Waskish Municipal
VWU · KVWU · Waskish, Minnesota · Beltrami County · map
Waskish Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the Town Board of Waskish, 1 mile south of Waskish, Minnesota, 1,185 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 02/20, is 2,992 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Waskish Municipal?
Its FAA code is VWU, and its ICAO code is KVWU.
Where is Waskish Municipal?
It is 1 mile south of Waskish, Minnesota, 1,185 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Waskish Municipal?
Its one runway, 02/20, is 2,992 feet long, grass.
Does Waskish Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA VWU · ICAO KVWU
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Town Board of Waskish
- Elevation
- 1,185 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1953
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,992 × 140 ft | Grass, fair |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Vwu and aWOS-3PT | 124.175 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 218-647-8415.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Baudette International (35 nm north), Bemidji Regional (42 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Baudette International (35 nm north), Bemidji Regional (42 nm southwest).
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
- Estabd bfr 1959.
- Elec outlets available near tie-downs.
- Yellow cones.
- Yellow cones.
- Grass had svrl bare spots with sand showing through.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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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 Waskish from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Waskish, Minnesota: 3 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.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Minnesota.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 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.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Waskish 3 aircraft · 3 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 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 3 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Minnesota 146 landing places
- Minnesota 6,940 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/VWU.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 29, 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.