Skip to content

Atlas / Airports / KLWS

Airport · ICAO · US

Class D

Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport

ID KLWS FAA LWS Elev 1,442 ft Lat 46° 22.47' N Lon 117° 0.90' W Zulu …

Live conditions at KLWS

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Decode in METAR tool → TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

FAA Airport Diagram · KLWS

Open APD in new tab ↗

Official FAA Airport Diagram (APD), current dTPP cycle — embedded from aeronav.faa.gov. Use the Open in new tab link above for full-screen / printing.

Your browser can't preview the FAA Airport Diagram inline. Open it in a new tab ↗

Runways at KLWS

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,511 ft. Max gradient: 1.44% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 099° 6,511 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.10%
26 279° 6,511 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.10%
12 131° 5,003 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 1.44%
30 311° 5,003 ft 75 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 1.44%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

7 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ASOS ASOS 135.575
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 119.400
  • CTAF CTAF 119.400
  • CNTR SEATTLE CNTR 123.950
  • RDO BOISE RDO 122.350
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

📻 Live ATC audio

LiveATC.net hosts streaming + archived ATC audio. Their site routes deep-links through their search page, so we link there.

Open KLWS on LiveATC ↗

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KLWS, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

5 matched · 55 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 26; REIL Rwy 08; PAPI Rwy 12 and Rwy 30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (5)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Wildlife on and invof arpt.

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 08–26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · communications · operational

    RWY 08–26: H6511X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–120, D–250, 2S–175, 2D–55…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 26: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · communications · operational

    RWY 26: MALSR. PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 51´. Tree. RWY 12–30: H…

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 26; REIL Rwy 08; PAPI Rwy 12 and Rwy 30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT MALSR Rwy 26; REIL Rwy 08; PAPI Rwy 12 and Rwy 30—CTAF

  • Airport attended 1330–0500Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1330–0500Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (55 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·64 IDAHO LANDMARK USFS (0U0) 1 SE UTC–7(–6DT) N44º38.53´ W115º32.00´ 6662 NOTAM FILE BOI RWY 16–34: 4000X100 (TURF–DIRT) 0.3% up S RWY 16: Trees.
  • ·No telephone avbl at arpt.
  • ·No line of sight between rwy ends.
  • ·Arpt located in high mountain valley surrounded by high terrain.
  • ·Rwy 16–34 first 800–1000 ft of Rwy 34 may be soft and soggy due to late snow melt til Jun of each year.
  • ·Rwy 16–34 edges marked with white rock markers.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: (208) 382-7400
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568.
  • ·LEADORE (U00) 0 S UTC–7(–6DT) N44º40.39´ W113º21.15´ 6029 NOTAM FILE BOI RWY 11–29: 3500X140 (GRVL–DIRT) RWY LGTS(NSTD) 0.5% up E RWY 11: Pole.
  • ·RWY 16–34: 2903X90 (TURF) 1.4% up S RWY 16: Pole.
  • ·LGT Rwy 11–29 lgts are inop indef.
  • ·Agricultural irrigation equipment +15 ft may be located within 50 ft of Rwy end 34.
  • ·First 2300 ft of Rwy 11 is grvl, rest is dirt.
  • ·Rwy 16–34 rwy sfc has improved and has a fair condition.
  • ·Rwy 11–29; 16–34; rwys now mkd by w cement boundary markers; +3 ft sagebrush adj to all rwy edges.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 208-940-2171
  • ·CTAF 122.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568.
  • ·RWY 30: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 45´.
  • ·RWY 08: TORA–6511 TODA–6511 ASDA–6511 LDA–6511 RWY 12: TORA–5003 TODA–5003 ASDA–4750 LDA–4750 RWY 26: TORA–6511 TODA–6511 ASDA–6511 LDA–6511 RWY 30: TORA–5003 TODA–5003 ASDA–5003 LDA–4750
  • ·Rwy 12 PAPI unusbl byd 3.5 NM.
  • ·CLSD to unsked acr opns with more than 30 psgr seats excp PPR call amgr 208–790–1050.
  • ·Frequent no radio AG acft activity invof arpt.
  • ·LWS apn E hngr ramp clsd to acrs exc GA and acft wingspan less than 58 ft.
  • ·TPA—Heavy and turbine powered acft 3002(1560) all others 2502(1060).
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 208-748-9132
  • ·ASOS 135.575 (208) 285–3657.
  • ·CTAF 119.4 UNICOM 122.95 RCO 122.3 (BOISE RADIO) ®SEATTLE CENTER APP/DEP CON 123.95 TOWER 119.4 (1400–0600Z‡) GND CON 121.9 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Seattle ARTCC at 253-351-3694.
  • ·CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE GREAT FALLS GREAT FALLS SEATTLE H–1C, L–13B IAP, AD NW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026 IDAHO 65 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
  • ·CLASS D svc 1400–0600Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·NEZ PERCE (VL) (L) VORW/DME 114.45 MQG Chan 91(Y) N46º22.89´ W116º52.17´ 246º 6.1 NM to fld. 1734/20E.

