FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3W7 |
| Lat/Long: | 47-55-19.3640N / 119-04-58.8540W 47-55.322733N / 119-04.980900W 47.9220456 / -119.0830150 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1588 ft. / 484 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 20E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SW of ELECTRIC CITY, WA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 99123 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1972 |
| 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: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| EPHr002/35.4 | | EPHRATA VORTAC | | 112.60 | | 21E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| OMAK | | 132/36.3 | | 219 | | 19E | | OMK | --- -- -.- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 4199 x 75 ft. / 1280 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 47-55.106850N | | 47-55.538583N |
| Longitude: | 119-05.381800W | | 119-04.579933W |
| Elevation: | 1588.0 ft. | | 1588.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 031 magnetic, 051 true | | 211 magnetic, 231 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Obstructions: | 490 ft. hill, 9000 ft. from runway, 17:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. gnd, 421 ft. from runway, 144 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GRANT CO PORT DIST NR 7 C/O COMMISSIONER WIESE, 227 D STREET GRAND COULEE, WA 99133 Phone 509-633-2669 |
| Manager: | ROBERT BABLER P.O. BOX 182 GRAND COULEE, WA 99133 Phone 509-633-1319 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 36/day * | | 62% | transient general aviation | | 38% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 3W7.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOMK - Omak Airport (37 nm NW)
KEPH - Ephrata Municipal Airport (41 nm SW)
KMWH - Grant County International Airport (44 nm S)
KEAT - Pangborn Memorial Airport (55 nm SW)
KSKA - Fairchild Air Force Base (60 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in September 2008
from a helicopter
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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 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:25 | | 11:25 |
| Sunrise | | 05:05 | | 12:05 |
| Sunset | | 20:57 | | 03:57 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:37 | | 04:37 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 22:11:29 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 05-Jul-2009 15:11:29 |
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| METAR |
KOMK 37nm NW | 052153Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM CLR 33/M01 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP066 T03331006
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KEPH 41nm SW | 052153Z AUTO 21011G19KT 10SM CLR 33/M02 A2977 RMK AO2 WSHFT 2108 SLP067 T03281017
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KMWH 44nm S | 052152Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 33/01 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP075 T03280011
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| TAF |
KMWH 44nm S | 051739Z 0518/0618 18009G15KT P6SM SCT150 BKN200 FM060400 24011KT P6SM VCTS SCT120CB BKN200 FM060800 25012KT P6SM SCT100 BKN150
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| NOTAMs |
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