Lawrence Municipal Airport (Kansas)

Lawrence Municipal Airport (IATA: LWC, ICAO: KLWC, FAA LID: LWC) is an airport three miles north of Lawrence, in Douglas County, Kansas. It is used for general aviation.

Lawrence Municipal Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Lawrence
ServesLawrence, Kansas
Elevation AMSL833 ft / 254 m
Coordinates39°00′40″N 095°12′59″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
15/33 5,700 1,737 Asphalt
1/19 3,901 1,189 Concrete
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations32,700
Based aircraft56

Facilities

The airport covers 486 acres (197 ha) at an elevation of 833 feet (254 m). Runway 15/33 is 5,700 by 100 feet (1,737 x 30 m) asphalt and 1/19 is 3,901 by 75 feet (1,189 x 23 m) concrete.[1]

In the year ending September 30, 2008 the airport had 32,700 aircraft operations, average 89 per day: 93% general aviation, 6% air taxi and <1% military. 56 aircraft were then based at the airport: 91% single-engine, 5% multi-engine, 2% jet and 2% helicopter.[1]

In July 2019, the city of Lawrence granted permits to a $2.1 million construction project. The project, expected to be completed by the end of 2019, includes a 23,000 square foot hangar and an office space. It is designed in order to encourage more private charters out of the airport.[2]

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References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for LWC (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-07-02.
  2. Chad Lawhorn (July 21, 2019). "Town Talk - Multimillion-dollar airport project expected to make catching a charter out of Lawrence easier". Lawrence Journal-World. Archived from the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.


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