Olivia Regional
OVL · KOVL · Olivia, Minnesota · Renville County · map
Olivia Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Olivia, 2 miles west of Olivia, Minnesota, 1,080 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 11/29, is 3,501 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Olivia Regional?
Its FAA code is OVL, and its ICAO code is KOVL.
Where is Olivia Regional?
It is 2 miles west of Olivia, Minnesota, 1,080 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Olivia Regional?
Its one runway, 11/29, is 3,501 feet long, asphalt.
Does Olivia Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Olivia Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Olivia Regional?
3 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 Olivia Regional…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA OVL · ICAO KOVL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Olivia
- Elevation
- 1,080 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- April to October, every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; November to March, Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; November to March, Saturday, 8:00 am to 12:00 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
- 6E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1971
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/29 | 3,501 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 11: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 29: PAPI, two lights on the left, brush 19 ft high 422 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Ovl and aWOS-3 | 119.275 | |
| Redwood Falls Center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.1 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 320-523-5924.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, aircraft sales
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Redwood Falls Municipal (14 nm south), Willmar Muni/John L Rice Field (21 nm north), Hutchinson Muni/Butler Field (28 nm east), New Ulm Municipal (36 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 Minnesota · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate PAPI runway 11 and 29; runway end identifier lights runway 11 and 29; medium-intensity runway lights runway 11/29 - the common traffic frequency.
- Available H24 via credit card.
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
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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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Olivia from the FAA register
14 aircraft are registered to owners in Olivia, Minnesota: 8 piston singles, 3 turboprops, 3 drones. 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
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners.
All 3 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- 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 · 2 since 1982, 0 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 Olivia 14 aircraft · 8 piston singles, 3 turboprops, 3 drones
- Willmar Aerial Spraying INC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 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/OVL.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.