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Lewiston–Nez Perce County Airport

October 31, 2023

Lewiston–Nez Perce County Airport (IATA: LWS[2], ICAO: KLWS, FAA LID: LWS) is a public airport in the northwest United States, in north central Idaho. Owned by the city of Lewiston and Nez Perce County,[1] it is in an elevated area of the city two miles (3 km) south of downtown, approximately 700 vertical feet (210 m) above the Snake and Clearwater rivers.

Lewiston–Nez Perce County Airport
Terminal in March 2006
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Lewiston &
Nez Perce County, Idaho, U.S.
ServesLewiston-Clarkston metropolitan area
Elevation AMSL1,442 ft / 440 m
Coordinates46°22′28″N 117°00′55″W / 46.37444°N 117.01528°W / 46.37444; -117.01528
Map
LWS
Location in Idaho
LWS
Location in the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8/26 6,511 1,985 Asphalt
12/30 5,002 1,525 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Aircraft operations28,751
Based aircraft145

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport. Federal Aviation Administration records indicate the airport had 64,379 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 62,210 in 2009, and 61,737 in 2010.

History edit

Dedicated in 1928,[3] the airport began as a Chamber of Commerce project in 1931,[4] and the original runway was paved in 1942.[5] Jet service arrived in October 1969 after the completion of the 6,500-foot (1,980 m) runway 8/26.[6][7][8][9] The air traffic control tower, southeast of the terminal, was commissioned in September 1974.[10]

Zimmerly Air Transport began scheduled service in 1944 at Lewiston,[11][12] flying intrastate routes in Cessna Airmasters, and then became Empire Airlines in 1946,[13] and moved to Boeing 247 prop aircraft. Two years later it changed to larger Douglas DC-3 prop aircraft, and was then acquired by Seattle's West Coast Airlines in 1952.[14][15][16]

Lewiston was served by West Coast's Fairchild F-27 turboprops in the 1960s. West Coast then merged with Bonanza Air Lines and Pacific Air Lines to form Air West in 1968; the San Francisco-based airline was subsequently acquired by Howard Hughes in April 1970,[17][18][19] and was soon renamed Hughes Airwest.

Early jet service was flown by Hughes Airwest Douglas DC-9-10s and McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30s and later by Cascade Airways BAC One-Elevens, supplemented with turboprop aircraft operated by both airlines. Hughes Airwest merged into Republic Airlines in October 1980,[16] which then subsequently cut back its jet service in Idaho and elsewhere in the western U.S.[20] According to its August 1, 1982 system timetable, Republic was operating just two daily departures from the airport, both with Douglas DC-9-10 jets, with nonstop service to Spokane (GEG) with this flight continuing on direct to Seattle (SEA) as well as nonstop service to Boise (BOI) with this flight operating direct no change of plane service to Twin Falls, ID (TWF), Salt Lake City (SLC) and Burbank, CA (BUR) in the Los Angeles area.[21] Republic's final flight to Lewiston was in September 1982,[22][23] and the airline ended its southern Idaho and eastern Washington service the following April.[24] Cascade, based in Spokane, served Lewiston from 1973,[25][26] until it ceased operations in 1986.[27][28] According to the Official Airline Guide (OAG), Cascade was operating international service of a sorts into the airport in early 1985 with a direct flight once a week from Calgary via an intermediate stop in Spokane.[29]

The short-lived Gem State Airlines of Coeur d'Alene served Lewiston for eleven months, until November 1979.[30][31] Mountain West Airlines of Boise served Lewiston for less than three months before folding in early March 1981.[32][33][34][35] Big Sky Airlines of Billings briefly served Lewiston in 1979.[36] All three commuter air carriers operated turboprop aircraft into the airport.

Adjacent to the west, Bryden Canyon municipal golf course was built in the early 1970s,[37][38] and opened in March 1975.[39] Just west of runway 8/26 is the private Lewiston Country Club, which moved to the site in 1974 with a new 18-hole course.[40][41] Its previous nine-hole course of 1927, nearby to the north and west of Bryden Canyon, was closed and later developed into residential housing.

