Lawrence Regional
LWC · KLWC · Lawrence, Kansas · Douglas County · map
Lawrence Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Lawrence, 3 miles north of Lawrence, Kansas, 833 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 15/33, is 5,701 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KLWC · observed 3:52 pm CDT (20:52 UTC), 28 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southwest (220°) at 11 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 83°F (28°C), dew point 56°F (13°C)
- Altimeter 29.93 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KLWC 062052Z AUTO 22011KT 10SM CLR 28/13 A2993 RMK AO1 SLP130 T02830133 56024
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LWC · ICAO KLWC
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Lawrence
- Elevation
- 833 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 5,701 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 01/19 | 3,901 × 75 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 15: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 33: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 49 ft high 2,462 ft from the end
- Runway 01: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 19: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Lwc and automated weather (ASOS) | 121.225 | |
| Topeka and center (remote transmitter) Low | 123.8 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 785-749-1309.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Lawrence from the FAA register
58 aircraft are registered to owners in Lawrence, Kansas: 43 piston singles, 7 business jets, 3 turboprops, 3 piston twins, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Kansas.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 13 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Pilots conducting efvs operations; be aware led als in use runway 33.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 33; runway end identifier lights runway 01, 15, and 19; PAPI runway 01, 19, 15 and 33; medium-intensity runway lights runway 01/19 and 15/33 - the common traffic frequency.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.