KLWS · Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport

LEWISTON, IDAHO · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

1,442

Elevation ft

Runways

6,511

Longest ft · 08/26

46.37N

117.02W

Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport serves Lewiston, Idaho at 1,442 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08/26, at 6,511 by 150 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
08/26	6,511 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
12/30	5,003 × 75 ft	asphalt (good)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,442 ft is about 12°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 12°C)	1,442 ft	2,719 ft	2,262 ft	3,393 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,642 ft	2,953 ft	2,389 ft	3,583 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,842 ft	3,187 ft	2,515 ft	3,773 ft
35°C afternoon	4,188 ft	3,255 ft	2,552 ft	3,828 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (08/26, 6,511 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,828 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KLWS is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPUW Pullman-Moscow Regional Airport	22 nm N	7,100 ft
KGIC Idaho County Airport	45 nm SE	5,100 ft
KALW Walla Walla Regional Airport	55 nm W	6,527 ft
KJSY Joseph State Airport	62 nm S	5,202 ft
KLGD La Grande/Union County Airport	77 nm SW	6,261 ft
KGEG Spokane International Airport	78 nm N	11,002 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KLWS

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KLWS, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KLWS or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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