In the mid-1970s, a regional airport for the Quad Cities (Lewiston–Clarkston, Moscow–Pullman) was explored,[42] but the city council of Lewiston withdrew its support of the study in October 1974.[43][44] The Pullman–Moscow airport is about 25 miles (40 km) north.

Airline service in 1975 edit

According to the Official Airline Guide (OAG), the only airline serving Lewiston in the spring of 1975 was Hughes Airwest with four daily jet flights, three operated with the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30 and one operated with the smaller Douglas DC-9-10, with nonstop service from Boise (BOI) and Spokane (GEG), one stop service from Salt Lake City (SLC), Seattle (SEA) and Twin Falls, ID (TWF), and direct no change of plane service from the John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Orange County, CA as well as direct from Phoenix (PHX) and Tucson (TUS) in Arizona.[45]

Airline service in 1985 edit

The Official Airline Guide lists two airlines serving Lewiston in early 1985 including Cascade Airways operating British Aircraft Corporation BAC One-Eleven jets and Beechcraft 1900C turboprops with nonstop service from Boise (BOI), Pasco, WA (PSC), Pullman, WA (PUW), Seattle (SEA), Spokane (GEG) Walla Walla, WA (ALW) and Yakima (YKM), and Horizon Air operating as an independent air carrier with nonstop Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner turboprop service from Boise (BOI) Pasco (PSC), Pullman (PUW), Seattle (SEA) and Spokane (GEG).[46] The OAG lists a combined total of 20 flights every weekday operated by the two airlines into the airport at this time primarily flown with small commuter propjet aircraft. In addition, the OAG lists only one Cascade Airways BAC One-Eleven jet flight a day into the airport at this time which was a direct one stop service from Seattle via an intermediate stop in Pasco.[47]

Airline service in 1995 edit

According to the Official Airline Guide, two airlines were serving Lewiston in the spring of 1995 including Empire Airlines (which was based in Coeur d'Alene, ID at the time and is currently based in Hayden, ID) with this commuter air carrier operating Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner turboprops on nonstop flights from Boise (BOI) and Coeur d'Alene (COE), and Horizon Air operating code sharing service on behalf of Alaska Airlines with de Havilland Canada DHC-8 Dash 8 and Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner turboprops with nonstop flights from Boise (BOI), Portland, OR (PDX), Pullman (PUW) and Seattle (SEA).[48] The OAG lists a combined total of 27 flights every weekday operated by the two airlines into the airport at this time, all flown with propjet aircraft.

Facilities edit

The airport covers 865 acres (3.5 km2) at an elevation of 1,442 feet (440 m). It has two asphalt runways: 8/26 is 6,511 by 150 feet (1,985 m × 46 m) and 12/30 is 5,002 by 100 feet (1,525 m × 30 m).[1]

In the year ending January 1, 2012, the airport had 35,425 aircraft operations, average 97 per day: 77% general aviation, 13% air taxi, 8% airline and 2% military. 145 aircraft were then based at the airport: 81% single-engine, 10% helicopter, 8% multi-engine, and 1% jet.[1]

Airlines and destinations edit

Passenger edit

Cargo edit

Horizon Air served Lewiston from March 1983 to August 2018 with scheduled passenger flights initially as an independent air carrier and later via a code sharing agreement on behalf of Alaska Airlines.[50][51][52] SkyWest Airlines started service to Lewiston in June 1996 as Delta Connection[53] but only for a year,[54] and then returned with Delta Connection service in January 2005.[55]

According to the Flight Aware website, SkyWest currently operates code sharing passenger service from the airport both as the Delta Connection with Embraer 175 regional jets on behalf of Delta Air Lines and also as United Express with Canadair CRJ-200 regional jets on behalf of United Airlines.[56]

