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KOVO · North Vernon Airport

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID KOVO FAA OVO Elev 757 ft Lat 39° 2.74' N Lon 85° 36.32' 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: 5,002 ft. Max gradient: 0.16%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
05 47.7° 5,002 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.05%
23 227.7° 5,002 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.05%
15 152.8° 2,730 ft 50 ft ASP No 0.16%
33 332.8° 2,730 ft 50 ft ASP No 0.16%

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 3 120.625
  • CNTR INDIANAPOLIS CNTR 124.775
  • RDO TERRE HAUTE RDO 122.250
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 1 matched · 16 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Runway 36 threshold displaced 85 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

Watch for

  • Runway 36 threshold displaced 85 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    displaced threshold

All translated remarks (1)

  • Runway 36 threshold displaced 85 feet. Usable landing distance is reduced; the displaced portion may still be used for takeoff and rollout.

    Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational

    RWY 36: Thld dsplcd 85´

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (16 sentences)
  • ·136 INDIANA NORTH VERNON (OVO)(KOVO) 2 NE UTC–5(–4DT) N39º02.72´ W85º36.34´ 757 B NOTAM FILE HUF RWY 05–23: H5002X75 (ASPH) S–100, D–135, 2D–230 MIRL RWY 05: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 34´.
  • ·RWY 23: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 27´.
  • ·RWY 15–33: H2730X50 (ASPH) S–4 MIRL RWY 15: Road.
  • ·RWY 33: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.5º TCH 27´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT ACTIVATE PAPI Rwy 05 and Rwy 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Sat 1300–2200Z‡, Sun 1700–2200Z‡. 24 hr self svc fuel avbl.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 812-346-5223
  • ·AWOS–3 120.625 (812) 346–5041.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 OSGOOD RCO 122.3 (TERRE HAUTE RADIO) ®INDIANAPOLIS APP/DEP CON 134.85 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Indianapolis Apch at 317-227-5743.
  • ·SHELBYVILLE (VL) (DH) VOR/DME 116.15 SHB Chan 108(Y) N39º37.95´ W85º49.46´ 163º 36.6 NM to fld. 805/1E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 010º–045º byd 20 NM blo 4,000´ 020º–135º byd 40 NM 046º–085º byd 20 NM blo 6,000´ DME unusable: 085º–105º byd 10 NM blo 5,000´ 085º–105º byd 20 NM blo 4,000´ OAKTOWN ED–AIR (I20) 3 SW UTC–6(–5DT) N38º50.99´ W87º29.99´ 426 B NOTAM FILE HUF RWY 18–36: H4572X100 (ASPH) RWY 18: Tank.
  • ·S2 LGT Bcn owner use only.
  • ·Hngr lctd N end W side of rwy.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (812) 745-2213
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Hulman Apch at 812-877-7581.
  • ·ST LOUIS H–5E, 10F, L–27E IAP ST LOUIS H–5E, L–27D EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 16,087 ops in 1990

2024 total

8,572

10-yr total

95,519

2024 mix

AC/AT 3% · GA 73% · Mil 24%

Events / million ops

10.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=4

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Hard landing 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-04-16 Cessna A185F · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · dusk →
2015-07-22 Cessna 172R · Hard landing · VMC · night →
2009-07-13 Flight Design CTSW · Stall / spin · day →
1996-03-16 Yakovlev YAK C-11 · Stall / spin · VMC · 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
Troy Macvey Milan IN 23 nm
Matthew Ryan Torgerson Sellersburg IN 40 nm
Stephen Michael Graham Sellersburg IN 40 nm
Cory Alexander Irwin Greenwood IN 41 nm
James Kiper Louisville KY 50 nm
Matthew Ryan Torgerson Louisville KY 50 nm
Randall Sizemore Louisville KY 50 nm
Stephen Michael Graham Louisville KY 50 nm
William Robert Mcdonald Louisville KY 50 nm
James Matthew Johnson Hamilton OH 53 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
Ronnie Lee Huddleston North Vernon IN 2 nm
Jacob Edward Wilamowski Scipio IN 5 nm
Brett Eric Ellison Scipio IN 5 nm
Todd Michael Franks Dupont IN 10 nm
Larry Stephen Bothe Seymour IN 15 nm
Jeffrey Allen Elsner Seymour IN 15 nm
Gregory Dierk Pardieck Seymour IN 15 nm
Thad Pershing Miller Seymour IN 15 nm
Timothy Wayne Hurt Seymour IN 15 nm
Gregory Steven Browning Deputy IN 15 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
Patrick Kinney North Vernon IN 2 nm
Jack E Hemmings North Vernon IN 2 nm
Eric Christopher Vernon North Vernon IN 2 nm
Jon David Roscoe Butlerville IN 4 nm
Jason Michael Jepko Scipio IN 5 nm
Tyler William Jows Scipio IN 5 nm
Gregory Scott Amrhein Westport IN 8 nm
Britton Ashley James Urbancic Elizabethtown IN 11 nm
Matthew Peter Finney Elizabethtown IN 11 nm
Shawn Patrick Mcgill Paris Crossing IN 13 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Eagle Avionics, LLC
Columbus, IN
 19 nm
Epic Flight Academy Aircraft Mechanic School
Erlanger, KY
 44 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
 53 nm
MJ Aircraft
Anderson, IN
 64 nm
Cincinnati Avionics
Batavia, OH
 65 nm
Thoroughbred Aviation Maintenance
Lexington, KY
 77 nm
Turbines, Inc
Terre Haute, IN
 83 nm
Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services, Inc
Wilmington, OH
 88 nm
Spectra Jet
Springfield, OH
 94 nm
Lone Mountain Aircraft
Springfield, OH
 95 nm

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