Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport
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"Lewiston Municipal Airport" redirects here. Not to be confused with Lewistown Municipal Airport or Lewiston Airport.
Auburn-Lewiston Airport (IATA: LEW, ICAO: KLEW, FAA LID: LEW) is a public airport in Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. It opened in 1935.[1] It is five miles southwest of the cities of Auburn and Lewiston,[2] which jointly own and operate the airport.[1]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Cities of Auburn and Lewinston | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Auburn and Lewiston, Maine, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 288 ft / 88 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 44°02′55″N 070°17′01″W | ||||||||||||||
Website | www.FlyToMaine.com | ||||||||||||||
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The airport is not served by any commercial airline, but is served by several charter airlines. The airport was the site of the Bar Harbor Airlines Flight 1808 accident, which killed Samantha Smith, who gained global notoriety following her correspondence with Soviet leader Yuri Andropov during the Cold War.