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KLWA · South Haven Area Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 5 NTSB events

ID KLWA FAA LWA Elev 666 ft Lat 42° 21.07' N Lon 86° 15.34' 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: 4,800 ft. Max gradient: 0.46%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 044° 4,800 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.28%
23 224° 4,800 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.28%
14 132° 3,260 ft 190 ft GRS No 0.46%
32 312° 3,260 ft 190 ft GRS No 0.46%

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 3 118.025
  • CNTR CHICAGO CNTR 128.500
  • RDO LANSING RDO 112.100
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 8 matched · 23 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Runway 10 threshold displaced 400 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Runway 28 threshold displaced 1000 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Runway 10 threshold displaced 400 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 28 threshold displaced 1000 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

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

    wildlife hazard

  • Runway 14 threshold displaced 956 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

  • Runway 32 threshold displaced 1229 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 or incr intst REIL Rwy 05 & 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (8)

  • Runway 10 threshold displaced 400 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 10: Thld dsplcd 400´

  • Runway 28 threshold displaced 1000 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 28: Thld dsplcd 1000´

  • 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, birds, and wildlife on and invof arpt.

  • Runway 14 threshold displaced 956 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · communications · operational

    RWY 14: Thld dsplcd 956´

  • Runway 32 threshold displaced 1229 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · communications · operational

    RWY 32: Thld dsplcd 1229´

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate or incr intst REIL Rwy 05 & 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt or incr intst REIL Rwy 05 & 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23—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

    Deer & lrg birds on & invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1400–2200Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–2200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (23 sentences)
  • ·Arpt clsd Nov–May 15 and when snow covd exc for ski equipped acft–rwy not plowed.
  • ·Pilot shelter aces: 1–2–0–0.
  • ·Rwy 10–28 sfc soft when wet – call amgr to vfy ficon.
  • ·Rwy end 10 and Rwy end 28 marked with 3 ft yellow cones.
  • ·Arpt is near MTR VR 1639 and IR 609 and underlies Big Bear MOA.
  • ·Low level, high speed mil acft opr in vcnty.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 248-761-5615
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·SIX MILE HELIPORT (See FRANKFORT on page 188) SKYWAY ESTATES (See EATON RAPIDS on page 182) SKYYHARBOUR SPB (See KALAMAZOO on page 210) SOUTH HAVEN AREA RGNL (LWA)(KLWA) 3 S UTC–5(–4DT) N42º21.08´ W86º15.34´ 666 B NOTAM FILE LWA RWY 05–23: H4800X75 (ASPH) S–12 MIRL 0.3% up NE RWY 05: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.5º TCH 33´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.5º TCH 33´.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 05 & 23 opr consly; MIRL Rwy 05–23 preset low intst dusk–0400Z‡.
  • ·Ck lcl conds bfr use of turf Rwy 14–32 – call amgr.
  • ·Rwy 14 dthr mkd with 3 ft yellow cones, 3 each side.
  • ·Rwy 32 dthr mkd with 3 ft yellow cones, 3 each side.
  • ·For fld conds aft hrs call amgr cell.
  • ·Admin bldg aces, press V, then III & II simul, then I.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 269-637-7343
  • ·AWOS–3P 118.025 (269) 637–7016.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 SOUTH BEND APP/DEP CON 118.55 (Sun–Fri 1030–0500Z‡, Sat 1030–0445Z‡), other times ctc CHICAGO CENTER APP/DEP CON 128.5 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc South Bend Apch at 574-251-2609.
  • ·When South Bend Apch clsd, for CD ctc Chicago ARTCC at 630-906-8921.
  • ·PULLMAN (H) (H) VORW/DME 112.1 PMM Chan 58 N42º27.96´ W86º06.29´ 224º 9.6 NM to fld. 640/0E.
  • ·DME unusable: Byd 35 NM blo 3,000´ VOR unusable: 341º–029º wi 10 NM blo 4,000´ Byd 10 NM SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN RGNL (See BENTON HARBOR on page 162) GREEN BAY CHICAGO L–28I IAP EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

2

28.6% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 27,016 ops in 2006

2024 total

27,016

10-yr total

270,160

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

3.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.06

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=5

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Other 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-08-02 Smith Aerostar 600 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2009-06-15 Cessna A188B · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2006-11-24 Cessna 150J · Other · VMC · day →
2006-07-15 Armpriest Breezy · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1985-09-19 Cessna,Hughes C-152,269C · Weather · day →

Designees in MI

CFI Flight Instructors 1,786 A&P Mechanics 5,757 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 55 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 9 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 29 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 16 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 1 ODA Organizational Designations 3 Schools Flight Schools 54 FBO Fixed Base Operators 103 Clubs Flying Clubs 41 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 9 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Jason Blair Allegan MI 21 nm
Todd Daniel Haifley Three Rivers MI 37 nm
David Henry Johnson Grand Rapids MI 45 nm
Edmond William Verville Battle Creek MI 46 nm
Darrell Eugene Martin Goshen IN 50 nm
Dennis Joseph Doren Sparta MI 54 nm
David Crisp Lake Odessa MI 56 nm
Mark Schmitt Rockford MI 56 nm
Keegan Starkey Valparaiso IN 63 nm
Mohammad Shawahin Gary IN 67 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
Thomas Robert Maihofer South Haven MI 3 nm
Matthew Alan Ayotte South Haven MI 3 nm
Sean Donald Russell South Haven MI 3 nm
Justin Albert Godchaux Iii South Haven MI 3 nm
Adam Jay Kovacs South Haven MI 3 nm
Donald Lee Burg Hartford MI 10 nm
Robert Houston Ashton Watervliet MI 10 nm
Fredrick Samuel Bower Watervliet MI 10 nm
Galen Patrick Cawley Coloma MI 10 nm
Jack Darrin Genther Coloma MI 10 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
Matthew Alan Ayotte South Haven MI 3 nm
Eric James Davis South Haven MI 3 nm
Reid David Ording South Haven MI 3 nm
Alan Robert Scott South Haven MI 3 nm
Donald Lee Kark South Haven MI 3 nm
Scott Edward Royle South Haven MI 3 nm
Christopher John Klein South Haven MI 3 nm
Daniel John Robertson Bangor MI 7 nm
Ernest Leon Piper Bangor MI 7 nm
Randall William Dibble Bangor MI 7 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Tulip City Air Repair
Holland, MI
 24 nm
Mayday Avionics, Inc.
Grand Rapids, MI
 45 nm
PAW Aviation
LaPorte, IN
 51 nm
Northwest Aviation Maintenance, Inc.
Griffith, IN
 71 nm
West Star Aviation, Inc
Wheeling, IL
 75 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 76 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 81 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 81 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 92 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 93 nm

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