Lewistown Municipal Airport
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IATA: LWT – ICAO: KLWT – FAA LID: LWT
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Lewistown & Fergus County | ||
| Serves | Lewistown, Montana | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,170 ft / 1,271 m | ||
| Coordinates | 47°02′57″N 109°28′00″W / 47.04917°N 109.4666667°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 7/25 | 6,100 | 1,859 | Asphalt |
| 2/20 | 5,600 | 1,707 | Asphalt |
| 12/30 | 4,102 | 1,250 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2009) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 15,972 | ||
| Based aircraft | 46 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Lewistown Municipal Airport (IATA: LWT, ICAO: KLWT, FAA LID: LWT) is a public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of the central business district of Lewistown, a city in Fergus County, Montana, United States. It is owned by the City of Lewistown and Fergus County.[1] This airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2] It is also designated to receive commercial service subsidized by the federal Essential Air Service (EAS) program.
Scheduled air service at Lewistown ended on March 8, 2008, when Big Sky Airlines (the designated EAS operator) ceased operation. Great Lakes Airlines has been given USDOT approval to take over EAS service between Lewistown and Denver, Colorado.[3]
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[edit] History
Lewiston Army Airfield was constructed during 1942 as one of four training facilities for B-17 Flying Fortress crew members and included a storage site for the top secret Norden Bombsight.
With construction complete, Lewistown was built as a satellite field for Great Falls Army Air Base. Squadrons were trained in the navigation of the B-17 in addition to receiving gunnery and bombing practice. Once their training was complete, the men were sent to the European front.
The airfield was in operation during a 12-month period between 1942 and 1943 and thereafter deactivated. The field was declared surplus in 1948 and has served the local community as a municipal airport ever since. [4]
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Lewistown Municipal Airport covers an area of 2,200 acres (890 ha) at an elevation of 4,170 feet (1,271 m) above mean sea level. It has three asphalt paved runways: 7/25 is 6,100 by 100 feet (1,859 x 30 m), 2/20 is 5,600 by 100 feet (1,707 x 30 m), and 12/30 is 4,102 by 60 feet (1,250 x 18 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2009, the airport had 15,972 aircraft operations, an average of 43 per day: 84% general aviation, 12% air taxi, and 4% military. At that time there were 46 aircraft based at this airport: 83% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, and 9% helicopter.[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Great Lakes Airlines | Billings, Denver, Havre [5] |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for LWT (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 3 (PDF, 1.28 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
- ^ "Great Lakes sets date for Sept. 3 in Sidney". Sidney Herald. July 8, 2008. http://www.sidneyherald.com/articles/2008/07/08/news/update/update95.txt. Retrieved July 11, 2008.
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency. - ^ "Time Table". Great Lakes Airlines. 20 August 2010. http://www.flygreatlakes.com/time_table/doc_files/time_table.pdf. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
This article incorporates [edit] External links
- Lewistown Municipal Airport, official website
- FAA Terminal Procedures for LWT, effective 12 January 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KLWT
- ASN accident history for LWT
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
