Erie-Ottawa International
PCW · KPCW · Port Clinton, Ohio · Ottawa County · map
Erie-Ottawa International is a public-use airport, 3 miles east of Port Clinton, Ohio, 590 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 5,646 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KPCW · observed 5:05 pm EDT (21:05 UTC), 15 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 68°F (20°C), dew point 43°F (6°C)
- Altimeter 30.03 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 KPCW 062105Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/06 A3003 RMK AO2
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 PCW · ICAO KPCW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 590 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 7W
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1971
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 5,646 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 4,002 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 65 ft high 1,825 ft from the end
- Runway 27: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 201 ft, trees 40 ft high 925 ft from the end
- Runway 36: trees 85 ft high 1,900 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 126.35 | |
| Pcw and aWOS-3 | 118.775 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 419-734-9955.
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 Port Clinton from the FAA register
37 aircraft are registered to owners in Port Clinton, Ohio: 28 piston singles, 8 piston twins, 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 Ohio.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 8 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
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 09 and 27; high-intensity runway lights runway 09/27; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 09 and 27 operates continuously.
- Tnst hangar: prior permission required.
- Runway 27 calm wind runway.
- Txl a closed to aircraft with wingspan gtr than 49 feet.
- Occnl deer, birds and otr wildlife on and in the vicinity of aprt.
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.