FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | OVO |
Lat/Long: | 39-02-43.2000N 085-36-20.2000W 39-02.720000N 085-36.336667W 39.0453333,-85.6056111 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 757.2 ft. / 230.8 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 02W (1985) |
From city: | 2 miles NE of NORTH VERNON, IN |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 47265 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 02/1944 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
FSS: | TERRE HAUTE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | HUF (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1700, ALL SUN 1200-1700 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | no |
Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RWY 05 & 23: MIRL RWY 05/23 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
WX AWOS-3: | 120.625 (812-346-5041) |
INDIANAPOLIS APPROACH: | 134.85 |
INDIANAPOLIS DEPARTURE: | 134.85 |
WX AWOS-3 at SER (16 nm SW): | 119.425 (812-522-4244) |
WX AWOS-3 at IMS (18 nm S): | 119.175 (812-866-1798) |
WX AWOS-3 at BAK (19 nm NW): | 119.75 (812-376-7584) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PRVDD BY TERRE HAUTE RADIO ON FREQ 122.3 (OSGOOD RCO).
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
SHBr163/36.7 | | SHELBYVILLE VOR/DME | | 116.15 | | 01E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
BATESVILLE | | 227/24.2 | | 254 | | 05W | | HLB | .... .-.. -... |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 5/23
Dimensions: | 5002 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | Single wheel: | 100.0 | Double wheel: | 135.0 | Double tandem: | 230.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
Latitude: | 39-02.417278N | | 39-02.971675N |
Longitude: | 085-36.630632W | | 085-35.848497W |
Elevation: | 757.2 ft. | | 754.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 050 magnetic, 048 true | | 230 magnetic, 228 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | road, 34:1 slope to clear 10 FT CROPS 125 FT R OF RWY END CNTRLN. | | road, 34:1 slope to clear 10 FT CROPS 80 FT L OF RWY END CNTRLN. |
Runway 15/33
Dimensions: | 2730 x 50 ft. / 832 x 15 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
Latitude: | 39-02.965147N | | 39-02.565193N |
Longitude: | 085-36.647577W | | 085-36.384183W |
Elevation: | 751.9 ft. | | 756.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 155 magnetic, 153 true | | 335 magnetic, 333 true |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 14 ft. road, 375 ft. from runway, 140 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear 10 FT CROPS 60 FT L OF RWY END CNTRLN. | | 55 ft. trees, 1120 ft. from runway, 205 ft. right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear 10 FT CROPS 60 FT L & R OF RWY END CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | NORTH VERNON BOAC 645 E CO RD 450N NORTH VERNON, IN 47265 Phone 812-346-5223 |
Manager: | RYAN A. CURRY 645 E CO RD 450N NORTH VERNON, IN 47265 Phone 812-346-5223 |
Additional Remarks
- | 24 HR SELF SERVICE FUEL AVBL. |
- | FOR CD CTC INDIANAPOLIS APCH AT 317-227-5743. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 04 September 2025 at 0901Z to 02 October 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 05 | |
download (273KB) |
RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 23 | |
download (262KB) |
RNAV (GPS) Z RWY 23 | |
download (203KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (164KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSER - Freeman Municipal Airport (16 nm SW)
I34 - Greensburg Municipal Airport (17 nm N)
KIMS - Madison Municipal Airport (18 nm S)
KBAK - Columbus Municipal Airport (19 nm NW)
KGEZ - Shelbyville Municipal Airport (34 nm N)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken late June 2012
looking east.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 17-Sep-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 07:00 | | 11:00 |
Sunrise | | 07:27 | | 11:27 |
Sunset | | 19:47 | | 23:47 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:14 | | 00:14 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 17-Sep-2025 22:46:44 |
Local (UTC-4) | 17-Sep-2025 18:46:44 |
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METAR |
KIMS 18nm S | 172228Z 00000KT 10SM OVC070 29/13 A3004 RMK AO1
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KBAK 19nm NW | 172145Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 29/10 A3001
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KHLB 24nm NE | 172215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/16 A3002 RMK A01
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KGEZ 34nm N | 172153Z AUTO 29004KT 10SM CLR 29/14 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02890144
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TAF |
KCVG 44nm E | 172202Z 1722/1824 31006KT P6SM SCT070 FM180000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250 FM181600 31006KT P6SM FEW050 SCT250
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KBMG 47nm W | 171720Z 1718/1818 VRB03KT P6SM FEW060 FEW250 FM180000 00000KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1810/1813 4SM BR MIFG FM181500 18004KT P6SM FEW070 FEW250
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NOTAMs |
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