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KGHW · Glenwood Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KGHW FAA GHW Elev 1,393 ft Lat 45° 38.63' N Lon 95° 19.22' 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

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,500 ft. Max gradient: 0.32%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
15 161° 4,500 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.32%
33 341° 4,500 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.32%
05 058° 2,778 ft 196 ft GRS No 0.01%
23 238° 2,778 ft 196 ft GRS No 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 · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS 3 134.600
  • CTAF CTAF 122.900
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 126.100

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KGHW on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 6 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

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

Watch for

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • 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

    DEER ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·RY 05/23 NOT PLOWED WINTER MONTHS.
  • ·GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC & FLT SVCS.
  • ·FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588.
  • ·RWY 05-23 MARKED WITH YELLOW CONES IRRIGATION BOOM.
  • ·SELF SVC FUEL AVBL 24 HR WITH CREDIT CARD.
  • ·MIRL RY 15/33 PRESET LOW INTST; TO INCREASE INTST AND ACTIVATE PAPI RY 15 AND 33 - CTAF.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 4,900 ops in 2001

2024 total

4,900

10-yr total

49,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=3

  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2004-12-09 Piper PA-32R-301T · Weather · IMC · night →
2002-12-10 North American T-28B · CFIT · VMC · day →
1997-08-17 Piper PA-38-112 · CFIT · day →

Designees in MN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,839 A&P Mechanics 4,413 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 39 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 7 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 8 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 5 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 8 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 23 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 18 ODA Organizational Designations 2 Schools Flight Schools 44 FBO Fixed Base Operators 81 Clubs Flying Clubs 28 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 3 EAA EAA Chapters 27

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Steven Leroy Anderson Saint Cloud MN 53 nm
James Nobel Shadduck Maple Lake MN 60 nm
Anthony Hentges Canby MN 69 nm
Adam Lee Chunn Nevis MN 82 nm
Jacob William Fielstra Eden Prairie MN 92 nm
Barbara Ann Mack Blaine MN 94 nm
Mary Kristen Alverson Minneapolis MN 96 nm
Matthew Allen Bradway Minneapolis MN 96 nm
Michael Jesse Paulson Fargo ND 96 nm
Tajae Lynn Viaene Fargo ND 96 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
Benjamin Stephen-James Junker Glenwood MN 3 nm
Addyson Grace Randt Glenwood MN 3 nm
Drew Palmer Opdahl Starbuck MN 9 nm
Lynn Alan Carlson Alexandria MN 14 nm
Todd Guy Roth Alexandria MN 14 nm
Larry Scott Socha Alexandria MN 14 nm
Paul Charles Erickson Alexandria MN 14 nm
Heidi Marie Liden Alexandria MN 14 nm
Joshua Robert Schafer Alexandria MN 14 nm
Steven Edward Gruba Alexandria MN 14 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
Michael Jon Frederick Glenwood MN 3 nm
James Kenneth Rinsem Glenwood MN 3 nm
Edward Harold Lussman Villard MN 5 nm
David Glenn Odden Starbuck MN 9 nm
Jason Eugene Doscher Starbuck MN 9 nm
Daniel Stephen Sutton Lowry MN 9 nm
Gene Allen Corle Farwell MN 14 nm
Steffen Paul Pederson Farwell MN 14 nm
Todd Guy Roth Alexandria MN 14 nm
William Howard Sugden Alexandria MN 14 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Park Rapids Avionics
Park Rapids, MN
 76 nm
Kindred Aircraft Maintenance
Kindred, ND
 93 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 94 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 94 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 121 nm
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 137 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 137 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 138 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Menomonie, WI
 141 nm
Aviation Resources
Cumberland, WI
 141 nm

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