Ottawa Municipal
OWI · KOWI · Ottawa, Kansas · Franklin County · map
Ottawa Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Ottawa, 4 miles south of Ottawa, Kansas, 966 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 4,500 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 41 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 4,700 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Ottawa Municipal?
Its FAA code is OWI, and its ICAO code is KOWI.
Where is Ottawa Municipal?
It is 4 miles south of Ottawa, Kansas, 966 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Ottawa Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 17/35, is 4,500 feet long.
Does Ottawa Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Ottawa Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Ottawa Municipal?
1 pilot examiner and 11 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 Ottawa Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA OWI · ICAO KOWI
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Ottawa
- Elevation
- 966 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- TUES to Saturday, 8:00 am to 2:00 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
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1946
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 4,500 × 75 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 1,550 × 95 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 17: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, tree 65 ft high 1,171 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 13: right-hand traffic pattern, tree 22 ft high 778 ft from the end
- Runway 31: pole 44 ft high 1,089 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Owi and aWOS-3PT | 118.25 | |
| Emporia and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.725 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 785-242-2185.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- gliders, flight instruction, aircraft sales, aerial surveying
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: New Century Aircenter Airport (24 nm northeast), Coffey County (26 nm southwest), Lawrence Regional (28 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 Kansas · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Ultralight activity on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate runway end identifier lightss runway 17 and 35; PAPI runway 17 and 35 - the common traffic frequency. Medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 preset on low intst to incr intst - the common traffic frequency.
- Runway 13/31 marked with white buckets.
- The FBO (fixed-base operator) services not available easter, thanksgiving and christmas day.
- 75 feet poles 1700 feet north of aer 17 marked west/red lights. Power line marked west/red balls.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport
- Taxiway and hold line markings poor.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 21 |
| multi-engine | 11 |
| jets | 9 |
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 4,700, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 100 |
| general aviation, travelling | 1,640 |
| general aviation, local | 2,460 |
| military | 500 |
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 Ottawa from the FAA register
16 aircraft are registered to owners in Ottawa, Kansas: 14 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Kansas.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Repair stations in Ottawa:
- Dodson Aviation INC Dodson Aviation Inc is an aircraft sales and avionics supplier based in Ottawa, Kansas, operating since 1967.
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
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 sport pilot; 1 for airplanes. Also nearby: 11 aviation medical examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 4 engineering representatives, 3 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Mark Alan Gaines private pilot, sport pilot, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Lawrence Regional Airport · Lawrence, KS (28 nm) · (816) 808-4429 · [email protected]
All 24 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.
- 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.
- 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 · 3 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 Ottawa 16 aircraft · 14 piston singles, 1 turboprops, 1 drones
- Dodson Aviation INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Kansas 1,146 since 1982 · 149 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Kansas 150 landing places
- Kansas 5,738 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/OWI.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.