Mineral Wells Regional
MWL · KMWL · Mineral Wells, Texas · Parker County · map
Mineral Wells Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Mineral Wells, 3 miles southeast of Mineral Wells, Texas, 974 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 5,996 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 89 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 23,360 takeoffs and landings a year. About 14 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Mineral Wells Regional?
Its FAA code is MWL, and its ICAO code is KMWL.
Where is Mineral Wells Regional?
It is 3 miles southeast of Mineral Wells, Texas, 974 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Mineral Wells Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 13/31, is 5,996 feet long.
Does Mineral Wells Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Mineral Wells Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Mineral Wells Regional?
Airline flights go to 1 airport, the busiest of them Philipsburg. Every route
Are there flight schools at Mineral Wells Regional?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Brazos River Aviation Group LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Mineral Wells Regional?
23 pilot examiners and 20 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 MWL · ICAO KMWL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Mineral Wells
- Elevation
- 974 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 6:00 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
- Dallas-Ft Worth sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 6E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1943
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 5,996 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 4,188 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 300 ft, fence 9 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 31: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 400 ft, trees 15 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 17: PAPI, two lights on the right, trees 35 ft high 556 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 286 ft, trees 55 ft high 486 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.725 | |
| Mineral Wells Center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.0 | |
| Mwl and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.075 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 940-325-2457.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Granbury Regional (24 nm southeast), Bridgeport Municipal (26 nm northeast), Bourland Field (27 nm southeast).
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 Texas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Runway 13/31 runway ends not vsb from opposite end.
- Dusk to dawn. Medium-intensity runway lights runways 13/31 and 17/35 preset low intst; to incr intst activate - the common traffic frequency.
- 8 feet fence, 199 feet dstc, 347 feet R, 15 feet road, 199 feet dstc, 390 feet R.
- 10 feet gnd 0-199 dstc, 15 feet trees, 175 feet dstc, 150 feet R.
- PAPI unusable beyond 3 degrees L of centerline.
- 9 feet fence pole, 8 feet fence. Approach slope 10:1 at displaced threshold ovr 35 feet trees, 560 feet from displaced threshold 248 feet R.
- Approach slope 0:1 to displaced threshold ovr 10 feet gnd 0 feet dstc, 180 feet left.
- Approach slope 14:1 to displaced threshold.
- Runway 13, ditch 6 feet deep, 8 feet wide, 50 feet long, between runway threshold and taxiway a.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 1 departures from MWL in those twelve months, carrying 3 passengers in 14 seats (21% filled), to 1 destination (1 abroad) on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral Wells Regional → Philipsburg MWL–SXM | 1 | 3 | VistaJet Limited |
All 1 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 | 71 |
| multi-engine | 11 |
| helicopters | 6 |
| other | 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 23,360, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 17,335 |
| general aviation, local | 5,775 |
| military | 250 |
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 Mineral Wells from the FAA register
87 aircraft are registered to owners in Mineral Wells, Texas: 48 piston singles, 36 helicopters, 2 piston twins, 1 turboprop. 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 Texas.
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:
- Brazos River Aviation Group LLC 4 aircraft · Mineral Wells Brazos River Aviation Group is a flight school in Mineral Wells, Texas that offers pilot training programs including private pilot, commercial pilot, instrument rating, and multi-engine certificates.
Repair stations in Mineral Wells:
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
23 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 23 for private pilot, 23 for commercial and instrument, 19 for airline transport pilot, 22 for flight instructor, 4 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 20 for airplanes, 17 for multi-engine airplanes, 4 for helicopters. Also nearby: 3 sport aviation examiners, 20 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 6 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 10 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 14 engineering representatives, 24 training center evaluators, 79 aircrew program designees, 2 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Carl Johnson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Hudson Oaks, TX (15 nm) · (817) 729-7587 · [email protected]
- Jason Charrier private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Husdon Oaks, TX (15 nm) · (817) 312-5522 · [email protected]
- Trevor Seth Hall private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Hudson Oaks, TX (15 nm) · (940) 390-0532 · [email protected]
- Jon Leger private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Weatherford, TX (16 nm) · (972) 822-6100 · [email protected]
- Ronnie Dean Arnold private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Springtown, TX (20 nm) · (817) 565-5364 · [email protected]
- David Lynn Belcher private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Granbury Regional Airport (GDJ) · Granbury, TX (24 nm) · (903) 819-6891 · [email protected]
- Terry Strange private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Granbury, TX (24 nm) · (909) 553-3694 · [email protected]
- Kenny James Seaman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Harbour Aviation · Cresson, TX (25 nm) · (430) 306-4685 · [email protected]
All 187 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 19 since 1982, 4 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 Mineral Wells 87 aircraft · 48 piston singles, 36 helicopters, 2 piston twins
- Fort Wolters Helicopter INC 19 aircraft in town
- Brazos River Aviation Group LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Mccair LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Imagineering Concepts INC 2 aircraft in town
- Brazos River Aviation Group LLC 4 aircraft · flight school
- Century Flight Systems INC · repair station
- S-Tec Corporation · repair station
- Philipsburg (SXM) 1 flights in twelve months · VistaJet Limited
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 19 since 1982 · 4 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,235 since 1982 · 1,061 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Texas 392 landing places
- Texas 29,911 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/MWL.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 23, 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.