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KOVS · Boscobel Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KOVS FAA OVS Elev 673 ft Lat 43° 9.61' N Lon 90° 40.53' 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: 5,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.11%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 67.1° 5,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.05%
25 247.1° 5,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.05%
02 017° 3,658 ft 58 ft ASP Yes 0.11%
20 197° 3,658 ft 58 ft ASP Yes 0.11%

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 126.775
  • CNTR CHICAGO CNTR 133.300
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 6 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 07 & 25; PAPI RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 02/20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 07 & 25; PAPI RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 02/20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 07 & 25; PAPI RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 02/20. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 07 & 25; PAPI RWY 07 & 25; MIRL RWY 02/20 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC CHICAGO ARTCC AT 630-906-8921.
  • ·COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT.
  • ·ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -30C.
  • ·ADDNL FONE 608-485-1258. 24 HR SELF SERVICE WITH CREDIT CARD.
  • ·MIRL RWY 07/25 PRESET ON LOW INTST, TO INCR INTST & ACTVT - CTAF.
  • ·ESTABLISHED PRIOR TO 1959.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 16,800 ops in 1991

2024 total

12,400

10-yr total

124,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 2% · GA 97% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

8.1

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=2

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-12-01 Piper PA-28R-200 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
1999-07-20 Piper PA-24-180 · Weather · day →

Designees in WI

CFI Flight Instructors 1,220 A&P Mechanics 3,071 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 36 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 10 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 22 Schools Flight Schools 50 FBO Fixed Base Operators 65 Clubs Flying Clubs 29 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 35

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Michael John Phillips Dubuque IA 40 nm
James Orlow Notstad Madison WI 55 nm
George Bolon Winona MN 69 nm
Cole Robert Norton Marion IA 78 nm
Janice Wray Walton Marion IA 78 nm
Christopher Timothy Anderson Janesville WI 78 nm
Kurt Gross Wisconsin Rapids WI 83 nm
Timothy Newton Waterloo IA 84 nm
Christopher David Schrodt Charles City IA 88 nm
Steven Paul Kirik Rockford IL 89 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
Ronald Verdean Huls Boscobel WI 2 nm
Steven Anthony Johnston Eastman WI 16 nm
Arles Albert Grenie Richland Center WI 17 nm
Michael Jonathan Kaufman Richland Center WI 17 nm
Edward Ernest Leineweber Lone Rock WI 21 nm
Nolan Thomas Stram Prairie Du Chien WI 21 nm
Ryan Andrew Drinkwine Prairie Du Chien WI 21 nm
Richard David Jinkins Rewey WI 23 nm
Arnold Harold Nomann Viroqua WI 26 nm
Jason John Arthur Zietlow Viroqua WI 26 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
Thomas Elgin Bass Boscobel WI 2 nm
Emery Louis Bloyer Fennimore WI 11 nm
Nathan Allen Burkum Fennimore WI 11 nm
James William Gottschall Highland WI 15 nm
Trevor Jordan Burns Richland Center WI 17 nm
Michael David Hineline Richland Center WI 17 nm
Baron Joseph Vandermolen Readstown WI 18 nm
Robert Patrick Lopes Lancaster WI 19 nm
Steven Carl Stenner Lancaster WI 19 nm
John Floyd Klaas Livingston WI 19 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
McCandless Avionics, LC
Waverly, IA
 85 nm
Avionics Place, Inc
Rockford, IL
 91 nm
JetGlow Aviation
Oshkosh, WI
 105 nm
Skycom Avionics, Inc.
Waukesha, WI
 107 nm
Mobile Avionics Technologies, Inc.
Lake In The Hills, IL
 119 nm
Cessna Citation Service Center
Milwaukee, WI
 122 nm
Sunshine Aircraft Repair, Inc.
Kenosha, WI
 125 nm
Airworthy Aviation Maintenance
Sheboygan Falls, WI
 128 nm
Aircraft Propeller Service, LLC
Lake Zurich, IL
 129 nm
The Polished Hare
West Chicago, IL
 131 nm

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