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KOWX · Putnam County Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KOWX FAA OWX Elev 764 ft Lat 41° 2.14' N Lon 83° 58.92' 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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,502 ft. Max gradient: 0.21%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 090° 4,502 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.21%
27 270° 4,502 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.21%

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

  • AWOS AWOS 3 120.525
  • A/D TOLEDO APP/DEP 120.800
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 29 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 09 and Rwy 27; MIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.9: click mic to activate or incr intst REIL Rwy 05 & 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 09 and Rwy 27; MIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.9: click mic to activate or incr intst REIL Rwy 05 & 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl freq

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 09 and Rwy 27; MIRL Rwy 09–27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    Actvt REIL Rwy 09 and Rwy 27; MIRL Rwy 09–27—CTAF

  • Pilot-controlled lighting on 122.9: click mic to activate or incr intst REIL Rwy 05 & 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT or incr intst REIL Rwy 05 & 23; MIRL Rwy 05–23—122.9

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Birds on and invof arpt.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (29 sentences)
  • ·310 OHIO OTTAWA PUTNAM CO (OWX)(KOWX) 3 NE UTC–5(–4DT) N41º02.14´ W83º58.91´ 764 B NOTAM FILE OWX RWY 09–27: H4502X75 (ASPH) MIRL RWY 09: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 41´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 44´.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 09 and Rwy 27 opr consly.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1400–2200Z‡.
  • ·For svc all hrs call amgr.
  • ·Intensive agricultural ops and crop dusting.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 419-523-3910
  • ·AWOS–3 120.525 (419) 523–4151.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.7 ®TOLEDO APP/DEP CON 120.8 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Toledo Apch at 419-865-1495.
  • ·FLAG CITY (L) (L) VORTACW 108.2 FBC Chan 19 N40º57.32´ W83º45.36´ 297º 11.3 NM to fld. 823/2W.
  • ·DME unusable: 100º–125º byd 25 NM blo 4,000´ OXFORD MIAMI UNIVERSITY (OXD)(KOXD) 2 W UTC–5(–4DT) N39º30.14´ W84º47.06´ 1041 B NOTAM FILE OXD RWY 05–23: H4011X70 (ASPH) S–34, D–50 MIRL RWY 05: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 26´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 28´.
  • ·PAPI Rwy 05 & 23 opr consly; MIRL Rwy 05–23 preset low intst dusk–0200Z‡.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–2100Z‡, Sat–Sun on call.
  • ·For svc wkends & aft hrs call 859–767–7777.
  • ·Unatndd major hols. 100LL fuel avbl H24 self svc via credit card.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 859-739-0424
  • ·AWOS–3PT 118.625 (513) 273–2032.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®CINCINNATI APP/DEP CON 121.0 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Cincinnati Apch at 859-372-6440.
  • ·RICHMOND (L) DME 113.65 RID Chan 83(Y) N39º45.30´ W84º50.33´ 171º 15.4 NM to fld. 1135.
  • ·DME unusable: 025º–030º byd 35 NM PACKER (See RADNOR on page 313) PAINESVILLE CONCORD AIRPARK (2G1) 4 SSE UTC–5(–4DT) N41º40.02´ W81º11.83´ 999 NOTAM FILE CLE RWY 03–21: H2181X38 (ASPH) S–12.5 1.2% up SW RWY 03: Trees.
  • ·Extensive pavement cracking with vegetation growing thru.
  • ·Rwy 03 and 21 markings faded.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 440-227-1368
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®CLEVELAND APP/DEP CON 125.35 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Cleveland Apch at 216-352-2323.
  • ·CHARDON (H) (DH) VORW/DME 112.7 CXR Chan 74 N41º31.02´ W81º09.79´ 355º 9.1 NM to fld. 1317/5W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 074º–084º byd 10 NM blo 3,300´ 085º–099º byd 10 NM blo 11,000´ 104º–180º byd 10 NM blo 6,000´ 357º–073º byd 10 NM blo 11,000´ DME unusable: 019º–029º byd 34 NM blo 3,700´ 158º–174º blo 5,500´ 253º–274º blo 4,100´ DETROIT L–28J IAP CINCINNATI L–27E IAP DETROIT L–30G IAP EC, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

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: 12,990 ops in 2021

2024 total

12,990

10-yr total

123,420

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=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
1992-04-28 WISHON Baby Great Lakes · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1990-10-07 Beech V35B · Ground collision · IMC · night →

Designees in OH

CFI Flight Instructors 2,004 A&P Mechanics 6,227 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 47 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 14 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 6 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 2 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 17 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 45 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 48 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 35 ODA Organizational Designations 8 Schools Flight Schools 67 FBO Fixed Base Operators 80 Clubs Flying Clubs 39 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 10 EAA EAA Chapters 32

DPEs nearby

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

Designee City ST Distance
Catherine Elizabeth Smith Bowling Green OH 25 nm
Joel Allen Borton Bowling Green OH 25 nm
Leo Joseph Eggert Bowling Green OH 25 nm
Charles Noel Black Van Wert OH 29 nm
Jeffrey Brian Schorsch Perrysburg OH 34 nm
Bradley Wayne Newman Tiffin OH 37 nm
Yuji Sakata Bellefountain OH 42 nm
Steven Lee Buchenroth Bellefontaine OH 42 nm
Spencer Norris Sylvania OH 42 nm
Steven Wolf Degraff OH 44 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
Clay David Miller Pandora OH 6 nm
Adam Stuart Noe Mc Comb OH 9 nm
Dylan Morgan Bybee Bluffton OH 10 nm
James Ray Priebe Findlay OH 16 nm
Calvin Theodore Fought Iii Findlay OH 16 nm
Kelly Roy Green Findlay OH 16 nm
Matthew Michael Mabe Findlay OH 16 nm
Lucas Clay Houser Findlay OH 16 nm
Preston Lee Morrison Findlay OH 16 nm
Jesse Aaron Church Findlay OH 16 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
Chad Allen Niese Ottawa OH 3 nm
Dustin Ray Unverferth Ottawa OH 3 nm
Nathan Addison Nuveman Leipsic OH 5 nm
Gene Paul Erickson Leipsic OH 5 nm
Len Elmer Meyer Leipsic OH 5 nm
Gary Leonard Frey Pandora OH 6 nm
Gerald Gene Grismore Pandora OH 6 nm
Michael Clarence Howe Pandora OH 6 nm
Jerimiah Cody Schwab Pandora OH 6 nm
Brent Michael Keller Columbus Grove OH 8 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
TAS Aviation, INC.
Lima, OH
 20 nm
Premier Avionics, LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
 55 nm
Shamrock Air Service, LLC
Delaware, OH
 60 nm
Mac-Michael Avionics, Inc.
Delaware, OH
 60 nm
Spectra Jet
Springfield, OH
 72 nm
Lone Mountain Aircraft
Springfield, OH
 72 nm
Top Flight Avionics
Belleville, MI
 75 nm
Spirit Avionics dba Spirit Aeronautics, Ltd.
Columbus, OH
 81 nm
Innovative Aviation Technologies
Heath, OH
 92 nm
MJ Aircraft
Anderson, IN
 93 nm

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