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Wells Municipal Airport (Nevada)

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Airport type
  
Public

Elevation AMSL
  
5,769 ft / 1,758 m

5,508
  
1,679

Address
  
Wells, NV 89835, USA

Serves
  
Wells

Owner
  
City of Wells

8/26
  
5,508

1,679
  
Asphalt

Elevation
  
1,759 m

Wells Municipal Airport (Nevada)

Wells Municipal Airport (IATA: LWL, ICAO: KLWL, FAA LID: LWL) (Harriet Field) is two miles northeast of Wells, in Elko County, Nevada. 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.

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.

References

Wells Municipal Airport (Nevada) Wikipedia