# North Vernon Airport (KOVO)

**North Vernon Airport** (ICAO: KOVO) is a small airport in North Vernon, Indiana, United States. It opened in Feb 1944. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,002 ft (1,525 m).

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / KOVO
- FAA: OVO
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: North Vernon, Indiana, United States
- Opened: Feb 1944
- Elevation: 757 ft / 231 m
- Coordinates: 39.0456, -85.6053
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,002 ft / 1,525 m
- Instrument procedures: 3 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/Indiana/Indianapolis
- Website: http://www.nvair.org/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Vernon_Airport (3 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18155175
- Weather station: KOVO
- Ident: KOVO

## Timeline

- Feb 1944: North Vernon Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 5,002 ft / 1,525 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 048° / 228° | yes |
| 15/33 | 2,730 ft / 832 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Asphalt | 153° / 333° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,002 ft / 1,525 m | =6,437 of 29,858 | =2,277 in North America | =1,868 in US |
| Elevation | 757 ft / 231 m | #22,233 of 43,403 | #10,513 in North America | #8,669 in US |
| Age | Opened 1944 | =2,300 of 15,079 | =1,299 in North America | =1,249 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AWOS | AWOS 3 | 120.625 |
| CNTR | INDIANAPOLIS CNTR | 124.775 |
| RDO | TERRE HAUTE RDO | 122.250 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.700 |

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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/kovo/data