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16WA

Tightcliff Airport
Nine Mile Falls, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	16WA
Lat/Long:	47-50-41.0000N 117-41-37.0000W 47-50.683333N 117-41.616667W 47.8447222,-117.6936111 (estimated)
Elevation:	1855 ft. / 565 m (estimated)
Variation:	18E (1995)
From city:	7 miles NW of NINE MILE FALLS, WA
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99026

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	06/2000
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SEATTLE CENTER
FSS:	SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at DEW (13 nm NE):	135.175 (509-276-2303)
WX ASOS at GEG (15 nm SE):	PHONE 509-742-2544
WX ASOS at SFF (18 nm SE):	120.55 (509-535-3290)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
GEGr337/17.0		SPOKANE VORTAC		115.50		14E
COEr258/35.4		COEUR D'ALENE VOR/DME		108.80		19E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
DEER PARK		220/13.0		365		16E		DPY	-.. .--. -.--

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions:

1515 x 40 ft. / 462 x 12 m

Surface:

dirt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

RY 06/24 WEIGHT BEARING CAPACITY LIMITED BY OWNER TO 5,000 LBS SINGLE WHEEL GEAR.

RUNWAY 6

RUNWAY 24

Traffic pattern:

left

right

Obstructions:

35 ft. tree, 95 ft. from runway

75 ft. tree, 35 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	CHARLES & SHEILA KUBROCK 20612 N CALHOUN LN NINE MILE FALLS, WA 99026 Phone (509) 342-7883
Manager:	BRAD KUBROCK 20612 N CALHOUN LN NINE MILE FALLS, WA 99026 Phone (509) 342-7883

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC SPOKANE APCH AT 509-742-2522

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 16WA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDEW - Deer Park Airport (13 nm NE)
KSKA - Fairchild Air Force Base (14 nm S)
KGEG - Spokane International Airport (15 nm SE)
KSFF - Felts Field Airport (18 nm SE)
KCOE - Coeur d'Alene Airport - Pappy Boyington Field (35 nm E)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 07-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:46	12:46
Sunrise	06:18	13:18
Sunset	19:28	02:28
Evening civil twilight	20:00	03:00

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Apr-2026 01:17:18
Local (UTC-7)	07-Apr-2026 18:17:18

METAR

KDEW 13nm NE	080053Z AUTO 27006KT 10SM CLR 14/M09 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP128 T01441089
KSKA 14nm S	080055Z AUTO 29009KT 10SM CLR 15/M08 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP126 T01471080 $
KGEG 15nm SE	080053Z 30011KT 10SM FEW040 FEW220 14/M11 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP131 T01441106
KSFF 18nm SE	080053Z 31003G19KT 10SM CLR 16/M10 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP127 T01561100 $

TAF

KSKA 14nm S	071900Z 0719/0901 33012G18KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2989INS BECMG 0802/0803 VRB06KT 9999 FEW250 QNH2993INS BECMG 0819/0820 26009KT 9999 FEW250 QNH3001INS TX15/0723Z TN01/0813Z
KGEG 15nm SE	071727Z 0718/0818 35014G24KT P6SM FEW080 FEW200 FM072100 33013KT P6SM SKC FM080100 29009KT P6SM SKC FM080600 10005KT P6SM FEW230
KSFF 18nm SE	071832Z 0719/0818 32010G18KT P6SM FEW080 FEW200 FM072100 33009KT P6SM SKC FM080100 29009KT P6SM SKC FM080600 10005KT P6SM FEW230

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