Willows/Glenn County
WLW · KWLW · Willows, California · Glenn County · map
Willows/Glenn County is a public-use airport owned by the County of Glenn, 1 mile west of Willows, California, 141 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 16/34, is 4,125 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 39 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 29,500 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Willows/Glenn County?
Its FAA code is WLW, and its ICAO code is KWLW.
Where is Willows/Glenn County?
It is 1 mile west of Willows, California, 141 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Willows/Glenn County?
The longest of its 2 runways, 16/34, is 4,125 feet long.
Does Willows/Glenn County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Willows/Glenn County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Willows/Glenn County?
2 pilot examiners and 2 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 Willows/Glenn 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 WLW · ICAO KWLW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Glenn
- Elevation
- 141 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:30 am to 3:30 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 4,125 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 3,788 × 60 ft | Asphalt, poor |
- Runway 16: right-hand traffic pattern, road 15 ft high 550 ft from the end
- Runway 34: VASI, four boxes on the left
- Runway 13: right-hand traffic pattern, trees 50 ft high 1,910 ft from the end
- Runway 31: threshold displaced 243 ft
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Red Bluff Center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.2 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Chico Regional (24 nm northeast), Oroville Municipal (28 nm east), Red Bluff Municipal (38 nm north), Yuba County (39 nm southeast).
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 California · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 and VASI runway 34 - the common traffic frequency.
- Public works director.
- 24HR card lock
- Markings are faded and surface has alligator cracking.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 36 |
| multi-engine | 1 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 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 29,500, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 7,500 |
| general aviation, local | 22,000 |
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 Willows from the FAA register
29 aircraft are registered to owners in Willows, California: 17 piston singles, 5 turboprops, 4 helicopters, 2 drones, 1 piston twin. 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 California.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 2 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 2 aviation medical examiners, 1 engineering representative.
- scott roberson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Chico, CA (24 nm) · (650) 388-8197 · [email protected]
- Brett Rexford Mayes private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; gliders · Williams, CA (25 nm) · (530) 330-4353 · [email protected]
All 6 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
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 · 16 since 1982, 2 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 Willows 29 aircraft · 17 piston singles, 5 turboprops, 4 helicopters
- Regenald Michaud Aviation LLC 10 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 16 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,087 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in California 244 landing places
- California 27,686 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/WLW.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 30, 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.