+ 25 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · LWS

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KLWS — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KLWS

36 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

18

since 1982

Fatal

3

16.7% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

6

≈ 0.6/yr

See ranking across all airports → · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 72,052 ops in 1993

2024 total

34,805

10-yr total

295,090

2024 mix

AC/AT 12% · GA 88% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

20.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

3.39

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=6

  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Loss of control 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=36

  • Other 23
  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Stall / spin 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2014-05-24 FDR601 LLC ZODIAC 601XL · Other · day →
2013-07-23 Hughes 269B · Other · VMC · day →
2023-03-11 Cessna 172L · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2021-07-24 SIAI-MARCHETTI SM-1019B · CFIT · VMC · day →
2021-05-05 Cessna 172N · CFIT · day →
2018-08-08 Cessna T337 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2018-05-29 Cessna P210N · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2017-10-26 Stinson 108 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2012-09-04 Piper PA-22-108 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2007-02-23 Piper PA-12 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2006-04-26 Ely Kitfox III · Other · VMC · day →
2005-01-21 Piper PA-20 · Weather · VMC · day →
2002-05-27 Piper PA-18-135 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2000-02-11 Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
1994-11-07 Cessna 172 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · dusk →
1991-09-22 Piper PA-28R-200 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1990-09-09 Cessna 172M · Other · VMC · day →
1981-03-03 Cessna 172G · Other →
1979-10-02 Cessna 182C · Other →
1979-07-03 Grumman G-164A · Other →
1976-12-20 Cessna 170B · Other →
1976-07-30 Cessna 188 · Other →
1976-06-29 Cessna 188B · Other →
1974-11-28 Cessna 182 · Other →
1972-01-15 Cessna 140 · Other →
1970-10-03 Luscombe 8F · Other →
1970-05-22 Bensen B-8M · Other →
1970-02-25 Cessna 190 · Other →
1969-10-10 Piper PA-28 · Other →
1969-05-06 Stearman A75 · Other →
1968-11-23 Cessna 182 · Other →
1967-06-18 Piper PA-16 · Other →
1965-05-22 Cessna 172 · Other →
1964-06-20 Navion NAV4 · Other →
1964-05-27 Cessna 172 · Other →
1964-01-31 Piper PA18 · Other →

Designees in ID

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KLWS — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

855

Flight Instructors

A&P

1,821

Mechanics

AME

42

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

3

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DPRE

2

Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)

DAR-F

3

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DER-Y

5

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

5

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

16

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

Schools

25

Flight Schools

FBO

37

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

15

Flying Clubs

Repair

2

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

7

EAA Chapters

DPEs near KLWS

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Allan Dale Fisher College Place WA 61 nm
Julian Pridmore-Brown La Grande OR 77 nm
Jared Ryan Testa Spokane Valley WA 78 nm
David Lucio Valenti Spokane WA 79 nm
Jay Daniel Bigley Spokane WA 79 nm
Timothy Michael Lewis Spokane WA 79 nm
Kevin Walter Rothfus Hayden ID 84 nm
Douglas Glen Belcher Newman Lake WA 84 nm
Ryan Baer Missoula MT 127 nm
Timothy Franklin Mead Missoula MT 127 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KLWS

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Earl S Palmer Lewiston ID 1 nm
Francis Patrick Maresca Lewiston ID 1 nm
Bradley Michael Schumacher Lewiston ID 1 nm
Ronald Paul Frasier Lewiston ID 1 nm
James Richard Kopczynski Lewiston ID 1 nm
Nathan Lee Yoder Lewiston ID 1 nm
Kellen Grant Meyer Lewiston ID 1 nm
Colt Raymond Fridley Lewiston ID 1 nm
Drew Charles O'Harra Lewiston ID 1 nm
Robert Alan Cline Clarkston WA 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KLWS

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Larmie Delmar Davis Lewiston ID 1 nm
Ricky Duane Gage Lewiston ID 1 nm
Earl S Palmer Lewiston ID 1 nm
James Richard Kopczynski Lewiston ID 1 nm
Kent Blair Simmons Lewiston ID 1 nm
Keith Allan White Lewiston ID 1 nm
Jedidiah Joseph Palmer Lewiston ID 1 nm
William Robert Salzman Lewiston ID 1 nm
Colt Raymond Fridley Lewiston ID 1 nm
Drew Charles O'Harra Lewiston ID 1 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KLWS

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 84 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 125 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 135 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 146 nm
Skyline Aircraft Maintenance
Nampa, ID
 169 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 221 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 221 nm
Western Aircraft Propeller Service Inc.
Sandy, OR
 226 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 229 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 231 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.