Van Wert County Airport frequencies
Van Wert County Airport (VNW · KVNW) in Van Wert, OH has no control tower, so nobody is sequencing traffic here — you announce your own position on 123.0. Every frequency below is in the order you tune it. · Open on the map
All of Van Wert County Airport — runways, frequencies, charts and live weatherBefore taxi
- ASOS/AWOS 125.175
- 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 123.0
- 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 123.0
- 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 Fort Wayne
- App/Dep 127.2 (SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY · initial contact), 132.15 (SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY)
- One radar controller working both arrivals and departures — normal at a smaller TRACON. The same frequency takes your climb out and your inbound call.
What to say on 123.0
Nobody is sequencing traffic at KVNW, 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 — 123.0 is not unique to Van Wert County Airport.
- Inbound, 10 miles out
Van Wert traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, one zero miles south, inbound landing runway 09, Van Wert.
- Entering the pattern
Van Wert traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, entering left downwind runway 09, Van Wert.
- Before taking the runway
Van Wert traffic, Skyhawk one two three four five, departing runway 09, Van Wert.
Pattern direction is not always left here — check the KVNW traffic pattern before you announce a leg. The Chart Supplement is authoritative if KVNW publishes a call name that differs from the airport's. Full guidance →
By procedure & sector (2 more)
| 282.325 | APCH/P DEP/P (SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY), CLASS C (SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY) |
|---|---|
| 284.6 | APCH/P DEP/P (SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY) |
Every KVNW frequency, as one table
| ASOS/AWOS | 125.175 |
|---|---|
| CTAF | 123.0 |
| UNICOM | 123.0 |
| App/Dep | 127.2 · SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY · initial contact |
| App/Dep | 132.15 · SE/NE OF ACTIVE RWY |
Frequently asked
What is the CTAF at KVNW?
Van Wert County Airport is non towered. The common traffic advisory frequency is 123.0 — announce your position and intentions on entry and on each leg of the pattern.
What is the ASOS/AWOS frequency at KVNW?
ASOS/AWOS at Van Wert County Airport is 125.175. 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 KVNW?
App/Dep for Van Wert County Airport is 127.2, working as "Fort Wayne" (SW/NW OF ACTIVE RWY · initial contact). Call inbound for flight following or to begin an instrument approach.
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Frequencies from FAA NASR. For planning and education only; always verify against official sources.