Top destinations edit

Busiest routes from LWS
(November 2021 - October 2022)
Rank City Passengers Carrier
1 Salt Lake City, UT 29,000 Delta Connection
2 Denver, CO 13,000 United Express
Source:[57]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for LWS PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "IATA Airport Code Search (LWS: Lewiston / Nez Perce County Rgnl)". International Air Transport Association. from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2013.
  3. ^ "Dedicate airport for Lewiston-Clarkston". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 21, 1928. p. 1. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2015.
  4. ^ Harrell, Sylvia (March 6, 1983). "Evolution of an airport". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 35G. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "Lewiston airport nears completion". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). July 1, 1942. p. 3. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  6. ^ "Jet age reaches Lewiston". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). United Press International. October 27, 1969. p. 5. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  7. ^ Eline, Ed (October 27, 1969). "Lewiston dedicates runway, joins jet age". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 14. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  8. ^ "Federal grant for new airport runway marks end of long effort". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). January 17, 1969. p. 16. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  9. ^ "Runway work start slated by March 1". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). January 30, 1969. p. 12. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  10. ^ "Air traffic control tower had busy first year". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 9, 1975. p. 7A.
  11. ^ "Zimmerly start regular service to Boise Monday". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). June 9, 1944. p. 12.
  12. ^ "Zimmerly Air Transport". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (advertisement). June 20, 1944. p. 2.
  13. ^ "Airlines use second plane". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). May 21, 1946. p. 12.
  14. ^ Riddle, Arthur S. (September 28, 1952). "Empire notes 6th birthday with first of merger flights". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1.
  15. ^ "EAL changes flight time". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 2, 1951. p. 7.
  16. ^ a b "Herman is in, the Big Yellow Banana is out". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 30, 1980. p. 1B.
  17. ^ "Air West purchase almost completed". Ellensburg Daily Record. (Washington). UPI. April 2, 1970. p. 8.
  18. ^ "Hughes completes dealings for airline". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). UPI. April 3, 1970. p. 3A.
  19. ^ "Air West taken over by Hughes". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. April 4, 1970. p. 2.
  20. ^ "Republic to drop two Idaho flights". Tri-City Herald. Washington. August 11, 1982. p. A23.
  21. ^ Aug. 1, 1982 Republic Airlines system timetable, Lewiston/Clarkston (LWS) flight schedules
  22. ^ "Republic Airlines' Flight 25 ends Lewiston service". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 8, 1982. p. 1A.
  23. ^ "Republic: airline packs up, moves out". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). September 11, 1982. p. 2B. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  24. ^ "Boise workers shocked over Republic's pullout". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). February 3, 1983. p. 1. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  25. ^ Harrell, Sylvia (April 5, 1973). "Cascade Airways plans flights into Lewiston". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 20. from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  26. ^ "Cascade Airways begins making Lewiston stops". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). April 30, 1973. p. 10. from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  27. ^ Bartel, Frank (March 7, 1986). "Cascade halts flights to 10 cities in region". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. 1. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  28. ^ "Cascade bankruptcy trustee files suit against Horizon". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. September 20, 1986. p. 12A. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  29. ^ Feb. 15, 1985 Official Airline Guide (OAG), North American edition, Lewiston (LWS) flight schedules & OAG Flight Itineraries section, Cascade Airways flight 693 flight routing
