FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
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 | | 313/24.4 | | 216 | | 16E | | 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 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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by P.J. Reinders
Taken in September 2008
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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 04-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:16 | | 11:16 |
| Sunrise | | 04:57 | | 11:57 |
| Sunset | | 20:54 | | 03:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:35 | | 04:35 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 06:15:45 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 04-Jul-2009 23:15:45 |
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| METAR |
KDEW 24nm SE | 050553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/03 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP102 T01560033 10339 20144 53002
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KSFF 42nm SE | 050553Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM CLR 22/04 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP096 T02170039 10344 20189 53005
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KSKA 42nm S | 050555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/02 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02290020 10332 20224 55000
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KGEG 43nm S | 050553Z 14005KT 10SM FEW200 25/01 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP097 T02500011 10339 20244 52002
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KSZT 47nm E | 050548Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/08 A2988 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSFF 42nm SE | 050525Z 0506/0606 06004KT P6SM FEW150 BKN200 FM051400 19006KT P6SM SCT150 BKN200 FM051800 18009KT P6SM FEW100 BKN120 BKN200 FM052300 20009G16KT P6SM VCTS SCT100CB BKN120 BKN150 FM060300 VRB05KT P6SM VCTS SCT100CB BKN200
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KGEG 43nm S | 050525Z 0506/0606 16004KT P6SM FEW150 BKN200 FM051800 19010KT P6SM FEW090 BKN120 BKN200 FM052300 20010G18KT P6SM VCTS SCT100CB BKN120 BKN150 FM060300 VRB05KT P6SM VCTS SCT100CB BKN200
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KCOE 50nm SE | 050525Z 0506/0606 12004KT P6SM FEW150 SCT200 FM051400 10007KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200 FM051800 19007KT P6SM FEW090 BKN120 BKN200 FM052200 23009G14KT P6SM VCTS SCT100CB BKN120 BKN150 FM060300 15005KT P6SM VCTS SCT100CB BKN200 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS 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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