KVNW — Van Wert County
Van Wert, OH · field elevation 787 ft · NON-ATCT
2 AIRMETs & SIGMETs Read in the EFB →
KVNW current weather
IFR ceiling 500–1,000 ft or visibility 1–3 statute miles
METAR KVNW 111155Z AUTO 29011KT 2 1/2SM VCTS RA BR FEW004 FEW011 FEW070 20/20 A2999 RMK AO2 PK WND 31029/26 LTG DSNT ALQDS PRESFR P0032 VIS 1 1/4V3 10217 20193 70154
- Wind
- from 290° at 11 kt
- Visibility
- 2.5 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 20 °C / dewpoint 20 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.99 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,480 ft · pressure altitude 717 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 290° at 11 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | 10 kt head | 4 kt from the right |
| 36 | 4 kt head | 10 kt from the left |
| 18 | 4 kt tail | 10 kt from the right |
| 09 | 10 kt tail | 4 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 41,000–41,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KVNW — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KVNW — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 40.86394, -84.60797
- Elevation
- 787 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1045Z / 0042Z
- Magnetic variation
- -5° (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Detroit
- County
- Van Wert, OH
Everything else KVNW publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 5,005 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 18/36 | 2,558 | 95 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 123.0
- UNICOM
- 123.0
- Approach SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY
- 127.2
- Approach SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY
- 132.15
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KAXV Neil Armstrong26 nm
- KFWA Fort Wayne Intl28 nm
- KAOH Lima Allen County28 nm
- KDFI Defiance Meml30 nm
- KSMD Smith Fld30 nm
- KOWX Putnam County30 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KVNW airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Ohio airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.