Lawrence Regional Airport

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Lawrence Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Lawrence
Serves Lawrence, Kansas
Elevation  AMSL 833 ft / 254 m
Coordinates 39°00′40″N095°12′59″W / 39.01111°N 95.21639°W / 39.01111; -95.21639
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LWC
Location of airport in Kansas
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LWC
LWC (the United States)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
15/335,7001,737Asphalt
1/193,9011,189Concrete
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations32,700
Based aircraft56
Business Jets, parked on the ramp at LWC, Oct. 2022 Lwctraffic.jpg
Business Jets, parked on the ramp at LWC, Oct. 2022

Lawrence Regional 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.

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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 August 30, 2018 the airport had 23,000 aircraft operations with an average 63 per day: 93% general aviation, 6% air taxi and <1% military. 40 aircraft were based at the airport: 72.5% single-engine (29), 12.5% multi-engine (5), 7.5% jet (3) and 7.5% helicopter (3). [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]

In February 2023, the airport was selected to receive Kansas Airport Improvement Program (KAIP) funding of more than $1.3 million for airport master plan updates, apron rehabilitation – including design and construction – and a feasibility study for a runway expansion and extension to support 717 and 737 aircraft. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Form 5010 for LWC PDF , effective 2021-07-15.
  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.
  3. ↑ "City receives $1.3 million for Lawrence Regional Airport improvements". City of Lawrence, Kansas. Retrieved 24 May 2023.


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