Van Wert County
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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) and about 22 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 27,400 takeoffs and landings a year. About 16 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Van Wert County?
Its FAA code is VNW, and its ICAO code is KVNW.
Where is Van Wert County?
It is 1 mile wsw of Van Wert, Ohio, 787 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Van Wert County?
The longest of its 2 runways, 09/27, is 5,005 feet long.
Does Van Wert County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Van Wert County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Van Wert County?
5 pilot examiners and 6 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 Van Wert County…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
Runways 2
For understanding the field, 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.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Lakefield Airport (23 nm south), Neil Armstrong Airport (26 nm southeast), Lima Allen County (28 nm east).
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 Ohio · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- 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.
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 | 20 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| jets | 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 27,400, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 7,400 |
| general aviation, local | 20,000 |
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 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Ohio.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor; 5 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 6 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner.
- Charles Noel Black private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Auglaize County Neil Armstrong Airport · New Knoxville, OH (26 nm) · (419) 953-2220 · [email protected]
- David George Ehrman private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Smith Field Aero Center · Ft Wayne, IN (29 nm) · (260) 602-5788 · [email protected]
- Lara Zook Gaerte private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Century Aviation · Auburn, IN (34 nm) · (260) 602-6293 · [email protected]
- Steven Wolf private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · DeGraff, OH (46 nm) · (937) 935-5557 · [email protected]
- Steven Lee Buchenroth private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Bellefontaine Regional Airport · Bellefontaine, OH (47 nm) · (937) 597-2055 · [email protected]
All 12 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.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
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 · 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. 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 Van Wert 13 aircraft · 13 piston singles
- General Air Service LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Ohio 1,877 since 1982 · 246 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Ohio 149 landing places
- Ohio 8,530 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/VNW.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.