Lewiston–Nez Perce County Airport ( IATA : LWS , 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 , 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.
31-398: 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. Dedicated in 1928, the airport began as a Chamber of Commerce project in 1931, and the original runway
62-890: A code sharing agreement on behalf of Alaska Airlines . SkyWest Airlines started service to Lewiston in June 1996 as Delta Connection but only for a year, and then returned with Delta Connection service in January 2005. 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 . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems ( NPIAS )
93-614: 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. According to the Official Airline Guide , two airlines were serving Lewiston in
124-418: A combined total of 27 flights every weekday operated by the two airlines into the airport at this time, all flown with propjet aircraft. The airport covers 865 acres (3.5 km) 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). In the year ending January 1, 2012,
155-587: A navigable waterway east of Portland . Agriculture is a major industry in the area and the port handles a lot of barge traffic carrying grains. The paper company Clearwater Paper Corporation transports wood chips and sawdust via barges for use at a Lewiston manufacturing plant. Due to its inland location on the Snake River , the port handles goods headed out to Portland- Vancouver , and inland to distributors upstream. The port's marina has accommodations for personal boats and yachts, many of which travel through
186-731: Is an inventory of U.S. aviation infrastructure assets. NPIAS was developed and now maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). It identifies existing and proposed airports that are significant to national air transportation in the U.S., and thus eligible to receive federal grants under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP). It also includes estimates of the amount of AIP money needed to fund infrastructure development projects that will bring these airports up to current design standards and add capacity to congested airports. The FAA
217-555: Is part of the Lewiston, ID-WA metropolitan area , and is located west of Lewiston, Idaho , across the Snake River . The population of Clarkston was 7,161 at the 2020 census . Walla Walla Community College opened a branch campus in Clarkston that serves the surrounding area. Clarkston's ZIP code , 99403, is the highest numerically in the contiguous United States . Clarkston was first settled in 1862 by Robert Bracken, and
248-496: Is required to provide Congress with a five-year estimate of AIP-eligible development every two years. The NPIAS contains all commercial service airports , all reliever airports , and selected general aviation airports. This aviation -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Clarkston, Washington Clarkston is a city in Asotin County, Washington , United States. It
279-1292: 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 . 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). The OAG lists
310-487: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.09 square miles (5.41 km ), of which 2.01 square miles (5.21 km ) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km ) is water. This region experiences hot and dry summers, with average monthly temperatures in the upper-80s to mid-90s, but some days reach 105 °F (41 °C). The official record high of 118 °F (48 °C)
341-434: 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. On September 17, 2021, a Boeing 737-800 owned by United Airlines tipped over at LWS when deboarding the aircraft. The reason of the incident was when a football game happened earlier in
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#1732801568588372-452: The airport. Adjacent to the west, Bryden Canyon municipal golf course was built in the early 1970s, and opened in March 1975. 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. 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
403-403: The average family size was 2.92. In the city, the age distribution of the population shows 25.7% under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 20.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.3 males. The median income for a household in
434-403: The city was $ 25,907, and the median income for a family was $ 32,093. Males had a median income of $ 31,434 versus $ 20,654 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 14,673. About 15.5% of families and 20.6% of the population were below the poverty line , including 27.6% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over. The Port of Clarkston is home to one of the largest cranes on
465-448: The city. The population density was 3,805.4 inhabitants per square mile (1,469.3/km ). There were 3,414 housing units at an average density of 1,770.7 units per square mile (683.7 units/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 94.43% White , 0.34% African American , 1.61% Native American , 0.65% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.79% from other races , and 2.15% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.56% of
496-558: The mid-1970s, a regional airport for the Quad Cities (Lewiston– Clarkston , Moscow – Pullman ) was explored, but the city council of Lewiston withdrew its support of the study in October 1974. The Pullman–Moscow airport is about 25 miles (40 km) north. 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
