Airports / Minnesota / MVE
Montevideo Chippewa County Airport
KMVE / MVEMontevideo, MinnesotaELEV 1,034 FT
Google rating
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
37 nm
To the nearest alternate
Redwood Falls Municipal Airport (RWF).
Overview
Montevideo Chippewa County Airport, listed as KMVE / MVE, is a general aviation field in Montevideo, Minnesota. The airport sits 1,034 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into MVE for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Redwood Falls Municipal Airport (RWF, 37 nm), Chandler Field (AXN, 55 nm), and Watertown Regional Airport (ATY, 61 nm).
Charter pricing from MVE depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Montevideo.
Field capability
ICAO
KMVE
IATA
MVE
FAA / Local
MVE
Elevation
1,034 ft
Coordinates
44.9691° N · 95.7103° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs MN fields
state range 656–1,799 ft
At 1,034 ft, MVE sits lower than 72% of the 43 Minnesota fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 37nmRWFRedwood Falls Municipal AirportRedwood Falls
- 55nmAXNChandler FieldAlexandria
- 61nmATYWatertown Regional AirportWatertown
- 78nmSTCSaint Cloud Regional AirportSaint Cloud
- 94nmFSDSioux Falls Regional AirportSioux Falls
- 106nmMSPMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain FieldMinneapolis
Location
Open the full mapKMVE · Montevideo Chippewa County Airport · Montevideo, MN