Lewiston–Nez Perce County Airport

Lewiston–Nez Perce County Airport
Terminal in March 2006
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Lewiston &
Nez Perce County, Idaho, U.S.
ServesLewiston-Clarkston metropolitan area
Elevation AMSL1,442 ft / 440 m
Coordinates46°22′28″N 117°00′55″W / 46.37444°N 117.01528°W / 46.37444; -117.01528
Map
LWS
Location in Idaho
LWS
Location in the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 6,511 1,985 Asphalt
12/30 5,002 1,525 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Aircraft operations28,751
Based aircraft145

Lewiston–Nez Perce County Airport (IATA: LWS, ICAO: KLWS, FAA LID: LWS) is a public airport in the northwest United States, in north-central Idaho. Owned by the city of Lewiston and Nez Perce County, it is in an elevated area of the city two miles (3 km) south of downtown, approximately 700 vertical feet (210 m) above the Snake and Clearwater rivers.

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport. Federal Aviation Administration records indicate the airport had 64,379 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 62,210 in 2009, and 61,737 in 2010.