Airports / Nevada / LWL
Wells Municipal Airport/Harriet Field
KLWL / LWLWells, NevadaELEV 5,772 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
43 nm
To the nearest alternate
Elko Regional Airport (EKO) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Wells, Nevada, Wells Municipal Airport/Harriet Field (KLWL / LWL) operates as a general aviation field. The airport sits 5,772 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 LWL for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Elko Regional Airport (EKO, 43 nm), Wendover Airport (ENV, 47 nm), and Joslin Field Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF, 84 nm).
Charter pricing from LWL depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Wells.
Field capability
ICAO
KLWL
IATA
LWL
FAA / Local
LWL
Elevation
5,772 ft
Coordinates
41.1171° N · 114.9220° 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 NV fields
state range 1,870–6,259 ft
At 5,772 ft, LWL sits higher than 90% of the 30 Nevada fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 43nmEKOElko Regional AirportElko
- 47nmENVWendover AirportWendover
- 84nmTWFJoslin Field Magic Valley Regional AirportTwin Falls
- 100nmBYIBurley Municipal AirportBurley
- 109nmELYEly Airport Yelland FieldEly
- 123nmMUOMountain Home Air Force BaseMountain Home
Location
Open the full mapKLWL · Wells Municipal Airport/Harriet Field · Wells, NV
From the ramp
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