Van Wert County Airport

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Van Wert County Airport
Summary
Owner/Operator Van Wert County, Ohio
Serves Van Wert, Ohio
Location Van Wert County, Ohio
Built1930
Time zone UTC−05:00 (-5)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (-4)
Elevation  AMSL 787 ft / 240 m
Coordinates 40°51′53″N084°36′35″W / 40.86472°N 84.60972°W / 40.86472; -84.60972
Website https://vwairport.com/
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
9/274,0001,219Asphalt
Statistics (2020)
Aircraft Movements27,375

The Van Wert County Airport (ICAO: KVNW, FAA LID: VNW) is a publicly owned, public use airport located 2 miles southwest of Van Wert in Van Wert County, Ohio. The airport is primarily a general aviation facility and serves small, privately owned aircraft. [1]

Contents

The airport partners with Purdue University to be a satellite training facility for aviation, allowing students to earn credits towards a degree. [2] [3]

The airport hosts a regular fly in/cruise in with planes, cars, and motorcycles on display. [4]

Facilities and aircraft

Facilities

The airport has two runways. Runway 9/27 measures 4,000 x 75 ft (1219 x 23 m) and is paved with asphalt; runway 18/36 measures 2558 x 95 ft (780 x 29 m) and is made of turf. [1]

The airport has a county-operated fixed-base operator. It sells fuel, both Avgas and Jet A; offers services such as general maintenance, catering, hangars, courtesy transportation, and rental cars; and provides amenities such as conference rooms, pilot supplies, a crew lounge, snooze rooms, and showers. [5]

Facility Upgrades

The FBO's terminal building was upgraded in 2021, and its grand opening featured tours; airplane rides and tours; and more. [3] [6] The project cost $1.6 million and was built with private funds. New facilities included classrooms, a new lounge, and space to stay overnight. [2]

In 2023, an airport expansion went up for debate, including a potential runway expansion in order to handle bigger jets. The airport is pursuing both public and private funding options to support the growth. [7]

Later in 2023, the airport received nearly $90,000 from the FAA to upgrade its lighting system. Relevant projects included reconstructing the runway lighting system, constructing a lighting vault to meet FAA standards, and installing replacement runway end identifier lights to make the airport more accessible by improving approaches to the runway. [8]

Aircraft

For the 12-month period ending September 24, 2020, the airport had 27,375 aircraft operations, an average of 75 per day; it was entirely general aviation. For the same time period, 22 aircraft were based at the airport: 20 single-engine airplanes, 1 multi-engine airplane, and 1 jet. [1]

Accidents & incidents

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "AirNav: KVNW - Van Wert County Airport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  2. 1 2 "New terminal coming to Van Wert County Regional Airport". Your Hometown Stations. 2020-11-06. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  3. 1 2 Mosier, Dave (August 9, 2021). "Airport dedicates new J L Rice terminal « The VW independent". The Van Wert Independent. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  4. ↑ "2nd Annual VWFC/VW Regional Airport Fly In/Cruise In". AllEvents.in. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  5. ↑ "Van Wert County Regional FBO Info & Fuel Prices at Van Wert County (KVNW)". FlightAware. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  6. ↑ Shelton, Adrienne (2021-08-07). "New airport terminal in Van Wert welcomes the community to check it out". Your Hometown Stations. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  7. ↑ TRUXELL, SCOTT (January 11, 2023). "Possible airport expansion plans outlined". The Van Wert Independent. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  8. ↑ "Brown Announces More Than $735,000 to Improve Airports in Northwest Ohio | U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio". www.brown.senate.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
  9. ↑ "Cessna 172 crash in Ohio (N20745) | PlaneCrashMap.com". planecrashmap.com. Retrieved 2024-05-06.
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