  30. ^ Harrell, Sylvia (January 30, 1980). "Gem State Airlines? Oh, you mean Golden Gate". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  31. ^ "Gem State: Idaho refugee buys California airline". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). January 10, 1980. p. 9C. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  32. ^ "Boise-based airline may add Lewiston stops". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 31, 1980. p. 1B. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  33. ^ "Lewiston Councils OKs airline's office lease". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 26, 1980. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  34. ^ "New airline offers low get-acquainted rates". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). December 13, 1980. p. 1B. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  35. ^ "Budget cuts force airline to reorganize". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 10, 1981. p. 13. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  36. ^ "Remember Air Pacific?". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 6, 1983. p. 35G. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  37. ^ "Golf architect retained to design municipal course at Lewiston airport". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). February 3, 1971. p. 8. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  38. ^ "City will lay temporary line to irrigate new golf course". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). May 24, 1973. p. 11. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  39. ^ Alford, A.L., Jr. (March 5, 1975). "City course opening completes golf boom". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. B1. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  40. ^ Alford, A.L., Jr. (October 4, 1974). "Lewiston club has new course". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 13.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  41. ^ "Vet golfers help open Lewiston's new course". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). October 7, 1974. p. 11.
  42. ^ "Regional airport study cost trimmed slightly to $185,000". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). August 17, 1974. p. 16.
  43. ^ Campbell, Thomas W. (October 22, 1974). "It's official: Lewiston pulls out of airport study". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 12. from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
  44. ^ Roche, Kevin (August 7, 1975). "Palouse charges on with Phase 1 of airport study". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 16A.
  45. ^ April 15, 1975 Official Airline Guide (OAG), North American edition, Lewiston (LWS) flight schedules & April 15, 1975 OAG Flight Itineraries section, Hughes Airwest (RW) flight numbers 702, 720, 824 and 878
  46. ^ Feb. 15, 1985 Official Airline Guide (OAG), North American edition, Lewiston (LWS) flight schedules
  47. ^ Feb. 15, 1985 Official Airline Guide (OAG), North American edition, Flight Itineraries section, SEA-PSC-LWS flight routing for Cascade Airways (CZ) flight # 441
  48. ^ April 2, 1995 Official Airline Guide (OAG), North American edition, Lewiston (LWS) flight schedules
  49. ^ https://www.bigcountrynewsconnection.com/idaho/lewiston-airport-to-offer-flights-to-seattle-beginning-october-9/article_f026cb4e-387e-11ee-a99b-872e4d75277d.html
  50. ^ "Horizon to add region stops". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). February 5, 1983. p. 9. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  51. ^ "Horizon plans three flights to Quad Cities". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). February 5, 1983. p. 5B. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  52. ^ "Horizon begins operations at Lewiston, Pullman". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 16, 1983. p. 3B. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  53. ^ "SkyWest says it's found friendly skies over L-C Valley". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). August 31, 1996. p. 8A. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  54. ^ "Corrections". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). December 28, 1998. p. 5A. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  55. ^ "Delta cuts fares, changes price structure". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). January 5, 2005. p. 7A. from the original on November 23, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  56. ^ https://flightaware.com/live/airport/KLWS
  57. ^ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=LWS&Airport_Name=Lewiston 2015-02-15 at the Wayback Machine, ID: Lewiston Nez Perce County&carrier=FACTS

