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, used for general aviation and air taxi.

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 with an average 89 per day: 93% general aviation, 6% air taxi and <1% military. 56 aircraft were 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]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for LWC 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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