FAA facility Airport

OWENSBORO/DAVIESS COUNTY RGNL

OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY FAA OWB ICAO KOWB Open to the public

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Runways

2 records · drawn to relative scale

06/24 5,000 × 100 ft · Asphalt / concrete (fair) · Medium-intensity edge lights

06 24

Runway-end details

Runway 06/24 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
06	52°	—	PAPI · 2-light · left side	—	—	TORA 5,000 · TODA 5,000 · ASDA 5,000 · LDA 5,000
24	232°	—	PAPI · 2-light · left side	—	—	TORA 5,000 · TODA 5,000 · ASDA 5,000 · LDA 5,000

18/36 8,000 × 150 ft · Concrete (good) · High-intensity edge lights

18 36

Runway-end details

Runway 18/36 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
18	178°	—	PAPI · 4-light · left side	—	—	TORA 8,000 · TODA 8,000 · ASDA 8,000 · LDA 8,000
36	358°	ILS	PAPI · 4-light · left side	MALSR Medium-intensity ALS with runway alignment lights	—	TORA 8,000 · TODA 8,000 · ASDA 8,000 · LDA 8,000

Communications

16 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
OWB VOR/DME	108.65/23Y	—
OWB AWOS-3PT	119.025	—
CTAF	120.7	—
LCL/P	120.7	0600-2200
VFR ADZY	120.7	0600-2200
EMERG	121.5	0600-2200
GND/P	121.7	0600-2200
OWENSBORO RCO	122.1R	—
UNICOM	122.95	—
APCH/P DEP/P	124.025	—
EVANSVILLE RCAG	128.3	—
EMERG	243.0	0600-2200

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LCL/P	251.15	0600-2200
VFR ADZY	251.15	0600-2200
APCH/P DEP/P	290.9	—
EVANSVILLE RCAG	291.625	—

Instrument landing systems

NASR ILS_BASE records

Instrument landing system records
Runway end	System	Category	Frequency	Status
36	ILS	I	111.5	Operational ifr (1972-12-14)

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

OWENSBORO/DAVIESS COUNTY RGNL Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 KOWB

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: OWB / KOWB
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1949-12
Part 139: Class I · ARFF index B I B
Fuel: 100LL JET A
Repair: Airframe: Major
Powerplant: Major
Tower: FAA control tower

Location

City: OWENSBORO, KY
County: Daviess
FAA region: Southern region
Coordinates: 37.73883, -87.16683
Elevation: 407.3 ft (3RD PARTY SURVEY)

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Weather stations

OWB Commissioned 2006-02-02 AWOS-3PT

Wildlife strikes

28Reported strikes

4With damage

0Injuries

Latest matched event: 2025-09-25. Safety-event data, separate from NASR infrastructure facts.

2012 2026

Wildlife strikes by year for OWENSBORO/DAVIESS COUNTY RGNL
Year	Strikes	Damaging
2012	0	0
2013	2	0
2014	0	0
2015	1	0
2016	0	0
2017	3	0
2018	1	0
2019	0	0
2020	1	0
2021	2	0
2022	2	0
2023	0	0
2024	1	0
2025	2	0
2026	0	0

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.