External links edit

  • Lewiston–Nez Perce County Airport
  • Aerial image as of July 1996 from USGS The National Map
  • FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective October 5, 2023
  • FAA Terminal Procedures for LWS, effective October 5, 2023
  • Resources for this airport:
    • AirNav airport information for KLWS
    • ASN accident history for LWS
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KLWS
    • FAA current LWS delay information

October 31, 2023
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Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport IATA LWS 2 ICAO KLWS FAA LID LWS is a public airport in the northwest United States in north central Idaho Owned by the city of Lewiston and Nez Perce County 1 it is in an elevated area of the city two miles 3 km south of downtown approximately 700 vertical feet 210 m above the Snake and Clearwater rivers Lewiston Nez Perce County AirportTerminal in March 2006IATA LWSICAO KLWSFAA LID LWSWMO 72783SummaryAirport typePublicOwnerCity of Lewiston amp Nez Perce County Idaho U S ServesLewiston Clarkston metropolitan areaElevation AMSL1 442 ft 440 mCoordinates46 22 28 N 117 00 55 W 46 37444 N 117 01528 W 46 37444 117 01528MapLWSLocation in IdahoShow map of IdahoLWSLocation in the United StatesShow map of the United StatesRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m8 26 6 511 1 985 Asphalt12 30 5 002 1 525 AsphaltStatistics 2018 Aircraft operations28 751Based aircraft145Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011 2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport Federal Aviation Administration records indicate the airport had 64 379 passenger boardings enplanements in calendar year 2008 62 210 in 2009 and 61 737 in 2010 Contents 1 History 1 1 Airline service in 1975 1 2 Airline service in 1985 1 3 Airline service in 1995 2 Facilities 3 Airlines and destinations 3 1 Passenger 3 2 Cargo 4 Top destinations 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editDedicated in 1928 3 the airport began as a Chamber of Commerce project in 1931 4 and the original runway was paved in 1942 5 Jet service arrived in October 1969 after the completion of the 6 500 foot 1 980 m runway 8 26 6 7 8 9 The air traffic control tower southeast of the terminal was commissioned in September 1974 10 Zimmerly Air Transport began scheduled service in 1944 at Lewiston 11 12 flying intrastate routes in Cessna Airmasters and then became Empire Airlines in 1946 13 and moved to Boeing 247 prop aircraft Two years later it changed to larger Douglas DC 3 prop aircraft and was then acquired by Seattle s West Coast Airlines in 1952 14 15 16 Lewiston was served by West Coast s Fairchild F 27 turboprops in the 1960s West Coast then merged with Bonanza Air Lines and Pacific Air Lines to form Air West in 1968 the San Francisco based airline was subsequently acquired by Howard Hughes in April 1970 17 18 19 and was soon renamed Hughes Airwest Early jet service was flown by Hughes Airwest Douglas DC 9 10s and McDonnell Douglas DC 9 30s and later by Cascade Airways BAC One Elevens supplemented with turboprop aircraft operated by both airlines Hughes Airwest merged into Republic Airlines in October 1980 16 which then subsequently cut back its jet service in Idaho and elsewhere in the western U S 20 According to its August 1 1982 system timetable Republic was operating just two daily departures from the airport both with Douglas DC 9 10 jets with nonstop service to Spokane GEG with this flight continuing on direct to Seattle SEA as well as nonstop service to Boise BOI with this flight operating direct no change of plane service to Twin Falls ID TWF Salt Lake City SLC and Burbank CA BUR in the Los Angeles area 21 Republic s final flight to Lewiston was in September 1982 22 23 and the airline ended its southern Idaho and eastern Washington service the following April 24 Cascade based in Spokane served Lewiston from 1973 25 26 until it ceased operations in 1986 27 28 According to the Official Airline Guide OAG Cascade was operating international service of a sorts into the airport in early 1985 with a direct flight once a week from Calgary via an intermediate stop in Spokane 29 The short lived Gem State Airlines of Coeur d Alene served Lewiston for eleven months until November 1979 30 31 Mountain West Airlines of Boise served Lewiston for less than three months before folding in early March 1981 32 33 34 35 Big Sky Airlines of Billings briefly served Lewiston in 1979 36 All three commuter air carriers operated turboprop aircraft into the airport Adjacent to the west Bryden Canyon municipal golf course was built in the early 1970s 37 38 and opened in March 1975 39 Just west of runway 8 26 is the private Lewiston Country Club which moved to the site in 1974 with a new 18 hole course 40 41 Its previous nine hole course of 1927 nearby to the north and west of Bryden Canyon was closed and later developed into residential housing In the mid 1970s a regional airport for the Quad Cities Lewiston Clarkston Moscow Pullman