Aviation View April 2023

84 AVIATION VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 3, ISSUE 1 800s, however commercial service is usually on an Embraer 175, a 76-seat jet to Salt Lake and United is still operating the CRJ 50-seat jet.” Situated on 865 acres at an elevation of 1,442 feet Lewiston Nez Perce has two asphalt runways: 8/26 is 6,511 by 150 feet and 12/30 is 5,002 by 75 feet. The airport is jointly owned by the City of Lewiston and Nez Perce County and administered by a local airport authority. Approximately 80 percent of its focus is on general aviation with 115 aircraft based out of the airport. Hangars, as well as other facilities, are a mixture of built infrastructure and ground leases. Hillcrest Aviation and Frontier Aviation Jet Center serve as FBOs for the airfield, offering a full range of services. Lewiston was voted one of the top 10 places to live for the outdoorsman as it boasts some of the nation’s finest hunting and fishing. Located