527-520: The nearby Hells Canyon . There are four public elementary schools in Clarkston: Parkway Elementary School, Grantham Elementary School, Heights Elementary School, and Highland Elementary School which serves grades K-6. In addition, there is one middle school, Lincoln Middle School which serves grades 7–8. Clarkston also has one 4 year high-school teaching grade 9–12, Charles Francis Adams High School . The school has
558-407: The population. There were 3,120 households, out of which 29.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.1% were married couples living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.6% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and
589-442: The population. There were 3,226 households, of which 28.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.1% were married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 45.9% were non-families. 38.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
620-666: 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). The OAG lists
651-620: The two cities. The expedition passed westbound through the area by canoe in 1805 on October 10; neither Lewis nor Clark ever visited the Clarkston side of the river. Eastbound, they returned to the area in early May 1806 . Clarkston is in the Lewis-Clark Valley, at the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater rivers. Immediately across the Snake River from Clarkston is the city of Lewiston, Idaho . According to
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#1732801568588682-465: The week. When you are de boarding, they go from front to back, so, that means that when they were deboarding, the plane had weight on the back of the aircraft, leaving it only on the main gears and the part of the fuselage from the tail area. The 737 did not have the tail-stand open on the back of the aircraft. Horizon Air served Lewiston from March 1983 to August 2018 with scheduled passenger flights initially as an independent air carrier and later via
713-433: Was 2.20 and the average family size was 2.88. The median age in the city was 37.7 years. 22.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 10.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.1% were from 25 to 44; 25.2% were from 45 to 64; and 16.9% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.4% male and 52.6% female. As of the 2000 census , there were 7,337 people, 3,120 households, and 1,790 families living in
744-407: Was 3,596.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,388.6/km ). There were 3,411 housing units at an average density of 1,697.0 units per square mile (655.2 units/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 92.1% White , 0.7% African American , 2.1% Native American , 0.7% Asian , 0.1% Pacific Islander , 1.2% from other races , and 3.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.0% of
775-462: 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 , which then subsequently cut back its jet service in Idaho and elsewhere in the western U.S. According to its August 1, 1982 system timetable, Republic
806-970: Was in September 1982, and the airline ended its southern Idaho and eastern Washington service the following April. Cascade, based in Spokane , served Lewiston from 1973, until it ceased operations in 1986. 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 . The short-lived Gem State Airlines of Coeur d'Alene served Lewiston for eleven months, until November 1979. Mountain West Airlines of Boise served Lewiston for less than three months before folding in early March 1981. Big Sky Airlines of Billings briefly served Lewiston in 1979. All three commuter air carriers operated turboprop aircraft into
837-457: Was officially incorporated on August 14, 1902. Before becoming an official town, the area was known by various names, including Jawbone Flats, Lewiston, and Concord (after Concord, Massachusetts ). The name Clarkston is a reference to William Clark , of the Lewis and Clark Expedition fame. Directly east across the Snake River is Lewiston, named for Meriwether Lewis and the larger and older of
868-488: 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. Republic's final flight to Lewiston
899-617: Was paved in 1942. Jet service arrived in October 1969 after the completion of the 6,500-foot (1,980 m) runway 8/26. The air traffic control tower, southeast of the terminal, was commissioned in September 1974. Zimmerly Air Transport began scheduled service in 1944 at Lewiston, flying intrastate routes in Cessna Airmasters , and then became Empire Airlines in 1946, and moved to Boeing 247 prop aircraft. Two years later it changed to larger Douglas DC-3 prop aircraft, and
930-541: Was set in August 2018. The unofficial record high, set in June 2021, was 122.9 degrees Fahrenheit (50.5 degrees Celsius). According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Clarkston has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate , abbreviated "Csb" on climate maps. As of the 2010 census , there were 7,229 people, 3,226 households, and 1,744 families living in the city. The population density
961-519: Was then acquired by Seattle 's West Coast Airlines in 1952. 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 , and was soon renamed Hughes Airwest . Early jet service