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KBWG · Bowling Green Warren County Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 10 NTSB events

ID KBWG FAA BWG Elev 547 ft Lat 36° 57.87' N Lon 86° 25.18' 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: 6,501 ft. Max gradient: 0.41%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 29.9° 6,501 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.41%
21 209.9° 6,501 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.41%
12 120° 3,956 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.01%
30 300° 3,956 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.01%

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

  • ASOS ASOS 127.825
  • CNTR MEMPHIS CNTR 133.850
  • RDO LOUISVILLE RDO 122.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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  • NDB BW

    Noora

    0.24 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC BWG

    Bowling Green

    117.90 MHz · DME 117.90 · BOTH · HIGH

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 17 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Runway 30 threshold displaced 349 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 03, 21; PAPI Rwy 03, 21; HIRL Rwy 03–21. 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

  • Runway 30 threshold displaced 349 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 03, 21; PAPI Rwy 03, 21; HIRL Rwy 03–21. 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 (3)

  • Runway 30 threshold displaced 349 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 30: Thld dsplcd 349´

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 03, 21; PAPI Rwy 03, 21; HIRL Rwy 03–21. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 03, 21; PAPI Rwy 03, 21; HIRL Rwy 03–21—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

    Birds on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (17 sentences)
  • ·264 KENTUCKY BOWLING GREEN–WARREN CO RGNL (BWG)(KBWG) 2 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N36º57.87´ W86º25.18´ 547 B Class IV, ARFF Index A NOTAM FILE BWG RWY 03–21: H6501X150 (ASPH) S–120, D–221, 2D–358 PCR 560 F/C/X/T HIRL 0.4% up SW RWY 03: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 43´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 54´.
  • ·RWY 03: TORA–6500 TODA–6500 ASDA–6500 LDA–6500 RWY 21: TORA–6500 TODA–6500 ASDA–6500 LDA–6500
  • ·Ops with more than 30 pax seats 24 hr PPR—Amgr.
  • ·Rwy 12–30 longl and transverse cracking, uneven sfc.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 270-842-1101
  • ·ASOS 127.825 (270) 843–8136.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 RCO 122.2 (LOUISVILLE RADIO) ®MEMPHIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 133.85 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Memphis ARTCC at 901-368-8453/8449.
  • ·NOORA NDB (LOMW) 236 BW N36º52.80´ W86º28.90´ 034º 5.9 NM to fld. 613/4W.
  • ·(DH) DME 113.35 BWG Chan 80(Y) N36º57.87´ W86º25.40´ at fld. 528.
  • ·DME unusable: 003º–030º byd 30 NM blo 7,000´ 068º–072º byd 35 NM blo 5,000´ 128º–178º byd 35 NM blo 5,000´ 220º–309º byd 15 NM blo 5,000´ 310º–002º byd 15 NM blo 10,000´ ILS 108.75 I–BWG Rwy 03.
  • ·Glideslope unusable within 0.6 NM blw 762´; unusable byd 6º left of course and byd 6º right of course.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: CNL IFR — Louisville FSS 122.2.
  • ·BOWLING GREEN N36º57.87´ W86º25.40´ NOTAM FILE BWG.
  • ·(DH) DME 113.35 BWG Chan 80(Y) at Bowling Green–Warren Co Rgnl. 528.
  • ·DME unusable: 003º–030º byd 30 NM blo 7,000´ 068º–072º byd 35 NM blo 5,000´ 128º–178º byd 35 NM blo 5,000´ 220º–309º byd 15 NM blo 5,000´ 310º–002º byd 15 NM blo 10,000´ RCO 122.2 (LOUISVILLE RADIO) BOWMAN FLD (See LOUISVILLE on page 282) BRECKINRIDGE CO (See HARDINSBURG on page 275) ST LOUIS H–5E, 9A, L–16J IAP ST LOUIS H–5E, 6J, 9A, L–16J SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · BWG

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

9

since 1982

Fatal

2

22.2% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 62,640 ops in 2002

2024 total

9,814

10-yr total

296,561

2024 mix

AC/AT 14% · GA 85% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

10.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.25

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Loss of control 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=10

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
  • Loss of control 3
  • Other 2
  • Stall / spin 2

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2025-11-14 ARION AIRCRAFT LLC LIGHTNING LS-1 · Loss of control · day →
2025-07-18 ROHRER DOUGLAS D VANS RV-14A · Other · VMC · day →
2020-05-02 DAYTON-WRIGHT DH-4 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2017-08-12 CHARLES D WALKER WALKER CURTISS JN4D · Stall / spin · day →
1996-09-17 Bellanca BL-26 · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1992-07-06 Piper PA-34-200T · Loss of control · IMC · day →
1992-01-13 Piper PA-46-350P · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
1987-06-15 Cessna 205C · Other · IMC · night →
1986-08-08 Temco GC-1B · Fuel exhaustion · day →
1983-03-14 BROWN SONERA II L · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →

Designees in KY

CFI Flight Instructors 818 A&P Mechanics 2,840 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 25 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 15 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 53 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 26 FBO Fixed Base Operators 48 Clubs Flying Clubs 12 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 6 EAA EAA Chapters 13

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Christopher Mark Williams Gallatin TN 35 nm
Susan Wright Gallatin TN 35 nm
Charles A Lilly Pleasant View TN 46 nm
Ralph Sammy Swift Lebanon TN 46 nm
John Hansford Kinard Mt Juliet TN 46 nm
Philip Paul Kuitems Mt Juliet TN 46 nm
David Lewis Clarksville TN 51 nm
Sean M Stephenson Clarksville TN 51 nm
Sokol Cela Clarksville TN 51 nm
Grant Matthew Jarvis Nashville TN 52 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
David Keith Anderson Bowling Green KY 1 nm
Michael Burke Bowden Bowling Green KY 1 nm
Thomas Thurston Frishe Bowling Green KY 1 nm
Fitzhugh Lee Shelton Iii Bowling Green KY 1 nm
David Edwin Southard Bowling Green KY 1 nm
Robert Sloss Sutherland Bowling Green KY 1 nm
Brian Keith Watkins Bowling Green KY 1 nm
Gregory Wayne Settles Bowling Green KY 1 nm
Robert Scott Cummings Bowling Green KY 1 nm
John Henry Bailey Jr Bowling Green KY 1 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
Fitzhugh Lee Shelton Iii Bowling Green KY 1 nm
Robert Sloss Sutherland Bowling Green KY 1 nm
Jessie Lee Cogar Bowling Green KY 1 nm
Justin Michael Tidwell Bowling Green KY 1 nm
Benji John Roemer Bowling Green KY 1 nm
Zachary Blaine Pearson Bowling Green KY 1 nm
Michael Keith Ewart Bowling Green KY 1 nm
Jimmy Ray Smith Bowling Green KY 1 nm
Joseph Xavier Werner Bowling Green KY 1 nm
James Patrick Whitman Bowling Green KY 1 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Volar Avionics & Restoration
Lebanon, TN
 47 nm
Dusty’s Flying Service
Hopkinsville , KY
 50 nm
Harrison Avionics, Inc.
Hopkinsville, KY
 50 nm
Aero Turbine Maintenance
Murray, KY
 96 nm
Propelling Aviation
Rockwood, TN
 104 nm
Thoroughbred Aviation Maintenance
Lexington, KY
 108 nm
Thom Duncan Avionics, LLC
Winchester, TN
 109 nm
Cumberland Aviation Maintenance
London, KY
 113 nm
Star Aviation Services / Star Avionics, Inc.
Chattanooga, TN
 131 nm
Moontown Aero Service
Brownsboro, AL
 133 nm

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