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16WA

Tightcliff Airport
Nine Mile Falls, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 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 -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving 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 14-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:36	13:36
Sunrise	07:07	14:07
Sunset	18:53	01:53
Evening civil twilight	19:24	02:24

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	14-Mar-2026 17:22:16
Local (UTC-7)	14-Mar-2026 10:22:16

METAR

KDEW 13nm NE	141653Z AUTO 30006KT 10SM CLR 01/M03 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP149 T00061028
KSKA 14nm S	141655Z 29011KT 10SM CLR M02/M04 A2991 RMK AO2A SLP152 T10181042 $
KGEG 15nm SE	141653Z 28011KT 10SM FEW008 FEW070 M01/M04 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP151 I1000 T10111039
KSFF 18nm SE	141653Z 28006KT 10SM CLR 01/M02 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP150 T00111022

TAF

KSKA 14nm S	141100Z 1411/1517 28006KT 3200 BR OVC002 620026 QNH2972INS BECMG 1416/1418 28015G25KT 9999 NSW FEW030 SCT200 QNH2989INS BECMG 1501/1502 29009KT 9999 SCT060 SCT200 QNH3015INS BECMG 1515/1516 16009KT 9999 BKN050 OVC100 620509 QNH3040INS TX01/1422Z TNM07/1511Z
KGEG 15nm SE	141132Z 1412/1512 35003KT 2SM BR OVC003 PROB30 1412/1415 1SM -SN BR FM141500 29015G23KT P6SM FEW004 FM150200 29009KT P6SM FEW110
KSFF 18nm SE	141132Z 1412/1512 VRB03KT 3SM BR SCT005 OVC030 PROB30 1412/1415 2SM -SN BR OVC009 FM141500 29012G21KT P6SM FEW004 FM150200 29009KT P6SM FEW110

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