# Greenwood–Leflore Airport (GWO / KGWO)

**Greenwood–Leflore Airport** (IATA: GWO, ICAO: KGWO) is a medium airport in Greenwood, Mississippi, United States. It opened in Jan 1943. It has 2 runways; the longest is 6,501 ft (1,982 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgwo

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: GWO / KGWO
- FAA: GWO
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Greenwood, Mississippi, United States
- Opened: Jan 1943
- Elevation: 162 ft / 49 m
- Coordinates: 33.4950, -90.0882
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 6,501 ft / 1,982 m
- Instrument procedures: 5 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.gwoairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwood%E2%80%93Leflore_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3913728
- Weather station: KGWO · WMO 74758
- Ident: KGWO

## Timeline

- Jan 1943: Greenwood–Leflore Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 18/36 | 6,501 ft / 1,982 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 181° / 001° | yes |
| 05/23 | 5,011 ft / 1,527 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 052° / 232° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00181AD.PDF

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 6,501 ft / 1,982 m | =4,075 of 29,858 | =1,009 in North America | =768 in US |
| Elevation | 162 ft / 49 m | =34,965 of 43,403 | =15,919 in North America | =13,371 in US |
| Age | Opened 1943 | =2,016 of 15,079 | =1,078 in North America | =1,034 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ASOS | ASOS | 119.975 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 125.550 |
| CNTR | MEMPHIS CNTR | 132.500 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 118.350 |
| GND | GND | 125.550 |
| RDO | RDO | 122.200 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.350 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgwo/data