Wells Municipal Airport (Nevada)

Wells Municipal Airport Harriet Field
IATA: LWL – ICAO: KLWL – FAA LID: LWL
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°WCoordinates: 41°07′02″N 114°55′20″W / 41.11722°N 114.92222°W
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
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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

• List of airports in Nevada

References

1. FAA Airport Master Record for LWL (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.

External links

• "Diagram of Harriet Field (LWL)" (PDF). from Nevada DOT
• Aerial image as of June 1994 from USGS The National Map
• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for LWL
  • AirNav airport information for KLWL
  • ASN accident history for LWL
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KLWL