Airports / Maine / LEW
Auburn Lewiston Municipal Airport
KLEW / LEWAuburn/Lewiston, MaineELEV 288 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
18 nm
To the nearest alternate
Brunswick Executive Airport (NHZ) — 3 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Auburn Lewiston Municipal Airport (KLEW / LEW) sits in Auburn/Lewiston, Maine, where it functions as a general aviation field. Field elevation is 288 feet above sea level. Free of scheduled airline operations, it serves business aviation, charter flights, and local general aviation.
While no charter operators list LEW as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Brunswick Executive Airport (NHZ, 18 nm), Portland International Jetport (PWM, 24 nm), and Augusta State Airport (AUG, 27 nm).
Trip costs from LEW are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. You may also see the field referenced as NAAF Lewiston. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from LEW to plan your flight.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
3/5 reviews“So far it has been an amazing facility.”
Tyler Theriault5★ on Google
Staff & service
2/5 reviews“The friendliest staff and managers.”
Chad Bishop5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Auburn Lewiston Municipal Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KLEW
IATA
LEW
FAA / Local
LEW
Elevation
288 ft
Coordinates
44.0485° N · 70.2835° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs ME fields
state range 56–988 ft
At 288 ft, LEW sits higher than 50% of the 20 Maine fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 18nmNHZBrunswick Executive AirportBrunswick
- 24nmPWMPortland International JetportPortland
- 27nmAUGAugusta State AirportAugusta
- 51nmRKDKnox County Regional AirportRockland
- 63nmPSMPortsmouth International Airport at PeasePortsmouth
- 73nmCONConcord Municipal AirportConcord
Location
Open the full mapKLEW · Auburn Lewiston Municipal Airport · Auburn/Lewiston, ME
From the ramp
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