Lawrence Municipal
LWM · KLWM · Lawrence, Massachusetts · Essex County · map
Lawrence Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Lawrence, 2 miles east of Lawrence, Massachusetts, 148 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 05/23, is 5,001 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KLWM · observed 2:54 pm EDT (18:54 UTC), 61 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 13 knots, gusting to 23
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 59°F (15°C), dew point 32°F (0°C)
- Altimeter 29.98 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 KLWM 061854Z 29013G23KT 10SM CLR 15/00 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01500000
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 LWM · ICAO KLWM
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Lawrence
- Elevation
- 148 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 5,001 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 14/32 | 3,654 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 05: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the right
- Runway 23: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 13 ft high 650 ft from the end
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 80 ft, trees 7 ft high 300 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.25 | Lawrence |
| UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 126.75 | Lawrence |
| Clearance delivery · Ground | 124.3 | Lawrence |
| Clearance delivery When lwm tower closed | 126.15 | Lawrence |
| Approach and departure · Dreem and star · Zelka and star | 124.4 | Lawrence |
| Dreem and star | 119.0 | Lawrence |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 978-687-8017.
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
11 aircraft are registered to owners in Lawrence, Massachusetts: 7 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Massachusetts.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 29 since 1982, 4 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
- Estabd prior to 1959.
- Hill 5400 feet southeast and standpipe 7200 feet northeast; lighted.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 05, 23, 14 and 32; PAPI runway 05, 23 and 32; high-intensity runway lights runway 05/23; medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 - the common traffic frequency.
- Landing fee for aircraft registered to corporation only.
- Approach ratio 50:1 to dthr.
- Lighted stack 296 feet above sea level 1/2 MI northwest aer 23.
- Closed traffic pattern, initiate TURN-OUT at 700 feet above ground level.
- Use rsnbl efforts to mntn MANUFACTURER'S recommended best roc.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
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.