FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 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 -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. |
| 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 |
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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 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:15 | | 14:15 |
| Sunrise | | 06:49 | | 14:49 |
| Sunset | | 16:21 | | 00:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:54 | | 00:54 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 19:31:33 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 08-Nov-2009 11:31:33 |
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| METAR |
KDEW 24nm SE | 081853Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM OVC015 04/01 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP202 T00390006
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KSFF 42nm SE | 081853Z 22005KT 10SM FEW075 SCT090 05/00 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP201 T00500000
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KSKA 42nm S | 081913Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM BKN028 03/02 A3007 RMK AO2 UPB1904E1913 CIG 017V030 SLP202
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KGEG 43nm S | 081853Z 20010KT 10SM SCT024 SCT047 OVC060 04/01 A3007 RMK AO2 RAB41E53 SLP198 P0000 T00390006
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KSZT 47nm E | 081906Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM SCT035 OVC043 06/01 A3008 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSFF 42nm SE | 081726Z 0818/0918 19006KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN070 OVC100 FM082100 19004KT P6SM -RA BKN035 OVC050 FM090100 15006KT P6SM OVC040 FM090900 12006KT P6SM SCT005 BKN040
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KGEG 43nm S | 081726Z 0818/0918 20010KT P6SM VCSH SCT008 OVC100 FM082100 19008KT P6SM -RA BKN030 OVC050 FM090000 15006KT P6SM SCT015 OVC130 FM091000 12006KT P6SM BCFG SCT003 BKN150
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KCOE 50nm SE | 081759Z 0818/0918 18006KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 OVC040 FM082100 13006KT P6SM -RA SCT030 OVC040 TEMPO 0822/0901 -RA BKN020 OVC030 FM090100 07004KT P6SM OVC015 FM091500 04007KT P6SM SCT010 BKN130 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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