FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| DEER PARK | | 310/24.4 | | 216 | | 19E | | DPY | -.. .--. -.-- |
| IONE | | 188/27.1 | | 379 | | 21E | | ION | .. --- -. |
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 left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Obstructions: | 6 ft. tree, 275 ft. from runway, 63 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear RWY 17 APCH SLOPE 50:1 TO DSPLCD THR. 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 31 December 2005 | |
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 (42 nm S)
KSZT - Sandpoint Airport (47 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:42 | | 11:42 |
| Sunrise | | 05:19 | | 12:19 |
| Sunset | | 20:16 | | 03:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:53 | | 03:53 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-May-2008 16:51:32 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 09-May-2008 09:51:32 |
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| METAR |
KDEW 24nm SE | 091553Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM CLR 06/02 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP190 T00560017 $
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KSFF 42nm SE | 091553Z 09006KT 10SM SCT007 04/02 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP191 T00440022
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KSKA 42nm S | 091555Z 09004KT 10SM CLR 06/02 A3004 RMK AO2A SLP184 T00570016 $
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KGEG 43nm S | 091553Z 10005KT 10SM FEW010 06/01 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP180 T00610006
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KSZT 47nm E | 091631Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM OVC017 06/02 A3005 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSFF 42nm SE | 091434Z 091512 VRB03KT 3SM BR BKN006 TEMPO 1516 1SM BR OVC001 FM1600 19004KT P6SM FEW015 SCT050 SCT120 FM2000 20005KT P6SM BKN060 FM0200 VRB03KT P6SM FEW080 FM0800 VRB04KT P6SM BKN200
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KSKA 42nm S | 091111 VRB06KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2996INS TEMPO 1115 1600 BR BECMG 1718 22009KT 9999 FEW150 FEW200 QNH3000INS WND VRB05KT AFT 03 T15/00Z T00/12Z
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KGEG 43nm S | 091139Z 091212 07004KT P6SM FEW100 TEMPO 1215 P6SM MIFG FEW001 FM1800 22006KT P6SM SCT050 SCT120 FM2000 24009KT P6SM BKN060 FM0400 15005KT P6SM FEW080 FM0800 15006KT P6SM BKN200
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KCOE 50nm SE | 091555Z 091612 VRB04KT P6SM BKN005 FM1700 16006KT P6SM FEW010 SCT045 SCT100 FM2000 23005KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM0200 09004KT P6SM SCT070 FM0800 VRB04KT P6SM FEW070 SCT200 AMD LTD TO CLD AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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