Morgantown Municipal / Walter L Bill Hart Field (KMGW), West Virginia
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Morgantown Municipal / Walter L Bill Hart Field, identified by ICAO code KMGW, serves the Morgantown, West Virginia area with a single paved runway and a towered airfield roughly 68 nautical miles from the nearest metro center. Business aviation accounts for the large majority of the field's annual operations, and the airport maintains extended daily attendance hours that cover early morning through late evening across the week.
Runways
Morgantown Municipal / Walter L Bill Hart Field has one paved runway, 18/36, 5,199 ft long and 150 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Morgantown Municipal / Walter L Bill Hart Field has Jet A, Jet A+ and 100LL available on the field. The airport has an operating control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Morgantown Municipal / Walter L Bill Hart Field does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Pittsburgh International (KPIT), 53 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Morgantown Municipal / Walter L Bill Hart Field recorded 3,887 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in September and October. Business aviation traffic at KMGW is concentrated in the spring and fall months, with October and September posting the highest monthly operation counts of the year.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month October, 419 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Morgantown Municipal / Walter L Bill Hart Field averages 5.4 days above 90°F in July and 23.4 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 84.4°F, and January the coldest, at 40.1°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Morgantown Municipal / Walter L Bill Hart Field has published operating constraints in five categories: access, runway notes, environmental, pavement strength and other notes.
For clearance delivery, contact Clarksburg Approach; when Approach is closed, contact Cleveland ARTCC.
When the control tower is closed, pilots activate the MALSR on Runway 18, the REIL and VASI on Runway 36, and the high intensity runway lighting on Runway 18/36, along with taxiway lights, using the common traffic advisory frequency.
Deer and birds are present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
PCR VALUE: 340/F/C/W/T
FBO hours are Monday through Friday 0500 to 0000 and Saturday through Sunday 0500 to 2300, with a 24-hour phone line available.
Be alert for the possibility of turbulence in the vicinity of power plant stacks 3.6 miles north of the airfield during cold weather.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Morgantown Municipal / Walter L Bill Hart Field has five airfields within 28 NM. The closest is Dawson Aaf, 16.44 NM southeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KMGW
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Frequently asked questions
What runway does KMGW offer for business aircraft?
KMGW has one paved runway, Runway 18/36, measuring 5,199 feet long and 150 feet wide with an asphalt surface. This is the airport's longest paved surface, listed at 5,199 feet in field data. The runway carries a PCR value of 340/F / C/W / T for pavement loading reference. Operators should plan around this single-runway configuration when scheduling arrivals and departures at Morgantown Municipal / Walter L Bill Hart Field.
Is fuel available at Morgantown Municipal / Walter L Bill Hart Field?
Morgantown Municipal / Walter L Bill Hart Field stocks 100LL, Jet A, and Jet A+ fuel grades. The field is towered and operates on an attendance schedule of 0500 to 0000 Monday through Friday and 0500 to 2300 on weekends. Business aviation operators flying into KMGW can expect fuel service aligned with these attendance hours. Aircraft arriving outside the posted hours should coordinate in advance given the schedule's defined start and end times.
How does KMGW handle lighting when the tower is closed?
When the control tower at KMGW is closed, pilots activate airfield lighting themselves using the common traffic advisory frequency. This activates the MALSR approach lighting system on Runway 18, the REIL and VASI systems on Runway 36, high intensity runway lighting on Runway 18/36, and taxiway lights. This pilot-controlled lighting arrangement lets aircraft operate at Morgantown Municipal / Walter L Bill Hart Field outside staffed tower hours. Crews should be familiar with CTAF-based lighting activation before a night arrival.</answer>
Where does an operator find customs clearance near KMGW?
Morgantown Municipal / Walter L Bill Hart Field does not have customs service onsite. The nearest customs airport is KPIT, located approximately 52.92 nautical miles away. Operators arriving from international origins need to route their customs clearance through KPIT rather than at Morgantown itself. This distance should factor into fuel and routing planning for any flight requiring customs processing near KMGW.
What wildlife or environmental hazards are reported at KMGW?
Morgantown Municipal / Walter L Bill Hart Field reports deer and birds on and in the vicinity of the airport, a hazard relevant to both approach and ground operations. Separately, the field notes a possibility of turbulence in the vicinity of power plant stacks located 3.6 miles north of the airfield, particularly during cold weather. Both hazards are documented in the airport's general remarks. Pilots operating at KMGW, especially during winter months, should factor both wildlife activity and stack-induced turbulence into their approach planning.