was explored 42 but the city council of Lewiston withdrew its support of the study in October 1974 43 44 The Pullman Moscow airport is about 25 miles 40 km north Airline service in 1975 edit According to the Official Airline Guide OAG the only airline serving Lewiston in the spring of 1975 was Hughes Airwest with four daily jet flights three operated with the McDonnell Douglas DC 9 30 and one operated with the smaller Douglas DC 9 10 with nonstop service from Boise BOI and Spokane GEG one stop service from Salt Lake City SLC Seattle SEA and Twin Falls ID TWF and direct no change of plane service from the John Wayne Airport SNA in Orange County CA as well as direct from Phoenix PHX and Tucson TUS in Arizona 45 Airline service in 1985 edit The Official Airline Guide lists two airlines serving Lewiston in early 1985 including Cascade Airways operating British Aircraft Corporation BAC One Eleven jets and Beechcraft 1900C turboprops with nonstop service from Boise BOI Pasco WA PSC Pullman WA PUW Seattle SEA Spokane GEG Walla Walla WA ALW and Yakima YKM and Horizon Air operating as an independent air carrier with nonstop Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner turboprop service from Boise BOI Pasco PSC Pullman PUW Seattle SEA and Spokane GEG 46 The OAG lists a combined total of 20 flights every weekday operated by the two airlines into the airport at this time primarily flown with small commuter propjet aircraft In addition the OAG lists only one Cascade Airways BAC One Eleven jet flight a day into the airport at this time which was a direct one stop service from Seattle via an intermediate stop in Pasco 47 Airline service in 1995 edit According to the Official Airline Guide two airlines were serving Lewiston in the spring of 1995 including Empire Airlines which was based in Coeur d Alene ID at the time and is currently based in Hayden ID with this commuter air carrier operating Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner turboprops on nonstop flights from Boise BOI and Coeur d Alene COE and Horizon Air operating code sharing service on behalf of Alaska Airlines with de Havilland Canada DHC 8 Dash 8 and Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner turboprops with nonstop flights from Boise BOI Portland OR PDX Pullman PUW and Seattle SEA 48 The OAG lists a combined total of 27 flights every weekday operated by the two airlines into the airport at this time all flown with propjet aircraft Facilities editThe airport covers 865 acres 3 5 km2 at an elevation of 1 442 feet 440 m It has two asphalt runways 8 26 is 6 511 by 150 feet 1 985 m 46 m and 12 30 is 5 002 by 100 feet 1 525 m 30 m 1 In the year ending January 1 2012 the airport had 35 425 aircraft operations average 97 per day 77 general aviation 13 air taxi 8 airline and 2 military 145 aircraft were then based at the airport 81 single engine 10 helicopter 8 multi engine and 1 jet 1 Airlines and destinations editPassenger edit This section needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources in this section Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message AirlinesDestinationsDelta ConnectionSalt Lake City Seattle Tacoma 49 United ExpressDenverDestinations map nbsp nbsp Lewiston nbsp Seattle Tacoma nbsp Salt Lake City nbsp Denverclass notpageimage Destinations from Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport Red Year round destination Green Seasonal destination Blue Future destinationCargo edit AirlinesDestinationsAmeriflightSeattle BoeingFedEx ExpressSpokaneWestern Air ExpressBoiseHorizon Air served Lewiston from March 1983 to August 2018 with scheduled passenger flights initially as an independent air carrier and later via a code sharing agreement on behalf of Alaska Airlines 50 51 52 SkyWest Airlines started service to Lewiston in June 1996 as Delta Connection 53 but only for a year 54 and then returned with Delta Connection service in January 2005 55 According to the Flight Aware website SkyWest currently operates code sharing passenger service from the airport both as the Delta Connection with Embraer 175 regional jets on behalf of Delta Air Lines and also as United Express with Canadair CRJ 200 regional jets on behalf of United Airlines 56 Top destinations editBusiest routes from LWS November 2021 October 2022 Rank City Passengers Carrier1 Salt Lake City UT 29 000 Delta Connection2 Denver CO 13 000 United ExpressSource 57 See also editList of airports in IdahoReferences edit a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for LWS PDF Federal Aviation Administration Effective November 15 2012 IATA Airport Code Search LWS Lewiston Nez Perce County Rgnl International Air Transport Association Archived from the original on December 26 2018 Retrieved July 17 2013 Dedicate airport for Lewiston Clarkston Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho October 21 1928 p 1 Archived from the original on November 23 2015 Retrieved September 14 2015 Harrell Sylvia March 6 1983 Evolution of an airport Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho p 35G Archived from the original on November 23 2015 Retrieved November 22 2015 Lewiston airport nears completion Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington July 1 1942 p 3 Archived from the original on November 23 2015 Retrieved November 22 2015 Jet age reaches Lewiston Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington United Press International October 27 1969 p 5 Archived from the original on November 23 2015 Retrieved November 22 2015 Eline Ed October 27 1969 Lewiston dedicates runway joins jet age Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho p 14 Archived from the original on November 23 2015 Retrieved November 22 2015 Federal grant for new airport runway marks end of long effort Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho January 17 1969 p 16 Archived from the original on November 23 2015 Retrieved November 22 2015 Runway work start slated by March 1 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho January 30 1969 p 12 Archived from the original on November 23 2015 Retrieved November 22 2015 Air traffic control tower had busy first year Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho October 9 1975 p 7A Zimmerly start regular service to Boise Monday Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho June 9 1944 p 12 Zimmerly Air Transport Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho advertisement June 20 1944 p 2 Airlines use second plane Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho May 21 1946 p 12 Riddle Arthur S September 28 1952 Empire notes 6th birthday with first of merger flights Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho p 1 EAL changes flight time Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho November 2 1951 p 7 a b Herman is in the Big Yellow Banana is out Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho September 30 1980 p 1B Air West purchase almost completed Ellensburg Daily Record Washington UPI April 2 1970 p 8 Hughes completes dealings for airline Eugene Register Guard Oregon UPI April 3 1970 p 3A Air West taken over by Hughes Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press April 4 1970 p 2 Republic to drop two Idaho flights Tri City Herald Washington August 11 1982 p A23 Aug 1 1982 Republic Airlines system timetable Lewiston Clarkston LWS flight schedules Republic Airlines Flight 25 ends Lewiston service Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho September 8 1982 p 1A Republic airline packs up moves out Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho September 11 1982 p 2B Archived from the original on November 23 2015 Retrieved November 22 2015 Boise workers shocked over Republic s pullout Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington February 3 1983 p 1 Archived from the original on November 23 2015 Retrieved November 22 2015 Harrell Sylvia April 5 1973 Cascade Airways plans flights into Lewiston Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho p 20 Archived from the original on November 1 2020 Retrieved June 2 2020 Cascade Airways begins making Lewiston stops Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho April 30 1973 p 10 Archived from the original on November 1 2020 Retrieved June 2 2020 Bartel Frank March 7 1986 Cascade halts flights to 10 cities in region Spokane Chronicle Washington p 1 Archived from the original on November 23 2015 Retrieved November 22 2015 Cascade bankruptcy trustee files suit against Horizon Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press September 20 1986 p 12A Archived from the original on November 23 2015 Retrieved November 22 2015 Feb 15 1985 Official Airline Guide OAG North American edition Lewiston LWS flight schedules amp OAG Flight Itineraries section Cascade Airways flight 693 flight routing Harrell Sylvia January 30 1980 Gem State Airlines Oh you mean Golden Gate Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho p 1C Archived from the original on November 23 2015 Retrieved November 22 2015 Gem State Idaho refugee buys California airline Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho January 10 1980 p 9C Archived from the original on November 23 2015 Retrieved November 22 2015 Boise based airline may add Lewiston stops Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho October 31 1980 p 1B Archived from the original on November 23 2015 Retrieved November 22 2015 Lewiston Councils OKs airline s office lease Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington November 26 1980 Archived from the original on November 23 2015 Retrieved November 22 2015 New airline offers low get acquainted rates Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho December 13 1980 p 1B Archived from the original on November 23 2015 Retrieved November 22 2015 Budget cuts force airline to reorganize Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington March 10 1981 p 13 Archived from the original on November 23 2015 Retrieved November 22 2015 Remember Air Pacific Lewiston 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