FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | LWS |
| Lat/Long: | 46-22-28.2000N / 117-00-55.4000W 46-22.470000N / 117-00.923333W 46.3745000 / -117.0153889 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1442 ft. / 440 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 15E (2010) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of LEWISTON, ID |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 83501 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1944 |
| Sectional chart: | SEATTLE |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
| FSS: | BOISE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LWS (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0530-2100 |
| Pattern altitude: | TPA HVY AND TURBINE PWRD ACFT 1560 FT AGL ALL OTHERS 1060 FT AGL. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RY 26; REIL RYS 08 & 12 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | CLSD TO UNSKED ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS 0700-1700 EXCP PPR CALL AMGR 208-746-7962 OTHER TIMES CALL STATION NO 4 208-743-0172. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 119.4 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX ASOS: | 135.575 (208-746-4185) |
| LEWISTON GROUND: | 121.9 [0600-2200] |
| LEWISTON TOWER: | 119.4 318.8 [0600-2200] |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY SEATTLE ARTCC ON FREQS 123.95/282.3 (COTTONWOOD RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MQGr246/6.1 | | NEZ PERCE VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 20E |
| PUWr134/19.9 | | PULLMAN VOR/DME | | 109.00 | | 20E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 6511 x 150 ft. / 1985 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 150.0 | | Double wheel: | 180.0 | | Double tandem: | 400.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 46-22.425675N | | 46-22.261768N |
| Longitude: | 117-01.654698W | | 117-00.125345W |
| Elevation: | 1427.1 ft. | | 1433.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 083 magnetic, 098 true | | 263 magnetic, 278 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | none | | 185 ft. tree, 6500 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear |
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 5002 x 100 ft. / 1525 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 70.0 | | Double wheel: | 94.0 | | Double tandem: | 150.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 46-22.907383N | | 46-22.360817N |
| Longitude: | 117-01.412163W | | 117-00.523495W |
| Elevation: | 1369.9 ft. | | 1441.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.4% | | 1.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 116 magnetic, 131 true | | 296 magnetic, 311 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 33 ft. ant, lighted, 500 ft. from runway, 18:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF LEWISTON/NEZ PERCE COUNTY LEWISTON-NEZ PERCE COUNTY AIRPORT, 406 BURRELL AVE., SUITE 301 LEWISTON, ID 83501 Phone 208-746-7962 |
| Manager: | ROBIN TURNER LEWISTON-NEZ PERCE COUNTY AIRPORT, 406 BURRELL AVE., SUITE 301 LEWISTON, ID 83501 Phone 208-746-7962 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 144 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 117 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 14 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 87/day * | | 46% | transient general aviation | | 28% | local general aviation | | 18% | air taxi | | 8% | commercial | | 1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 25 March 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | FREQUENT NO RADIO AGRICULTURAL ACFT ACTIVITY IN VICINITY OF ARPT. |
| E94 | LAWRS |
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 between 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPUW - Pullman/Moscow Regional Airport (22 nm N)
S80 - Idaho County Airport (45 nm SE)
KALW - Walla Walla Regional Airport (55 nm W)
KLGD - La Grande/Union County Airport (77 nm SW)
KGEG - Spokane International Airport (78 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Joe Dubner
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 14:30 |
| Sunrise | | 07:02 | | 15:02 |
| Sunset | | 17:03 | | 01:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:35 | | 01:35 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 00:07:27 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 09-Feb-2010 16:07:27 |
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| METAR |
| KLWS | 092356Z 33003KT 10SM OVC070 07/00 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP165 T00720000 10078 20039 56009
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| TAF |
| KLWS | 092328Z 1000/1024 11003KT P6SM BKN070 FM102100 17008KT P6SM SCT070 OVC150
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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