Wells Muni/Harriet Field
LWL · KLWL · Wells, Nevada · Elko County · map
Wells Muni/Harriet Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Wells, 2 miles northeast of Wells, Nevada, 5,769 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 5,508 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 5 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 6,725 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Wells Muni/Harriet Field?
Its FAA code is LWL, and its ICAO code is KLWL.
Where is Wells Muni/Harriet Field?
It is 2 miles northeast of Wells, Nevada, 5,769 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Wells Muni/Harriet Field?
The longest of its 2 runways, 09/27, is 5,508 feet long.
Does Wells Muni/Harriet Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Wells Muni/Harriet Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Wells Muni/Harriet Field?
1 pilot examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Wells Muni/Harriet Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LWL · ICAO KLWL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Wells
- Elevation
- 5,769 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Salt Lake City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1947
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 5,508 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 01/19 | 2,681 × 140 ft | Dirt-grvl, fair |
- Runway 09: right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 01: right-hand traffic pattern, building 30 ft high 600 ft from the end
- Runway 19: hill 11 ft high 300 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - the common traffic frequency. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- air ambulance
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Elko Regional (43 nm southwest), Wendover Airport (47 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Nevada · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Fone available located at hngr.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - the common traffic frequency.
- Center 75 feet stressed for 25000 pounds sngl wheel; remainder of 150 feet width is 11500 pounds sngl wheel.
- Small vegetation present on runway surface; larger weeds alg right runway edge WI the rsa. Vegetation WL be clrd durg nxt maintenance cycle.
- Runway 01/19 no line of sight between runway ends.
- Mtns north and south quads.
- Ultralight actvty on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Firefighting aircraft act on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Use ctn drg takeoff and lnd - wind circulations and thermals in the area.
- Segmented circ traffic pattern arms are scattered and do not reflect right traffic where dsgnd.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 5 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 6,725, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 1,500 |
| general aviation, travelling | 3,620 |
| general aviation, local | 1,355 |
| military | 250 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Wells from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in Wells, Nevada: 10 piston singles. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Nevada.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes.
- Anthony Lee Tisdale private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Elko Regional Airport (KEKO) · Elko, NV (43 nm) · (775) 217-6281 · [email protected]
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 6 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Wells 10 aircraft · 10 piston singles
- Wells Propane INC 5 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Nevada 1,294 since 1982 · 223 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 2 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Nevada 51 landing places
- Nevada 4,583 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/LWL.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 30, 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.