Lawrenceville-vincennes International Airport (LWV)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	LWV
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	87°36'19.8000" W / 38°45'51.4000" N -87.605500 / 38.764278 (Estimated)
Elevation	429.80 ft / 131.00 m (Surveyed)
Land	3067 acres
From nearest city	3 nautical miles NE of Lawrenceville, IL
Location	Lawrence County, IL
Magnetic Variation	01W (1990)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	BI-STATE AUTHORITY
Address	13608 HANGAR RD LAWRENCEVILLE, IL 62439
Phone number	618-943-5733
Manager	DEVON HILL
Address	13608 HANGAR RD LAWRENCEVILLE, IL 62439
Phone number	618-943-5733

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	ST LOUIS
Region	AGL - Great Lakes
Responsible ARTCC	ZID - INDIANAPOLIS
Tie-in FSS	STL - SAINT LOUIS
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	LWV (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.8 MHz
UNICOM	122.8 MHz
ASOS	LWV (618-943-5252)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A
Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Hangar, Tiedown
Other services	CHTR,INSTR,RNTL,SALES

Runway Information

Runway 04U/22U

Dimensions	1000 x 200 ft (305 x 61 m)
Surface	TURF (FAIR)
Surface treatment

	04U	22U
Traffic pattern	Left	Right

Runway 09/27

Dimensions	5198 x 100 ft (1584 x 30 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	09	27
Alignment	89°	269°
Physical elevation	425.60 ft	429.50 ft
Coordinates	38.767644 / -87.619089	38.767788 / -87.600861
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI	pulsating/steady burning on left *PVASI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGREES LEFT OF CNTRLN & BYD 6 DEGREES RIGHT OF CNTRLN.	4-light PAPI on left
Approach light		ODALS
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Runway 18/36

Dimensions	5199 x 100 ft (1585 x 30 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	18	36
Alignment	179°	359°
Physical elevation	429.40 ft	424.90 ft
Coordinates	38.767990 / -87.601121	38.753715 / -87.600957
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI	pulsating/steady burning on left *PVASI UNUSBL BYD 8 DEGREES LEFT OF CNTRLN & BYD 6 DEGREES RIGHT OF CNTRLN.	4-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
LWV	DME	LAWRENCEVILLE	25X	108.80		0.3 nm
SAM	DME	SAMSVILLE	88Y	114.15		28.1 nm
OLY	NDB	OLNEY		272.00	03W	26.7 nm
HU	NDB	YINNO		245.00	02W	38.7 nm
FWC	NDB	WAYNE COUNTY		257.00	01W	44.3 nm
BIB	VORTAC	BIBLE GROVE	27X	109.00	03E	42.1 nm
TTH	VORTAC	TERRE HAUTE	100X	115.30	02E	46.6 nm

Remarks

• GLIDER ACTVTY SR-SS. RYS 09/27 & 18/36 HAVE LEFT HAND TFC PATTERN FOR GLIDER ACFT.
• BE ALERT; ODALS FOR RY 27 ARE IN OPERATION SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH REILS ON RY 18.
• FOR CD WHEN RCO 125.6 OTS, CTC EVANSVILLE APCH AT 812-436-4689, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC AT 317-247-2411.
• EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.