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1S9 Sand Canyon Airport
Chewelah, Washington, USA

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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

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DEER PARK313/24.421616EDPY -.. .--. -.--
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
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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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 1S9 (Sand Canyon Airport)
Photo by P.J. Reinders
Taken in September 2008

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From to 1S9

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1514:15
Sunrise06:4914:49
Sunset16:2100:21
Evening civil twilight16:5400:54

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 19:31:33
Local (UTC-8)  08-Nov-2009 11:31:33
 
METAR
KDEW 
24nm SE 
081853Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM OVC015 04/01 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP202 T00390006
KSFF 
42nm SE 
081853Z 22005KT 10SM FEW075 SCT090 05/00 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP201 T00500000
KSKA 
42nm S 
081913Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM BKN028 03/02 A3007 RMK AO2 UPB1904E1913 CIG 017V030 SLP202
KGEG 
43nm S 
081853Z 20010KT 10SM SCT024 SCT047 OVC060 04/01 A3007 RMK AO2 RAB41E53 SLP198 P0000 T00390006
KSZT 
47nm E 
081906Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM SCT035 OVC043 06/01 A3008 RMK AO2
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
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
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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