AirportsLewiston Nez Perce County Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Lewiston, in Idaho, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is LWS.
Key facts
- IATA code
- LWS
- ICAO code
- KLWS
- City
- Lewiston
- State or region
- Idaho
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 46.3745° N, 117.0150° W
- Elevation
- 440 m (1,442 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,985 m (6,511 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, LWS means Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KLWS. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 46.3745° N, 117.0150° W. It stands 440 metres (1,442 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Spokane, about 146 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Los Angeles, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,985 metres (6,511 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 390.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 1,985 m 6,511 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12/30 | 1,525 m 5,003 ft | 23 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pullman-Moscow Regional AirportPullman | PUW | 41 km |
| Walla Walla Regional AirportWalla Walla | ALW | 103 km |
| Spokane International AirportSpokane | GEG | 144 km |
| Eastern Oregon Regional Airport at PendletonPendleton | PDT | 160 km |
| Tri Cities AirportPasco | PSC | 162 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,563 km | 14 h 25 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,668 km | 15 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,014 km | 15 h 00 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,564 km | 9 h 35 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,500 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,387 km | 2 h 10 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 13,369 km | 16 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 8,115 km | 10 h 15 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,785 km | 15 h 55 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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