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KGWB · De Kalb County Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KGWB FAA GWB Elev 880 ft Lat 41° 18.43' N Lon 85° 3.86' 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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,106 ft. Max gradient: 0.06%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 089° 7,106 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.06%
27 269° 7,106 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.06%

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 3 124.150
  • CLD CLNC DEL 126.600
  • A/D FORT WAYNE APP/DEP 127.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.000

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 29 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 27; REIL Rwy 09–27; MIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate HIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 27; REIL Rwy 09–27; MIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate HIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 27; REIL Rwy 09–27; MIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    actvt MALSR Rwy 27; REIL Rwy 09–27; MIRL Rwy 09–27—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1200–0200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1200–0200Z‡.

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate HIRL Rwy 18–36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt HIRL Rwy 18–36—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (29 sentences)
  • ·96 INDIANA CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.
  • ·FORT WAYNE (VH) (H) VORTACW 117.8 FWA Chan 125 N40º58.74´ W85º11.28´ 013º 39.9 NM to fld. 793/6W.
  • ·DME unusable: 060º–070º byd 6 NM blo 4,000´ TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 060º–070º byd 6 NM blo 4,000´ 240º–245º VOR unusable: 005º–016º byd 40 NM 017º–024º byd 40 NM blo 7,500´ 017º–024º byd 52 NM 025º–035º byd 65 NM 090º–095º blo 5,800´ 170º–199º byd 40 NM 233º–238º byd 40 NM 239º–246º byd 20 NM 256º–270º byd 40 NM 271º–274º 275º–300º blo 12,500´ 331º–353º byd 50 NM 354º–004º byd 40 NM blo 4,000´ 354º–004º byd 52 NM COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: APP CON sectorization based upon Fort Wayne rwy usage.
  • ·ARENS FLD (See WINAMAC on page 150) AUBURN/DEKALB EXEC (GWB)(KGWB) 3 S UTC–5(–4DT) N41º18.43´ W85º03.63´ 880 B NOTAM FILE HUF RWY 09–27: H7106X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–60, D–90, 2D–120 MIRL RWY 09: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 48´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 47´.
  • ·RWY 09: LDA–6406 RWY 27: LDA–6356
  • ·PAPI Rwy 09 and 27 oprs consly.
  • ·Field conditions not maintained when unattended; aft hr–AMGR.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 260-927-8876
  • ·AWOS–3P 124.15 (260) 925–8225.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.0 ®FORT WAYNE APP/DEP CON 132.15 (SE/NE of active rwy) 127.2 (SW/NW of active rwy) CLNC DEL 126.6 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.
  • ·CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE CHICAGO H–5E, 10F, L–28J IAP EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 INDIANA 97 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·FORT WAYNE (VH) (H) VORTACW 117.8 FWA Chan 125 N40º58.74´ W85º11.28´ 022º 20.5 NM to fld. 793/6W.
  • ·DME unusable: 060º–070º byd 6 NM blo 4,000´ TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 060º–070º byd 6 NM blo 4,000´ 240º–245º VOR unusable: 005º–016º byd 40 NM 017º–024º byd 40 NM blo 7,500´ 017º–024º byd 52 NM 025º–035º byd 65 NM 090º–095º blo 5,800´ 170º–199º byd 40 NM 233º–238º byd 40 NM 239º–246º byd 20 NM 256º–270º byd 40 NM 271º–274º 275º–300º blo 12,500´ 331º–353º byd 50 NM 354º–004º byd 40 NM blo 4,000´ 354º–004º byd 52 NM WEBSTER LAKE (L) VORW 110.4 OLK N41º14.81´ W85º29.84´ 082º 20.1 NM to fld. 970/3W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 155º–050º blo 8,000´ 155º–050º byd 15 NM SHENK NDB (LOMW) 227 GW N41º18.50´ W84º56.64´ 274º 5.3 NM to fld. 843/5W.
  • ·ILS/DME 108.75 I–GWB Chan 24(Y) Rwy 27.
  • ·DME unusable byd 30º left and right of course.
  • ·Auto–coupled apch blw 1,100 MSL NA.
  • ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: APP CON sectorization based upon Fort Wayne rwy usage.
  • ·BALLL N40º10.86´ W85º19.26´ NOTAM FILE MIE.
  • ·NDB (LOMW) 365 JN 320º 5.0 NM to Delaware Co Rgnl. 979/3W.
  • ·BARBEE LAKE SPB (See WARSAW on page 148) BASS LAKE SPB (See WINONA on page 151) BATESVILLE (HLB)(KHLB) 3 NW UTC–5(–4DT) N39º20.59´ W85º15.51´ 975 B NOTAM FILE HUF RWY 18–36: H5933X100 (ASPH) HIRL RWY 18: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2R)—GA 3.0º TCH 30´.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–2200Z‡.
  • ·Lndg fac is fqtly used for med ambulance purposes.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 812-934-7593
  • ·AWOS–3 124.075 (812) 933–0108.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.725 ®CINCINNATI APP/DEP CON 128.7 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Cincinnati Apch at 859-372-6440 CHICAGO ST LOUIS H–5E, 10F, L–27E EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

07C

Source: OurAirports community

Airport website ↗

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 25,810 ops in 1990

2024 total

12,416

10-yr total

129,933

2024 mix

AC/AT 6% · GA 94% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

7.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=2

  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-05-19 Cessna 172N · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2010-08-03 Piper,Cessna J3C-85,152 · Under/overshoot · day →

Designees in IN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,271 A&P Mechanics 4,965 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 33 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 8 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 33 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 30 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 2 ODA Organizational Designations 1 Schools Flight Schools 47 FBO Fixed Base Operators 59 Clubs Flying Clubs 34 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 9 EAA EAA Chapters 21

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Lara Zook Gaerte Auburn IN 4 nm
David George Ehrman Ft Wayne IN 14 nm
Charles Noel Black Van Wert OH 34 nm
Darrell Eugene Martin Goshen IN 38 nm
Todd Daniel Haifley Three Rivers MI 46 nm
Kerry Michael Brown Adrian MI 58 nm
Edmond William Verville Battle Creek MI 60 nm
Clint Edward White Jackson MI 63 nm
Catherine Elizabeth Smith Bowling Green OH 64 nm
Joel Allen Borton Bowling Green OH 64 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
Joseph Ward Kobiela Auburn IN 4 nm
Jerry Allen Steffen Auburn IN 4 nm
Philip Gleason Dooley Auburn IN 4 nm
Kent Courtney Grimm Auburn IN 4 nm
Brett Lee Browand Auburn IN 4 nm
Kyle Justin Roth Auburn IN 4 nm
Steve Edward Overy Auburn IN 4 nm
Ashton Arthur Bruce Leo IN 6 nm
Ryan James Plourde Leo IN 6 nm
Chadwick Daniel Tieman Leo IN 6 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
Eugene Robert Browand Auburn IN 4 nm
Michael Patrick Mcelhinney Auburn IN 4 nm
Michael Eugene Mooney Auburn IN 4 nm
Jason Douglas Starkey Auburn IN 4 nm
Paul Henry Purvis Iii Auburn IN 4 nm
Jonathan Christian Milk Auburn IN 4 nm
Joel Edward Maxwell Garrett IN 4 nm
Christopher F Raue Leo IN 6 nm
Edgar Lloyd Arnold Leo IN 6 nm
Jason Andrew Kimball Leo IN 6 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Premier Avionics, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
 20 nm
TAS Aviation, INC.
Lima, OH
 59 nm
MJ Aircraft
Anderson, IN
 76 nm
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 77 nm
MCX Aero, LLC
Monticello, IN
 85 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 89 nm
Preferred Avionics
Howell, MI
 93 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 97 nm
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 98 nm
Lafayette Avionics, Inc.
West Lafayette, IN
 100 nm

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