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, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 24 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 25,927 takeoffs and landings a year. About 13,710 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois?
Its FAA code is MWA, and its ICAO code is KMWA.
Where is Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois?
It is 4 miles west of Marion, Illinois, 472 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois?
The longest of its 2 runways, 02/20, is 8,012 feet long.
Does Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Chicago O'Hare International, Smyrna, Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois, Kirksville Regional, Owensboro/Daviess County Regional. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois?
2 pilot examiners and 7 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 Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars
- Also here
- cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Southern Illinois Airport (12 nm west), Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport (22 nm east), Mount Vernon Airport (35 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
- 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.
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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 673 departures from MWA in those twelve months, carrying 12,748 passengers in 20,557 seats (62% filled), to 23 destinations on 6 airlines.
All 23 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 18 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 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 25,927, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 1,195 |
| air taxi and commuter | 6,738 |
| general aviation, travelling | 3,720 |
| general aviation, local | 14,199 |
| military | 75 |
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 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, 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
Charter operators and airlines based in Marion:
- Southern Illinois Helicopters LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate
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
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 7 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 engineering representative, 4 training center examiners.
- Steven Charles Goetz private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Marion, IL (0 nm) · (618) 977-5640 · [email protected]
- Adrian Konrad Krupa private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · SIU Transportation and Education Center · Murphysboro, IL (16 nm) · (618) 203-1349 · [email protected]
All 15 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).
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 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. 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 Marion 16 aircraft · 9 piston singles, 2 turboprops, 2 helicopters
- Southern Illinois Helicopters LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Southern Fs INC 2 aircraft in town
- Southern Illinois Helicopters LLC 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 599 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle, SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Smyrna (MQY) 26 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Veterans Airport Of Southern Illinois (MWA) 8 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Kirksville Regional (IRK) 7 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Owensboro/Daviess County Regional (OWB) 6 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Cape Girardeau Regional (CGI) 4 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Southeast Iowa Regional (BRL) 3 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- Quincy Rgnl-Baldwin Field (UIN) 3 flights in twelve months · CFM Inc d/b/a Contour Airlines d/b/a One Jet Shuttle
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 since 1982 · 2 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 8,052 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MWA.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.