Wells Municipal Airport (Nevada)

Wells Municipal Airport
Harriet Field
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Wells
Serves Wells, Nevada
Elevation AMSL 5,769 ft / 1,758 m
Coordinates 41°07′02″N 114°55′20″W / 41.11722°N 114.92222°W / 41.11722; -114.92222Coordinates: 41°07′02″N 114°55′20″W / 41.11722°N 114.92222°W / 41.11722; -114.92222
Map
LWL
Location in Nevada
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 5,508 1,679 Asphalt
1/19 2,681 817 Gravel/Dirt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations 5,502
Based aircraft 10

Wells Municipal Airport (IATA: LWL, ICAO: KLWL, FAA LID: LWL) (Harriet Field) is two miles northeast of Wells, in Elko County, Nevada.[1] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.

Facilities

The airport covers 708 acres (287 ha) at an elevation of 5,769 feet (1,758 m). It has two runways: 8/26 is 5,508 by 75 feet (1,679 x 23 m) asphalt and 1/19 is 2,681 by 140 feet (817 x 43 m) gravel/dirt.[1]

In the year ending September 30, 2011 the airport had 5,502 aircraft operations, average 15 per day: 99.9% general aviation and <1% military. Ten aircraft were then based here: 80% single-engine and 20% ultralight.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for LWL (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  • "Diagram of Harriet Field (LWL)" (PDF). from Nevada DOT
  • Aerial image as of June 1994 from USGS The National Map
  • Resources for this airport:
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