# Mineral Wells Regional Airport (MWL / KMWL)

**Mineral Wells Regional Airport** (IATA: MWL, ICAO: KMWL) is a medium airport in Mineral Wells, Texas, United States. It opened in May 1943. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,996 ft (1,828 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: MWL / KMWL
- FAA: MWL
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Mineral Wells, Texas, United States
- Opened: May 1943
- Elevation: 974 ft / 297 m
- Coordinates: 32.7816, -98.0602
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,996 ft / 1,828 m
- Instrument procedures: 4 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.mineralwellsairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_Wells_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3565435
- Weather station: KMWL
- Ident: KMWL

## Timeline

- May 1943: Mineral Wells Regional Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 5,996 ft / 1,828 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 136° / 316° | yes |
| 17/35 | 4,188 ft / 1,277 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 181° / 001° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,996 ft / 1,828 m | =4,732 of 29,858 | #1,408 in North America | #1,106 in US |
| Elevation | 974 ft / 297 m | =18,217 of 43,403 | =8,156 in North America | =6,547 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 | 135.075 |
| CNTR | FORT WORTH CNTR | 127.000 |
| RDO | FORT WORTH RDO | 122.200 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.725 |

## Nearby airports

- [FWH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knfw.md) NAS Fort Worth JRB / Carswell Field · 36 mi / 58 km
- [FTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kftw.md) Fort Worth Meacham International Airport · 41 mi / 66 km
- [AFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kafw.md) Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport · 45 mi / 73 km
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · 60 mi / 96 km
- [KJWY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjwy.md) Mid-Way Regional Airport · 70 mi / 113 km
- [DAL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdal.md) Dallas Love Field · 71 mi / 114 km

## 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/kmwl/data