Lawrence Municipal Airport
Lawrence Municipal Airport (IATA: LWC, ICAO: KLWC, FAA LID: LWC) is an airport three miles north of Lawrence, in Douglas County, Kansas. It is used for general aviation. It was dedicated on October 14, 1929.[2] It has more than 120 flights every day.[2]
| Lawrence Municipal Airport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| IATA: LWC – ICAO: KLWC – FAA LID: 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] | |||
Facilities
The airport covers 486 acres (197 ha) at an elevation of 833 feet (254 m). Runway 15/33 is 5,700 by 100 feet (1,737 x 30 m) asphalt and 1/19 is 3,901 by 75 feet (1,189 x 23 m) concrete.[1]
In 2008, the airport had 32,700 aircraft operations, average 89 per day: 93% general aviation, 6% air taxi and <1% military. 56 aircraft were then based at the airport: 91% single-engine, 5% multi-engine, 2% jet and 2% helicopter.[1]
In July 2019, Lawrence allowed a $2.1 million construction project to begin. The project is supposed to be completed by the end of 2019. It will include a 23,000 square foot hangar and an office. It is designed in order to get more private planes to use the airport.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 FAA Airport Master Record for LWC (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-07-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Airport History". Lawrence, KS: City of Lawrence. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ↑ Chad Lawhorn (July 21, 2019). "Town Talk - Multimillion-dollar airport project expected to make catching a charter out of Lawrence easier". Lawrence Journal-World. Archived from the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
Other websites
- Aerial photo as of 16 February 2002 Archived 31 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for LWC, effective 15 December 2011
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for LWC
- AirNav airport information for KLWC
- ASN accident history for LWC
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures