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1S9 Sand Canyon Airport
Chewelah, Washington, USA

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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

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DEER PARK310/24.421619EDPY -.. .--. -.--
IONE188/27.137921EION .. --- -.

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: 48-19.124150N48-18.565467N
Longitude: 117-44.531783W117-44.675067W
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Displaced threshold: 230 ft.101 ft.
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, 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
    
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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:4211:42
Sunrise05:1912:19
Sunset20:1603:16
Evening civil twilight20:5303:53

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-May-2008 16:51:32
Local (UTC-7)  09-May-2008 09:51:32
 
METAR
KDEW 
24nm SE 
091553Z AUTO 19003KT 10SM CLR 06/02 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP190 T00560017 $
KSFF 
42nm SE 
091553Z 09006KT 10SM SCT007 04/02 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP191 T00440022
KSKA 
42nm S 
091555Z 09004KT 10SM CLR 06/02 A3004 RMK AO2A SLP184 T00570016 $
KGEG 
43nm S 
091553Z 10005KT 10SM FEW010 06/01 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP180 T00610006
KSZT 
47nm E 
091631Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM OVC017 06/02 A3005 RMK AO2
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
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
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
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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