Airports / Rhode Island / WST
Westerly State Airport
KWST / WSTWesterly, Rhode IslandELEV 81 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
11 nm
To the nearest alternate
Groton New London Airport (GON) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Westerly State Airport, listed as KWST / WST, is a mid-sized airport in Westerly, Rhode Island. The airport sits 81 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into WST for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Groton New London Airport (GON, 11 nm), Block Island State Airport (BID, 15 nm), and Montauk Airport (MTP, 17 nm).
Charter pricing from WST depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Westerly.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“In addition to New England Airlines flights, there is a banner towing service, 100 LL and jet A fuel.”
Thomas Brielmann5★ on Google
Easy in & out
2/5 reviews“Block Island is only 12 minutes away.”
Thomas Brielmann5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Westerly State Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KWST
IATA
WST
FAA / Local
WST
Elevation
81 ft
Coordinates
41.3496° N · 71.8034° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs RI fields
state range 18–441 ft
At 81 ft, WST sits lower than 50% of the 6 Rhode Island fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 11nmGONGroton New London AirportGroton
- 15nmBIDBlock Island State AirportBlock Island
- 17nmMTPMontauk AirportMontauk
- 23nmNCOQuonset State AirportNorth Kingstown
- 26nmNPTNewport State AirportNewport
- 28nmPVDRhode Island T. F. Green International AirportProvidence/Warwick
Location
Open the full mapKWST · Westerly State Airport · Westerly, RI
From the ramp
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