FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 1S9 |
| Lat/Long: | 48-18-50.6890N / 117-44-36.2050W 48-18.844817N / 117-44.603417W 48.3140803 / -117.7433903 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2084 ft. / 635 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 20E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of CHEWELAH, WA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99109 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1979 |
| Sectional chart: | SEATTLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
| FSS: | SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SEA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF. PAPI RY 17 AND RY 35 OPER CONTINUOUSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| DEER PARK | | 313/24.4 | | 365 | | 16E | | DPY | -.. .--. -.-- |
| IONE | | 188/27.1 | | 379 | | 21E | | ION | .. --- -. |
| CANYON | | 323/40.0 | | 388 | | 20E | | CRK | -.-. .-. -.- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3446 x 48 ft. / 1050 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 48-19.124150N | | 48-18.565467N |
| Longitude: | 117-44.531783W | | 117-44.675067W |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 230 ft. | | 101 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Obstructions: | 11 ft. tree, 275 ft. from runway, 63 ft. right of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear 3' DITCH +1' TO +3' ROCKS & RD 2' FM THR; +8' TREES 100-200' FM THR. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF CHEWELAH PO BOX 258 CHEWELAH, WA 99109 Phone 509-935-8311 |
| Manager: | LEE DORRANCE PO BOX 1367 CHEWELAH, WA 99109 Phone 509-935-4852 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 17 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | | 59% | local general aviation | | 41% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 28 June 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ALL PATTERNS TO THE WEST. |
| - | DEER & WILDLIFEON & INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 1S9.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KDEW - Deer Park Airport (24 nm SE)
KSFF - Felts Field Airport (41 nm SE)
KSKA - Fairchild Air Force Base (42 nm S)
KGEG - Spokane International Airport (43 nm S)
KSZT - Sandpoint Airport (47 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by P.J. Reinders
Taken in September 2008
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:31 | | 14:31 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 15:04 |
| Sunset | | 17:07 | | 01:07 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:39 | | 01:39 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 10:38:40 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 12-Feb-2012 02:38:40 |
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| METAR |
KDEW 24nm SE | 120953Z AUTO 15004KT 1/2SM FG VV002 02/02 A3002 RMK AO2 UPE35 SLP181 P0001 T00220017 TSNO $
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KSFF 42nm SE | 120953Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM -RA BR OVC006 03/03 A3004 RMK AO2 RAB16 CIG 004V007 SLP182 P0002 T00330028
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KSKA 42nm S | 120958Z AUTO 19005KT 3/4SM R05/5000V5500FT BR BKN003 OVC023 01/01 A3002 RMK AO2 DZE0958 SLP183 $
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KGEG 43nm S | 120953Z 20003KT 1/4SM R03/2000V4000FT -RA BR FEW001 BKN003 OVC100 02/02 A3002 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 1 DZE24RAB24SNB06E26 SLP180 P0000 T00170017
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KSZT 47nm E | 120955Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM OVC021 01/01 A3002 RMK AO2
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KSFF 42nm SE | 120839Z 1209/1306 00000KT 3SM BR VCSH OVC004 FM121300 00000KT 3SM -RA BR OVC009 FM121800 19003KT 4SM BR OVC013 FM122100 20004KT P6SM OVC022
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KSKA 42nm S | 1205/1309 17005KT 0400 -RA FG VV001 620406 QNH2999INS TEMPO 1205/1213 0800 FG BKN005 BECMG 1218/1219 VRB05KT 9000 -SHRA BKN010 610306 QNH2986INS BECMG 1303/1304 21005KT 6000 BR BKN020 610306 QNH2986INS T03/1221Z TM01/1306Z AMD 120554
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KGEG 43nm S | 120537Z 1206/1306 VRB03KT 1SM BR VCSH BKN003 OVC009 FM120800 23003KT 1/2SM FG OVC002 FM121200 21004KT 1SM -RA BR OVC004 FM121800 19005KT 5SM BR OVC007 FM122100 21005KT P6SM OVC020
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KCOE 50nm SE | 120541Z 1206/1306 00000KT 2SM -RA OVC004 FM120800 VRB02KT 1SM BR VCSH BKN003 OVC015 FM121900 21004KT 6SM BR OVC015 FM122300 20004KT P6SM OVC025 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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