Glenwood Municipal (KGHW), Minnesota
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Glenwood Municipal Airport (KGHW) is a public-use, non-towered field in Glenwood, Minnesota, offering 100LL fuel but no Jet A. Business aviation traffic here is light, consistent with its ops tier 3 classification.
Runways
Glenwood Municipal has two paved and unpaved runways. The longest, 15/33, is 4,500 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Glenwood Municipal has 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 3:30pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Glenwood Municipal does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is MN41, 62 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Glenwood Municipal recorded 26 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in December. According to FAA TFMSC data, business aviation activity at KGHW is concentrated in the winter months of November through January.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month December, 5 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Glenwood Municipal averages 3.9 days above 90°F in July, 31.0 freeze days in January and 4.4 snow days in December. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 82.9°F, and January the coldest, at 22.6°F.
Weather station is 5.1 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Glenwood Municipal has published operating constraints in three categories: runway notes, environmental and other notes.
Runway 05/23 is not plowed during winter months.
MIRL for Runway 15/33 is preset to low intensity. To increase intensity and activate the PAPI for Runway 15 and 33, use CTAF.
Runway 05/23 is marked with yellow cones.
An irrigation boom is present as an obstruction.
Deer are present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
Self-service fuel is available 24 hours with credit card.
A ground communication outlet (GCO) is available on frequency 121.725 through Minneapolis ARTCC and flight services.
For clearance delivery, if unable via GCO, contact Minneapolis ARTCC.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Glenwood Municipal has five airfields within 30 NM. The closest is Bakko Aviation, 9.87 NM south.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KGHW
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$600.00 catering order at KGHW.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is jet fuel available at KGHW?
Glenwood Municipal (KGHW) does not offer Jet A. The field stocks 100LL only, available self-service on a 24-hour basis with credit card according to airport data.
What runways does Glenwood Municipal Airport have?
Glenwood Municipal Airport has one paved runway, 15/33, at 4,500 by 75 feet with asphalt surface. A second runway, 05/23, is a 2,778-by-196-foot turf strip that is not plowed during winter months.
Is there customs clearance at KGHW?
KGHW has no onsite customs service. The nearest customs airport is located about 61.66 nautical miles away, so aircraft requiring clearance must plan to land there instead.