Wright Army Airfield

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Wright Army Airfield (Fort Stewart)
IATA: LIY – ICAO: KLHW – FAA: LHW
Summary
Airport type		Military
Owner/Operator		United States Army
Location		Fort Stewart (near Hinesville, Georgia)
Elevation AMSL		45 ft / 14 m
Coordinates		31°53′21″N, 081°33′44″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
6L/24R	5,010	1,527	Asphalt
6R/24L	2,605	794	Asphalt
15L/33R	5,000	1,524	Asphalt
15R/33L	2,518	767	Asphalt
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Wright Army Airfield (IATA: LIY, ICAO: KLHW, FAA LID: LHW) is a military airport located at Fort Stewart, near the city of Hinesville in Liberty County, Georgia, United States.^[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Wright Army Airfield is assigned LHW by the FAA and LIY by the IATA (which assigned LHW to Lanzhou, Gansu, China). The airport's ICAO identifier is KLHW. ^{[2] [3]}

[edit] Facilities

Wright Army Airfield has four runways:

• Runway 6L/24R: 5,010 x 100 ft. (1,527 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
• Runway 6R/24L: 2,605 x 100 ft. (794 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt
• Runway 15L/33R: 5,000 x 150 ft. (1,524 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt
• Runway 15R/33L: 2,518 x 100 ft. (767 x 30 m), Surface: Asphalt

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} FAA Airport Master Record for LHW (Form 5010 PDF), retrieved 03/15/2007
2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: LIY / KLHW - Fort Stewart, Georgia (Wright AAF)
3. ^ Great Circle Mapper: LHW - Lanzhou, Gansu, China

[edit] External links

• Wright Army Airfield at WikiMapia
• Resources for this U.S. military airport:
  • AirNav airport information for KLHW
  • ASN accident history for LIY
  • NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for KLHW