Lawrenceville Vincennes International Airport frequencies
Lawrenceville Vincennes International Airport (LWV · KLWV) in Lawrenceville, IL has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 122.8. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of Lawrenceville Vincennes International Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 118.0
- An automated weather station reading the field conditions aloud — wind, visibility, ceiling, temperature and altimeter. It replaces ATIS at a field with no controller to record one. Get the altimeter setting before you descend below the transition altitude.
Taxi & takeoff
- CTAF 122.8
- The common frequency pilots use to announce themselves to each other at a field with no operating control tower. Nobody is controlling traffic — you are self announcing. Report your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern, and listen well before you transmit.
- UNICOM 122.8
- A ground station run by the FBO rather than the FAA, for fuel, parking and airport services. Use it for services. Where the field has no separate CTAF, the same frequency doubles as the advisory frequency.
Departure & arrival Evansville
- App/Dep 125.6
- One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.
Also
- Flight service 128.3 (LOW)
- Flight Service handles briefings, flight plans and en route advisories, reached here through a remote outlet. Open and close VFR flight plans, and get updated weather in the air. 1-800-WX-BRIEF reaches the same specialists from the ground.
What to say on 122.8
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KLWV, so every call is you telling other aircraft where you are. Open and close with the field name so a pilot tuned to a shared frequency knows which airport you mean — 122.8 is not unique to Lawrenceville Vincennes International Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Lawrenceville Vincennes traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 04U, Lawrenceville Vincennes.
- Entering the pattern
Lawrenceville Vincennes traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 04U, Lawrenceville Vincennes.
- Before taking the runway
Lawrenceville Vincennes traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 04U, Lawrenceville Vincennes.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KLWV traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KLWV publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (3 more)
| 108.8/25X | LWV DME |
|---|---|
| 291.625 | EVANSVILLE RCAG (LOW) |
| 343.7 | APCH/P DEP/P |
Every KLWV frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 118.0 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 122.8 |
| UNICOM | 122.8 |
| Flight service | 128.3 (LOW) |
| App/Dep | 125.6 |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KLWV?
Lawrenceville Vincennes International Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 122.8 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at KLWV?
ASOS/AWOS at Lawrenceville Vincennes International Airport is 118.0. It is an automated broadcast, so there is no letter to report — just take the altimeter setting and wind.
What is the approach frequency for KLWV?
App/Dep for Lawrenceville Vincennes International Airport is 125.6, working as "Evansville". Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
More about KLWV
Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.