Owensboro/daviess County Regional Airport (OWB)

OWB
Owensboro/daviess County Regional Airport (OWB)
Owensboro, KY
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Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier OWB
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 87°10'0.5828" W / 37°44'19.8030" N
-87.166829 / 37.738834 (Estimated)
Elevation 407.30 ft / 124.15 m (Surveyed)
Land 880 acres
From nearest city 3 nautical miles SW of Owensboro, KY
Location Daviess County, KY
Magnetic Variation 04W (2015)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner OWENSBORO CITY & DAVIESS COUNTY
Address 2200 AIRPORT ROAD
OWENSBORO, KY 42303
Phone number 270-685-4179
Manager TRISTAN DURBIN
Address 2200 AIRPORT ROAD
OWENSBORO, KY 42303
Phone number 270-685-4179
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart ST LOUIS
Region ASO - Southern
Responsible ARTCC ZID - INDIANAPOLIS
Tie-in FSS LOU - LOUISVILLE
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility OWB (NOTAM-d service available)
Certification type/date 1989/04
Airport Communications
CTAF 120.7 MHz
UNICOM 122.95 MHz
AWOS-3PT OWB (270-771-3721)
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL,A
Airframe repair MAJOR
Power plant repair MAJOR
Bottled oxygen LOW
Transient storage Hangar, Tiedown
Other services AFRT,CHTR,INSTR
Runway Information
Runway 06/24
Dimensions 5000 x 100 ft (1524 x 30 m)
Surface ASPH-CONC (FAIR)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
06 24
Alignment 52° 232°
Physical elevation 405.10 ft 403.10 ft
Coordinates 37.736035 / -87.173019 37.744494 / -87.159397
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Non-precision instrument , Good Condition Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI 2-light PAPI on left 2-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights Yes Yes
Runway 18/36
Dimensions 8000 x 150 ft (2438 x 46 m)
Surface CONC (GOOD)
Surface treatment Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights High
18 36
Alignment 178° 358°
Physical elevation 407.30 ft 397.20 ft
Coordinates 37.748916 / -87.167766 37.726965 / -87.166667
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Precision instrument , Good Condition Precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type ILS
VGSI 4-light PAPI on left 4-light PAPI on left
Approach light MALSR
Runway end lights Yes
Remarks
  • WILDLIFE & AGRICULTURE OPS ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • FOR CD WHEN ATCT CLSD CTC EVANSVILLE APCH AT 812-436-4690, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC INDIANAPOLIS ARTCC AT 317-247-2411.
  • EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.