KLWS — Lewiston/Nez Perce County
Lewiston, ID · field elevation 1,442 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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KLWS current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KLWS 252256Z 03009KT 10SM -RA FEW049 BKN075 OVC090 15/10 A2994 RMK AO2 RAB45 SLP134 P0000 T01500100
- Wind
- from 030° at 9 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 7,500 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 15 °C / dewpoint 10 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.94 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,757 ft · pressure altitude 1,422 ft
- Observed
- 62 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 030° at 9 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 08 | 3 kt head | 8 kt from the left |
| 30 | 2 kt head | 9 kt from the right |
| 12 | 2 kt tail | 9 kt from the left |
| 26 | 3 kt tail | 8 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest 5 nm. Last image 11 min ago.
View them, and the last six hours — in the EFB →
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 34,000–34,000 ft.
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Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KLWS 252320Z 2600/2624 VRB03KT P6SM FEW080 FM260500 23006KT P6SM FEW060 FEW100 FM261000 16004KT P6SM SCT250
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 46.37450, -117.01540
- Elevation
- 1,442 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1339Z / 0139Z
- Tower hours
- 0600-2200
- Magnetic variation
- 15°E (2010)
- Fuel
- 100,100LL,A
- Sectional
- Seattle
- County
- Nez Perce, ID
Airport diagram
Everything else KLWS publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 6,511 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
| 12/30 | 5,003 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- Tower 0600-2200
- 119.4
- Ground
- 121.9
- CTAF
- 119.4
- UNICOM
- 122.95
Published procedures
- 8 approaches — ILS, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 1 departure published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.