Lawrence Municipal Airport (Kansas)
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| Lawrence Municipal Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: LWC – ICAO: KLWC – FAA: LWC | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Lawrence | ||
| Serves | Lawrence, Kansas | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 833 ft / 254 m | ||
| Coordinates | 39°00′40″N 095°12′59″W / 39.01111°N 95.21639°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 15/33 | 5,700 | 1,737 | Asphalt |
| 1/19 | 3,901 | 1,189 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2008) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 32,700 | ||
| Based aircraft | 56 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Lawrence Municipal Airport (IATA: LWC, ICAO: KLWC, FAA LID: LWC) is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Lawrence, a city in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.[1]
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Lawrence Municipal Airport covers an area of 486 acres (197 ha) at an elevation of 833 feet (254 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 15/33 is 5,700 by 100 feet (1,737 x 30 m) with an asphalt surface and 1/19 is 3,901 by 75 feet (1,189 x 23 m) with a concrete surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending September 30, 2008, the airport had 32,700 aircraft operations, an average of 89 per day: 93% general aviation, 6% air taxi and <1% military. At that time there were 56 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine, 5% multi-engine, 2% jet and 2% helicopter.[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Aerial photo from USGS The National Map via TerraServer-USA, 16 February 2002
- FAA Terminal Procedures for LWC, effective 2 July 2009
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KLWC
- ASN accident history for LWC
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KLWC

