Lewiston/Nez Perce County
LWS · KLWS · Lewiston, Idaho · Nez Perce County · map
Lewiston/Nez Perce County is a public-use airport owned by the City of Lewiston/Nez Perce County, 2 miles south of Lewiston, Idaho, 1,442 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 08/26, is 6,511 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 145 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 34,805 takeoffs and landings a year. About 52,851 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Lewiston/Nez Perce County?
Its FAA code is LWS, and its ICAO code is KLWS.
Where is Lewiston/Nez Perce County?
It is 2 miles south of Lewiston, Idaho, 1,442 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Lewiston/Nez Perce County?
The longest of its 2 runways, 08/26, is 6,511 feet long.
Does Lewiston/Nez Perce County have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Lewiston/Nez Perce County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Lewiston/Nez Perce County?
Airline flights go to 7 airports, the busiest of them Salt Lake City International, Seattle-Tacoma International, Lewiston/Nez Perce County, Portland International, Laughlin/Bullhead International. Every route
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Lewiston/Nez Perce County?
4 aviation medical examiners 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 Lewiston/Nez Perce County…
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LWS · ICAO KLWS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Lewiston/Nez Perce County
- Elevation
- 1,442 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 5:30 am to 9:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1944
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 6,511 × 150 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 12/30 | 5,003 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 08: VASI, four boxes on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 26: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 185 ft high 6,500 ft from the end
- Runway 12: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, 4,750 ft available for landing
- Runway 30: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 253 ft, 4,750 ft available for landing, ant 33 ft high 500 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.4 | Lewiston |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Ground | 121.9 | Lewiston |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Lewiston |
| Cottonwood and center (remote transmitter) Low | 123.95 | Lewiston |
| Lws and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.575 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 208-285-3657.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas, 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, crop spraying, air ambulance, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Pullman/Moscow Regional (22 nm north), Idaho County (45 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 Idaho · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- (E94) lawrs
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 26; runway end identifier lights runway 08; PAPI runway 12 and runway 30 - the common traffic frequency.
- Pattern altitude hvy and turbine pwrd aircraft 1560 feet above ground level all others 1060 feet above ground level.
- PAPI unusable beyond 3.5 NM.
- Frequent no radio agricultural aircraft activity in vicinity of airport.
- Lws apn east hngr ramp closed to air carriers except general aviation and aircraft wingspan less than 58 feet.
- Air carrier operations restricted on taxiway D.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
- Looking…
Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
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.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 742 departures from LWS in those twelve months, carrying 35,304 passengers in 53,161 seats (66% filled), to 7 destinations on 4 airlines.
All 7 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 117 |
| multi-engine | 12 |
| jets | 2 |
| helicopters | 14 |
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 34,805, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 1,439 |
| air taxi and commuter | 2,659 |
| general aviation, travelling | 13,124 |
| general aviation, local | 17,514 |
| military | 69 |
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 Lewiston from the FAA register
129 aircraft are registered to owners in Lewiston, Idaho: 81 piston singles, 31 helicopters, 5 drones, 4 turboprops, 4 piston twins. 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 Idaho.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Lewiston:
- Hillcrest Aircraft Co Inc 10 aircraft on the certificate
- Lohman Helicopter LLC 4 aircraft on the certificate Lohman Helicopter LLC is a full-service utility and charter helicopter company operating in Idaho, California, Washington, and Utah.
- Valley Helicopter Service LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Lewiston:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 training center examiner.
All 5 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 18 since 1982, 2 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 Lewiston 129 aircraft · 81 piston singles, 31 helicopters, 5 drones
- Hillcrest Aircraft CO INC 8 aircraft in town
- Gustin Aviation INC 6 aircraft in town
- Hillcrest Aircraft CO 5 aircraft in town
- Lohman Helicopter LLC 4 aircraft in town
- Hillcrest Aircraft Co Inc 10 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Lohman Helicopter LLC 4 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Valley Helicopter Service LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Hillcrest Aircraft CO INC · repair station
- Salt Lake City International (SLC) 370 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) 361 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Alaska Airlines Inc.
- Lewiston/Nez Perce County (LWS) 4 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Portland International (PDX) 4 flights in twelve months · Alaska Airlines Inc., SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Laughlin/Bullhead International (IFP) 1 flights in twelve months · Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines
- Seattle Paine Field International (PAE) 1 flights in twelve months · Kenmore Air Harbor
- Tri-Cities (PSC) 1 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 18 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Idaho 1,535 since 1982 · 288 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Idaho 129 landing places
- Idaho 4,200 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/LWS.json.
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 26, 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.