Van Wert County
VNW · KVNW · Van Wert, Ohio · Van Wert County · map
Van Wert County is a public-use airport owned by Van Wert CO Rgnl Arpt Auth, 1 mile wsw of Van Wert, Ohio, 787 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 5,005 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KVNW · observed 3:35 pm EDT (19:35 UTC), 21 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southeast (140°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 72°F (22°C), dew point 45°F (7°C)
- Altimeter 30.07 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 KVNW 061935Z AUTO 14007KT 120V180 10SM CLR 22/07 A3007 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 VNW · ICAO KVNW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Van Wert CO Rgnl Arpt Auth
- Elevation
- 787 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 812 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm; weekends, by prior arngmt
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 5,005 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 18/36 | 2,558 × 95 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 09: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 27: PAPI, four lights on the left, crops 3 ft high 201 ft from the end
- Runway 18: threshold displaced 339 ft, tree 60 ft high 220 ft from the end
- Runway 36: threshold displaced 692 ft, road 15 ft high 20 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Approach and departure Southwest/northwest of active runway | 127.2 | |
| Approach and departure Southeast/northeast of active runway | 132.15 | |
| Vnw and aWOS-3PT | 125.175 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 419-232-2967.
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 Van Wert from the FAA register
13 aircraft are registered to owners in Van Wert, Ohio: 13 piston singles. 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 · 6 since 1982, 0 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; PAPI runway 09 and 27; medium-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - the common traffic frequency. Taxiway lights at entrance to runway 09/27.
- Obstruction clnc slp 0:1 to threshold ovr +3 feet crops, 0-200 feet dist, 245 feet L.
- Dthr marked.
- Dthr marked.
- Obstruction clnc slp 8:1 to dthr ovr +60 feet tree, 521 feet dist, 45 feet L.
- Obstruction clnc slp 0:1 to threshold ovr + 3FT crops, 201 feet dist, 245 feet L.
- Obstruction clnc slp 0:1 to dthr due to +3 feet crops, 40 feet L/R.
- Also road, trees, and buildings.
- Also roads, trees, and buildings.
- Ultralights operates eves, weekends, and in NO-WIND conditions.
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.