Airports / Kansas / LWC
Lawrence Municipal Airport
KLWC / LWCLawrence, KansasELEV 833 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#14 / 37
Kansas airports by Google rating
4.7★ across 29 Google ratings — ranked against 37 rated KS fields.
19 nm
To the nearest alternate
Philip Billard Municipal Airport (TOP) — 5 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Lawrence Municipal Airport, listed as KLWC / LWC, is a general aviation field in Lawrence, Kansas. The airport sits 833 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into LWC for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Philip Billard Municipal Airport (TOP, 19 nm), Topeka Regional Airport (FOE, 21 nm), and Kansas City International Airport (MCI, 29 nm).
Charter pricing from LWC depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Lawrence.
What fliers highlight
FBO & ground handling
2/5 reviews“Was a good place until this guy decided to run out of fuel and crash his Cessna C501...The nerve of some people”
Drew Stuehmer5★ on Google
Staff & service
2/5 reviews“Back in April of 2010, I visited with my Cottonwood work group and supervisor and another staff, and it was my first time visiting!”
Kayla Rayton5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Lawrence Municipal Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KLWC
IATA
LWC
FAA / Local
LWC
Elevation
833 ft
Coordinates
39.0112° N · 95.2166° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs KS fields
state range 754–3,656 ft
At 833 ft, LWC sits lower than 89% of the 38 Kansas fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 19nmTOPPhilip Billard Municipal AirportTopeka
- 21nmFOETopeka Regional AirportTopeka
- 29nmMCIKansas City International AirportKansas City
- 30nmMKCCharles B. Wheeler Downtown AirportKansas City
- 48nmSTJRosecrans Memorial AirportSt Joseph
- 68nmMHKManhattan Regional AirportManhattan
Location
Open the full mapKLWC · Lawrence Municipal Airport · Lawrence, KS
From the ramp
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