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KANW · Ainsworth Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KANW FAA ANW Elev 2,589 ft Lat 42° 34.75' N Lon 99° 59.58' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,824 ft. Max gradient: 0.07%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 179.3° 6,824 ft 110 ft ASP Yes 0.03%
35 359.3° 6,824 ft 110 ft ASP Yes 0.03%
13 134° 5,501 ft 75 ft ASPH-F No 0.07%
31 314° 5,501 ft 75 ft ASPH-F No 0.07%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 118.325
  • CNTR DENVER CNTR 132.700
  • RDO COLUMBUS RDO 122.400
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 23 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 17 and 35; REIL Rwy 31; PAPI Rwy 13 and 31, 17 and 35; and HIRL Rwy 13–31 and Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 17 and 35; REIL Rwy 31; PAPI Rwy 13 and 31, 17 and 35; and HIRL Rwy 13–31 and Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 17 and 35; REIL Rwy 31; PAPI Rwy 13 and 31, 17 and 35; and HIRL Rwy 13–31 and Rwy 17–35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 17 and 35; REIL Rwy 31; PAPI Rwy 13 and 31, 17 and 35; and HIRL Rwy 13–31 and Rwy 17–35—CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    migratory waterfowl on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (23 sentences)
  • ·284 NEBRASKA Nebraska AINSWORTH RGNL (ANW)(KANW) 6 NW UTC–6(–5DT) N42º34.75´ W99º59.58´ 2589 B NOTAM FILE ANW MON Airport RWY 17–35: H6824X110 (ASPH) S–30, D–45 HIRL RWY 17: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 46´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·RWY 13–31: H5501X75 (ASPH) S–24, D–36 HIRL RWY 13: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 50´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 52´.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2300Z‡.
  • ·For svc after hrs call 402–387–1255. 24 hr self svc fuel avbl via credit card system.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 402-387-1491
  • ·AWOS–3 118.325 (402) 387–2329.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 RCO 122.4 (COLUMBUS RADIO) ®DENVER CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.95 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Denver ARTCC on freq.
  • ·If una, ctc FSS on freq via RCO.
  • ·If una, ctc Denver ARTCC at 303-651-4257.
  • ·(VL) (DH) VORW/DME 112.7 ANW Chan 74 N42º34.15´ W99º59.38´ at fld. 2605/9E.
  • ·DME unusable: 022º–024º byd 40 NM 230º–233º byd 40 NM • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • HELIPAD H1: H50X50 (ASPH) HELIPORT REMARKS: Helipad for refueling only—not avbl for instrument approaches.
  • ·ALBION MUNI (BVN)(KBVN) 3 NW UTC–6(–5DT) N41º43.71´ W98º03.35´ 1806 B NOTAM FILE BVN RWY 15–33: H3700X60 (CONC) MIRL 0.7% up NW RWY 15: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 33: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·FUEL 100LL LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 15–33—CTAF.
  • ·Self svc fuel avbl H24 via credit card.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 402-741-1290
  • ·AWOS–3 118.575 (402) 395–2052.
  • ·CTAF 122.9 ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 128.0 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·WOLBACH (DH) DME 112.0 OBH Chan 57 N41º22.54´ W98º21.22´ 032º 25.1 NM to fld. 2010.
  • ·OMAHA H–5B, L–12H IAP OMAHA L–12H IAP NC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Ainsworth Municipal

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IATA · ANW

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

3

42.9% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 4,000 ops in 2008

2024 total

4,000

10-yr total

40,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 99% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

25.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

10.71

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1

All time · n=6

  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Other 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2017-09-23 Mitsubishi MU 2B-40 · Weather IMC · IMC · day →
2005-01-01 Cessna 551 · Weather · IMC · day →
2001-02-07 Beech 58 · Weather · IMC · day →
1989-04-27 Maule M-5 · Weather IMC · IMC · day →
1989-01-29 Cessna 172 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
1982-05-19 Cessna 152 · Other · day →

Designees in NE

CFI Flight Instructors 389 A&P Mechanics 1,135 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 21 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 11 ODA Organizational Designations 3 Schools Flight Schools 14 FBO Fixed Base Operators 57 Clubs Flying Clubs 13 EAA EAA Chapters 9

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Elliot Neal Brandt Ainsworth NE 6 nm
Michael Thomas Frickel Atkinson NE 45 nm
Morris Alan Riggin Madison SD 152 nm
Kay Ann West Sioux Falls SD 154 nm
Tucker Ulmer Sioux Falls SD 154 nm
Rick Vanderweide Renner SD 157 nm
Sheldon Andrew Rasmussen Brookings SD 174 nm
Daniel Dean Vander Weide Orange City IA 175 nm
Daniel Lee Kelley Lincoln NE 183 nm
Jeffery Joseph Counter Lincoln NE 183 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Robert Leroy Kilmer Valentine NE 30 nm
David Robinson King Valentine NE 30 nm
Michael Thomas Frickel Atkinson NE 45 nm
Terry Leroy Grubbs Gregory SD 47 nm
Trevor Alex Den Herder Herrick SD 48 nm
Riley David Garwood Amelia NE 48 nm
David Dean Howard Winner SD 48 nm
Jess Lee Miner Emmet NE 53 nm
Jason Scott Hughes Burwell NE 61 nm
Daniel Martin Folkers Sargent NE 63 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Robert Leroy Kilmer Valentine NE 30 nm
Robert Steven Grace Valentine NE 30 nm
Richard Neil Redding Jr Valentine NE 30 nm
Jordan James Coleman Valentine NE 30 nm
Randall Ray Boone Crookston NE 40 nm
James Thomas Dvorak Atkinson NE 45 nm
Danial Richard Frickel Atkinson NE 45 nm
Terry Leroy Grubbs Gregory SD 47 nm
Luke Christian Murray Gregory SD 47 nm
Peter Anthony Boccaccio Burke SD 48 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Roger Wilco Aviation Services
Yankton, SD
 117 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 150 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 155 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 155 nm
Rapid Avionics, Inc.
Rapid City, SD
 161 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 175 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 214 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Greeley, CO
 245 nm
Avionics Specialists, LLC.
Loveland, CO
 259 nm
Mile High Aircraft Services
Watkins, CO
 265 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.