads are in NON-MOVEMENT area.
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.