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KLWV · Lawrenceville Vincennes International Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KLWV FAA LWV Elev 430 ft Lat 38° 45.86' N Lon 87° 36.33' W Zulu …

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,199 ft. Max gradient: 0.09%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 180° 5,199 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.09%
36 360° 5,199 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.09%
09 89.4° 5,198 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.08%
27 269.4° 5,198 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.08%
04U — 1,000 ft 200 ft TURF-F No —
22U — 1,000 ft 200 ft TURF-F No —

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

  • ASOS ASOS 118.000
  • A/D EVANSVILLE APP/DEP 125.600
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 19 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09–27: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

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  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09–27: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

All translated remarks (1)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 09–27: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 09–27: H5198X100 (ASPH) S–75, D–100, 2D–180 MIRL RWY 09:…

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (19 sentences)
  • ·ILLINOIS 67 LAWRENCEVILLE–VINCENNES INTL (LWV)(KLWV) 3 NE UTC–6(–5DT) N38º45.86´ W87º36.33´ 430 B TPA—See Remarks NOTAM FILE LWV RWY 18–36: H5199X100 (ASPH) S–75, D–100, 2D–180 MIRL RWY 18: REIL.
  • ·PVASI(PSIL)—GA 3.0º TCH 25´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 41´.
  • ·FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT ACTIVATE ODALS Rwy 27; REIL Rwy 09, 27, 18 and 36; PAPI Rwy 36; MIRL Rwy 09–27—CTAF.
  • ·MIRL Rwy 18–36 preset on low intst to incr intst—CTAF.
  • ·BE ALERT: ODALS for Rwy 27 are in operation simultaneously with REILS on Rwy 18.
  • ·Rwy 09 and Rwy 18 PVASI unusable byd 8º left of centerline and byd 6º right of centerline.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–0000Z‡, Sat–Sun 1500–2300Z‡.
  • ·Rwy 09–27 and Rwy 18–36 have left hand tfc pattern for glider acft.
  • ·Traffic pattern indicators on sod Rwy 04U–22U.
  • ·TPA—Rwy 09–27 and Rwy 18–36 1330 (900) powered acft, Rwy 04U–22U 930 (500) max ultralights.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 618-943-5733
  • ·ASOS 118.0 (618) 943–5252.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®EVANSVILLE APP/DEP CON 125.6 (1200–0500Z‡) ®INDIANAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 128.3 (0500–1200Z‡) CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD when rco 125.6 ots, ctc Evansville Apch at 812-436-4689, when Apch clsd ctc Indianapolis ARTCC at 317-247-2411.
  • ·(T) DME 108.8 LWV Chan 25 N38º46.19´ W87º36.23´ at fld. 430.
  • ·LEWIS UNIVERSITY (See CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE on page 51) LICOL N39º54.71´ W89º36.19´ NOTAM FILE STL.
  • ·NDB (LOMW) 375 LQ 221º 5.3 NM to Abraham Lincoln Capital. 579/1W.
  • ·ST LOUIS H–5E, L–27D IAP ST.
  • ·LOUIS EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

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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

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 62,100 ops in 1990

2024 total

35,000

10-yr total

350,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 11% · GA 88% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

2.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

1.22

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=6

  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Other 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2020-08-29 Cirrus SR22 · CFIT · IMC · night →
2006-10-26 Beech 95-B55 · CFIT · IMC · night →
2006-06-15 Piper PA-18A-150 · Under/overshoot · VMC · day →
1999-02-15 Cessna 172RG · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1987-10-31 Bellanca 8KCAB · Other · day →
1985-02-09 Cessna 172RG · Weather · day →

Designees in IL

CFI Flight Instructors 2,147 A&P Mechanics 6,104 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 49 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 13 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 9 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 11 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 43 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 64 FBO Fixed Base Operators 67 Clubs Flying Clubs 56 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 40

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Brian Glenn Dillman Terre Haute IN 43 nm
Ethan James Malavolti Terre Haute IN 43 nm
John Phillip Mellor Terre Haute IN 43 nm
Bradley Vernon Kramer Evansville IN 47 nm
John Christopher Lemon Evansville IN 47 nm
Ryan Hobby Evansville IN 47 nm
Bradley Vernon Kramer Henderson KY 56 nm
Ryan Hobby Henderson KY 56 nm
Steven Edward Stombaugh Plainfield IN 80 nm
Roy Carl Beisswenger Greenville IL 84 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
Douglas Gene Bousley Lawrenceville IL 5 nm
Matthew Anthony Brown Lawrenceville IL 5 nm
Lawrence Joseph Vieck Vincennes IN 7 nm
John Robert Houston Vincennes IN 7 nm
John Kenneth Snider Vincennes IN 7 nm
Christine Lynn Mcgiffen Vincennes IN 7 nm
Sean Michael Knabel Vincennes IN 7 nm
Ann-Marie Dreiman Vincennes IN 7 nm
Chad Eugene Rice Flat Rock IL 9 nm
Edward Arnold Huddleston Oaktown IN 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
Michael Dale Vieke Lawrenceville IL 5 nm
Jeffrey Donald Piper Lawrenceville IL 5 nm
Dick Dale Hamilton Jr Lawrenceville IL 5 nm
Jerry Lee Harper Jr Lawrenceville IL 5 nm
Carl Randall Adams Vincennes IN 7 nm
Sean Michael Knabel Vincennes IN 7 nm
Larry Lee Ligier Vincennes IN 7 nm
Richard Dale Trueblood Vincennes IN 7 nm
Rickey Ray Weidig Vincennes IN 7 nm
Van Dee Dreiman Vincennes IN 7 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Turbines, Inc
Terre Haute, IN
 44 nm
Eagle Avionics, LLC
Columbus, IN
 85 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
 85 nm
Lafayette Avionics, Inc.
West Lafayette, IN
 104 nm
Harrison Avionics, Inc.
Hopkinsville, KY
 115 nm
Dusty’s Flying Service
Hopkinsville , KY
 115 nm
MJ Aircraft
Anderson, IN
 123 nm
MCX Aero, LLC
Monticello, IN
 123 nm
Aero Turbine Maintenance
Murray, KY
 131 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Specialties, Inc
St. Louis, MO
 136 nm

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