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KMWL · Mineral Wells Regional Airport

ICAO · US · 19 NTSB events

ID KMWL FAA MWL Elev 974 ft Lat 32° 46.90' N Lon 98° 3.61' 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: 5,996 ft. Max gradient: 1.00% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 135.6° 5,996 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.94%
31 315.6° 5,996 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.94%
17 180.6° 4,188 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 1.00%
35 0.6° 4,188 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 1.00%

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

  • ASOS ASOS 135.075
  • CNTR FORT WORTH CNTR 127.000
  • RDO FORT WORTH RDO 122.200
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.725

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 18 not yet translated

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

All translated remarks (1)

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

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1200–0200Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (18 sentences)
  • ·TEXAS 399 MINERAL WELLS RGNL (MWL)(KMWL) 3 SE UTC–6(–5DT) N32º46.90´ W98º03.61´ 974 B NOTAM FILE MWL MON Airport RWY 13–31: H5996X100 (ASPH) S–50, D–145, 2S–175 MIRL 0.9% up SE RWY 13: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 31: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 53´.
  • ·RWY 17–35: H4188X100 (ASPH) S–50, D–145, 2S–175 MIRL 1.0% up S RWY 17: PAPI(P2R)—GA 3.0º TCH 43´.
  • ·RWY 35: PAPI(P2L)—GA 4.0º TCH 46´.
  • ·FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT Dusk–Dawn.
  • ·MIRL Rwy 13–31 and Rwy 17–35 preset low intst; to incr intst ACTVT—CTAF.
  • ·Rwy 35 PAPI unusable byd 3º left of centerline.
  • ·For fuel after hrs call 940–328–7770.
  • ·Rwy 13–31 rwy ends not visible from opposite end.
  • ·Rwy 13, ditch 6 ft deep, 8 ft wide, 50 ft long, btwn rwy thr and Twy A.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 940-328-7809
  • ·ASOS 135.075 (940) 325–2457.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.725 RCO 122.2 (FORT WORTH RADIO) ®FORT WORTH CENTER APP/DEP CON 127.0 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Fort Worth ARTCC at 817-858-7584.
  • ·MILLSAP (VH) (H) VORTACW 117.7 MQP Chan 124 N32º43.57´ W97º59.85´ 307º 4.6 NM to fld. 900/9E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 004º–009º byd 40 NM 010º–054º byd 40 NM blo 3,800´ 010º–054º byd 46 NM blo 5,000´ 010º–054º byd 56 NM 055º–066º byd 40 NM blo 3,800´ 055º–066º byd 50 NM 230º–247º byd 40 NM 248º–258º byd 40 NM blo 3,700´ 248º–258º byd 53 NM 259º–270º byd 40 NM blo 6,000´ 259º–270º byd 63 NM 271º–285º byd 40 NM 312º–316º byd 40 NM 325º–340º byd 40 NM blo 3,000´ 325º–340º byd 46 NM blo 5,000´ 325º–340º byd 66 NM 353º–003º byd 40 NM blo 18,000´ ILS/DME 109.55 I–VMH Chan 32(Y) Rwy 31.
  • ·MISSI N26º15.23´ W98º18.63´ NOTAM FILE MFE.
  • ·NDB (LOMW) 330 MF 136º 6.1 NM to Mc Allen Intl. 160/4E.
  • ·DALLAS–FT WORTH H–6H, L–17C, A IAP BROWNSVILLE SC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

CWOFort Wolters AAF.

Source: OurAirports community

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FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

19 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

20

since 1982

Fatal

4

20.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 32,250 ops in 2016

2024 total

23,360

10-yr total

259,660

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 99% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

15.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

3.08

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=19

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 4
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Loss of control 2
  • Other 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Ground collision 1
  • Hard landing 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2006-12-30 Hughes 269C · Loss of control · day →
2025-06-08 Cessna 182P · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2021-07-23 Beech 35-A33 · Engine failure · day →
2019-05-02 Cirrus SR20 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2016-09-21 Piper PA 30 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2010-12-24 Columbia LC41 · Engine failure · day →
2009-02-02 Piper PA-24-250 · Gear-up · VMC · dusk →
2006-11-11 McCutchan Glasair · Fuel exhaustion · VMC →
2004-08-04 Piper PA-32-260 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2003-11-18 Cessna 550 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2003-11-12 Cessna 152 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2002-09-28 Cessna 421B · Hard landing · VMC · day →
2001-07-04 GLOVER RV-8 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1998-11-10 Piper PA-23-235 · Other · VMC · day →
1993-08-06 AERO FALCON INTL., INC. KNIGHT FALCON · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1990-06-10 Gyroflug SC01B160 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1989-11-15 Beech 95-A55 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1985-09-21 Cessna 172RG · Other · day →
1985-06-14 Cessna T210N · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · night →

Designees in TX

CFI Flight Instructors 6,561 A&P Mechanics 27,501 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 167 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 22 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 37 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 24 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 15 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 76 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 153 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 232 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 304 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 183 FBO Fixed Base Operators 244 Clubs Flying Clubs 64 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 41 EAA EAA Chapters 43

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Jon Leger Weatherford TX 15 nm
Jason Charrier Husdon Oaks TX 15 nm
Carl Johnson Hudson Oaks TX 18 nm
Carl Joseph Johnson Hudson Oaks TX 18 nm
Trevor Seth Hall Hudson Oaks TX 18 nm
Ronnie Dean Arnold Springtown TX 22 nm
David Lynn Belcher Cresson TX 27 nm
Ashley Noel Snider Decatur TX 36 nm
Adam Levine Fort Worth TX 36 nm
Carl Evan Koele Fort Worth TX 36 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
Joanna Jane Hartley Mineral Wells TX 3 nm
Gregory Robert Shimp Mineral Wells TX 3 nm
Eddy Russ Ainsworth Mineral Wells TX 3 nm
Andrew Brent Williams Mineral Wells TX 3 nm
Cayler Reid Banks Mineral Wells TX 3 nm
Brian Robert Pemberton Millsap TX 3 nm
Coby Chase Mcentire Millsap TX 3 nm
Deborah Ruth Henderson Palo Pinto TX 12 nm
Christopher David Shelton Santo TX 13 nm
Daryle Craig Humphrey Graford TX 13 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
Gary Lee Barlow Mineral Wells TX 3 nm
Walter Forest Davis Mineral Wells TX 3 nm
Matt Mckinney Greer Sr Mineral Wells TX 3 nm
Homer Reeves Jr Mineral Wells TX 3 nm
Edward Lee Weir Mineral Wells TX 3 nm
James Lynn White Mineral Wells TX 3 nm
Pat Bruce Pockrus Mineral Wells TX 3 nm
Ronald Lee Larson Mineral Wells TX 3 nm
Shawn Edward Northrop Mineral Wells TX 3 nm
Benjamin John Lathrop Mineral Wells TX 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Efinger Aviation & Maintenance
Cresson, TX
 26 nm
North Texas Avionics
Fort Worth, TX
 34 nm
Accord Aviation Interiors
Fort Worth, TX
 36 nm
Byam Propeller Service, Inc.
Fort Worth, TX
 36 nm
FieldTech Avionics and Instruments
Fort Worth, TX
 36 nm
Certified Aircraft Maintenance, Inc
Burleson, TX
 40 nm
Aviation Maintenance Professionals
Arlington, TX
 49 nm
Aerospace Instrument Support, Inc
Denton, TX
 51 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Dallas, TX
Irving, TX
 57 nm
Bombardier Service Center
Dallas, TX
 62 nm

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