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KMVE · Montevideo Chippewa County Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KMVE FAA MVE Elev 1,034 ft Lat 44° 58.15' N Lon 95° 42.62' W Zulu …

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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: 3,999 ft. Max gradient: 0.51%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14 142.8° 3,999 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.36%
32 322.8° 3,999 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.36%
03 040° 2,361 ft 165 ft GRS No 0.51%
21 220° 2,361 ft 165 ft GRS No 0.51%

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 3 111.600
  • CNTR MINNEAPOLIS CNTR 125.500
  • RDO PRINCETON RDO 122.450
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 0 matched · 31 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (31 sentences)
  • ·190 MINNESOTA CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·(L) (DH) VORW/DME 115.3 MSP Chan 100 N44º53.79´ W93º14.19´ 142º 1.1 NM to fld. 832/2E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 260º–270º blo 4,000´ ILS 109.3 I–APL Rwy 04.
  • ·ILS/DME 110.7 I–PJL Chan 44 Rwy 12L.
  • ·DME unusable byd 20º left of course.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 20º left of course; byd 30º right of course.
  • ·ILS/DME 110.3 I–HKZ Chan 40 Rwy 12R.
  • ·DME unusable byd 25º right of course.
  • ·LOC unusable byd 20º right of course.
  • ·LOC/DME 110.95 I–TJZ Chan 46(Y) Rwy 17.
  • ·ILS/DME 110.3 I–MSP Chan 40 Rwy 30L.
  • ·ILS/DME 110.7 I–INN Chan 44 Rwy 30R.
  • ·DME unusable byd 15º right of course.
  • ·ILS/DME 110.95 I–BMA Chan 46(Y) Rwy 35.
  • ·MONTEVIDEO–CHIPPEWA CO (MVE)(KMVE) 2 N UTC–6(–5DT) N44º58.15´ W95º42.62´ 1034 B NOTAM FILE MVE RWY 14–32: H3999X75 (ASPH) S–12.5 MIRL 0.4% up NW RWY 14: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 25´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 25´.
  • ·RWY 03–21: 2361X165 (TURF) 0.5% up SW RWY 21: Brush.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL LGT MIRL preset to low SS–SR; to incr ints and ACTIVATE REIL Rwy 14 and Rwy 32; PAPI Rwy 14 and Rwy 32—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2300Z‡.
  • ·Fuel self svc 24 hrs with credit card.
  • ·Ultralights on and invof arpt.
  • ·Rwy 03–21 not plowed winter months.
  • ·Rwy 03–21 thlds and edges marked with yellow cones.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 320-269-4829
  • ·AWOS–3PT 119.675 (320) 269–5830.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 RCO 122.4 (PRINCETON RADIO) ®MINNEAPOLIS CENTER APP/DEP CON 125.5 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Minneapolis ARTCC at 651-463-5588.
  • ·(T) (T) VORW/DME 111.6 MVE Chan 53 N44º58.36´ W95º42.73´ at fld. 1037/5E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 080º–150º 185º–195º MONTZ N43º34.42´ W94º19.08´ NOTAM FILE FRM.
  • ·NDB (LOMW) 420 FQ 311º 6.0 NM to Fairmont Muni. 1151/4E.

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Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · MVE

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 11,979 ops in 2017

2024 total

11,520

10-yr total

116,412

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

8.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

2.86

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=3

  • Loss of control 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-02-04 Cessna 150 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2014-09-07 CISMOWSKI TIERRA II · CFIT · VMC · day →
1985-06-02 Cessna 150H · Stall / spin · 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
Anthony Hentges Canby MN 28 nm
Sheldon Andrew Rasmussen Brookings SD 61 nm
James Nobel Shadduck Maple Lake MN 74 nm
Steven Leroy Anderson Saint Cloud MN 78 nm
Morris Alan Riggin Madison SD 83 nm
Catherine Bonnie Plasschaert Mankato MN 88 nm
Jason Russell Ceminsky Mankato MN 88 nm
Paul Skjeveland Mankato MN 88 nm
Rick Vanderweide Renner SD 90 nm
Jacob William Fielstra Eden Prairie MN 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
Mark William Hein Montevideo MN 1 nm
Kent David Bosch Montevideo MN 1 nm
Jana Esther Ripley Montevideo MN 1 nm
Jonathan Harold Proctor Granite Falls MN 12 nm
James Robert Kanten Milan MN 12 nm
Mark Douglas Arnold Holloway MN 18 nm
Carl Milton Trinkle Benson MN 21 nm
Eric Gary Rudningen Kerkhoven MN 21 nm
Gary Lee Kontz Canby MN 28 nm
Alex Christopher Kontz Canby MN 28 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
Mark Justin Borgerson Montevideo MN 1 nm
Lynn Twyman Hagen Montevideo MN 1 nm
Patrick Kent Spence Montevideo MN 1 nm
Dax Dilon Wanless Granite Falls MN 12 nm
Tyler Ray Nolan Farmer Granite Falls MN 12 nm
David Timothy Barber Granite Falls MN 12 nm
Howard Herbert Kron Clara City MN 15 nm
Trent Douglas Runia Clara City MN 15 nm
Jesse Patrick Hughes Danvers MN 19 nm
Bryce Reynolds Bradford Raymond MN 20 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Chapin Aircraft Repair
Rock Rapids, IA
 93 nm
Satnan Avionics
Sioux Falls, SD
 94 nm
RealClean Aircraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 94 nm
RealClean Aicraft Detailing
Sioux Falls, SD
 102 nm
Twin Cities Aviation, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 106 nm
RC Avionics, Inc.
Blaine, MN
 106 nm
Spencer Avionics, Inc.
Spencer, IA
 111 nm
Kindred Aircraft Maintenance
Kindred, ND
 115 nm
Park Rapids Avionics
Park Rapids, MN
 119 nm
Perceptive Avionics
New Richmond, WI
 135 nm

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