FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | LWC |
Lat/Long: | 39-00-40.0000N 095-12-59.3000W 39-00.666667N 095-12.988333W 39.0111111,-95.2164722 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 833.2 ft. / 254.0 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 04E (2005) |
From city: | 3 miles N of LAWRENCE, KS |
Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 66044 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 04/1940 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | LWC (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | 0800-2000 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MALSR RWY 33; REIL RWY 01, 15, & 19; PAPI RWY 01, 19, 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 01/19 & 15/33 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
WX ASOS: | 121.225 (785-749-1309) |
WX ASOS at IXD (19 nm SE): | 135.325 (913-780-6987) |
WX ASOS at TOP (19 nm W): | 121.275 (785-274-8258) |
- RADAR COVERAGE DOWN TO 600'.
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC (ZKC) ON FREQS 123.8/343.7 (TOPEKA RCAG).
- A/G COMMUNICATIONS FOR DEPARTURE CTL AVAILABLE ABOVE 500'.
- CD PRVDD BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQ 121.825.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
TOPr111/17.2 | | TOPEKA VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 05E |
MCIr229/27.7 | | KANSAS CITY VORTAC | | 113.25 | | 05E |
NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
NEWBN | | 329/6.5 | | 338 | | 04E | | JZ | .--- --.. |
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 100LL:AFT HRS FUEL CTC - 785-865-6500. |
Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
Airframe service: | MAJOR |
Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
Dimensions: | 5701 x 100 ft. / 1738 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 16 /F/C/Y/U | Single wheel: | 40.0 | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
Latitude: | 39-01.119550N | | 39-00.279397N |
Longitude: | 095-13.205390W | | 095-12.667735W |
Elevation: | 831.5 ft. | | 827.1 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 149 magnetic, 153 true | | 329 magnetic, 333 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
Obstructions: | none | | 49 ft. trees, 2462 ft. from runway, 531 ft. left of centerline, 46:1 slope to clear |
Runway 1/19
Dimensions: | 3901 x 75 ft. / 1189 x 23 m |
Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | PCN 4 /R/D/Y/U | Single wheel: | 12.5 | Double wheel: | 15.6 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
Latitude: | 39-00.316850N | | 39-00.923782N |
Longitude: | 095-13.198060W | | 095-12.927475W |
Elevation: | 832.5 ft. | | 831.1 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 015 magnetic, 019 true | | 195 magnetic, 199 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | CITY OF LAWRENCE 6 E 6TH ST., PO BOX 708 LAWRENCE, KS 66044 Phone 785-832-3467 |
Manager: | SCOTT WAGNER 6 EAST 6TH STREET LAWRENCE, KS 66044 Phone 785-832-3467 AFT HRS APRT MGR CTC - 785-813-5765 |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
ILS OR LOC RWY 33 **CHANGED** | |
download (249KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 15 **CHANGED** | |
download (228KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 **CHANGED** | |
download (273KB) |
VOR/DME-A **CHANGED** | |
download (187KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (140KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (351KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KIXD - New Century AirCenter Airport (19 nm SE)
KTOP - Philip Billard Municipal Airport (19 nm W)
KFOE - Topeka Regional Airport (21 nm W)
KOJC - Johnson County Executive Airport (24 nm SE)
KFLV - Sherman Army Airfield (26 nm NE)
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Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 15-Sep-2013
looking east.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 24-Jun-2025
| | Local (UTC-5) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:25 | | 10:25 |
Sunrise | | 05:57 | | 10:57 |
Sunset | | 20:49 | | 01:49 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:22 | | 02:22 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jun-2025 17:47:39 |
Local (UTC-5) | 24-Jun-2025 12:47:39 |
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METAR |
KLWC | 241652Z AUTO 23007G17KT 9SM BKN035 BKN065 31/23 A3016 RMK AO1 SLP205 T03060228
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KIXD 19nm SE | 241653Z 22009KT 10SM FEW036 32/22 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP208 T03170222 $
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KTOP 20nm W | 241653Z 19009G14KT 10SM FEW031 31/23 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP201 T03060228
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TAF |
KIXD 19nm SE | 241136Z 2412/2512 19007KT P6SM SKC FM241800 21012KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040 FM250900 17006KT P6SM SCT040
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KTOP 20nm W | 241121Z 2412/2512 VRB03KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS SCT045CB FM241500 19008KT P6SM BKN060
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KFOE 21nm W | 241121Z 2412/2512 VRB04KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS BKN040CB FM241500 18008KT P6SM SCT050
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NOTAMs |
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