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South Haven Area Regional Airport

42.35120°N
-86.25570°W
ARR / DAY
4
▲ 200.0%
DEP / DAY
4
▲ 285.7%

South Haven Area Regional Airport (KLWA) is a small general aviation airport located in South Haven, MI, 46 mi north of South Bend. It features 2 runways with the longest being 4,800 feet. SkyMeter has observed roughly 4 arrivals and 4 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

1h ago
Temp
54°F
Wind
0 kts
0°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
—
METAR KLWA 280035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/10 A3006 RMK AO2

Runway intelligence

Which runway carries the operations, observed over the last 30 days

23
35% of ops
32 land · 19 TO
05
30% of ops
27 land · 9 TO
32
22% of ops
20 land · 1 TO
14
10% of ops
9 land · 4 TO
5
3% of ops
3 land · 1 TO
Runway 23 carries 35% of operations (32 landings, 19 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 05 at 30%.

Approach quality

Per-runway unstable-approach, go-around, and long-rollout rates

23 32 landings
UA 0%
05 27 landings
UA 4%
32 20 landings
UA 0%
14 9 landings
UA 0%
5 3 landings
UA 0%
Approaches to 23 show a 0% unstable-approach rate (0 UA events from 32 landings).Phase B will add wind-correlation: which crosswind band produces most UA events.

Traffic behavior

When the field is busy: hourly + weekday vs weekend

Daily avg
5.6
flights/day · 168 total
Busy hour (local)
4pm
also 3pm · 7pm
Day vs night
73%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 4pm–7pm local, averaging 5.6 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 2.6× weekday (10.4 vs 4.0 daily).

Aircraft character

What's actually flying here: top types over the last 30 days

Activity is led by (28% of 125 flights). Top three types: , , .

Communications Frequencies

2026-06-11
Type Freq (MHz) Hours
CTAF 122.800 —
APCH 118.550 —
APCH 257.800 —
UNICOM 122.800 —
AWOS 118.025 —
PULLMAN 128.500 —
OTHER 128.500 —
PULLMAN 273.525 —
OTHER 273.525 —
Airport operations
ARTCC:
ZAU
Mag var:
3° W
Fuel:
100LL, A+

Hourly traffic

Avg movements per hour · local time · last 30 days

12a 1a 2a 3a 4a 5a 6a 7a 8a 9a 10a 11a 12p 1p 2p 3p 4p 5p 6p 7p 8p 9p 10p 11p

Pilot & community notes

1 comment from OurAirports (click to expand)

1
Warrior481
8/18/2007
South Haven
South Haven was my home base from April 2004 until December 2005. Great airport, one of those places where the locals cook out every Saturday during the summer. Self serve fuel prices are generally competitive for the region. Tips for transient pilots: The wind off of Lake Michigan is often a direct crosswind for traffic on the pavement (4-22), but coming right down the grass runway (14-32). Despite this, we've noticed a lot of transient pilots shun the grass, sometimes accepting brutal crosswinds. The grass is well maintained and used regularly by the locals. During the warmer months, there are a pair of Piper Pawnee crop dusters operating at South Haven that do not broadcast on the radio. They are very good at working among the rest of the GA traffic, but it's good to be aware of them. Transient pilots are most likely to be interested in the new ramp east of the intersection of the two runways - this is where the fuel and terminal building are located. The ramp at the south end of the field is where the maintenance shop is located.
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