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South Haven Area Regional Airport

42.35120°N
-86.25570°W
ARR / DAY
3
4.3%
DEP / DAY
2
15.8%

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 3 arrivals and 2 departures per day on average over the last 7 days.

Current weather

Latest METAR observation

1h ago
Temp
70°F
Wind
3 kts
170°
Visib
10+ km
Ceil
METAR KLWA 131315Z AUTO 17003KT 9SM FEW003 21/20 A2996 RMK AO2

Runway intelligence

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

5
33% of ops
77 land · 26 TO
23
24% of ops
56 land · 49 TO
32
23% of ops
52 land · 7 TO
05
12% of ops
28 land · 9 TO
14
8% of ops
18 land · 5 TO
Runway 5 carries 33% of operations (77 landings, 26 takeoffs) over the last 30 days. The next most-used is 23 at 24%.

Approach quality

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

5 77 landings
UA 0%
23 56 landings
UA 2%
32 52 landings
UA 4%
05 28 landings
UA 0%
14 18 landings
UA 0%
Approaches to 5 show a 0% unstable-approach rate (0 UA events from 77 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
6.6
flights/day · 199 total
Busy hour (local)
5pm
also 4pm · 6pm
Day vs night
68%
06:00–20:00 local
Traffic concentrates around 5pm–6pm local, averaging 6.6 flights/day. Weekend volume runs 1.3× weekday (8.1 vs 6.4 daily).

Aircraft character

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

Activity is led by (13% of 140 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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