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48WA West Valley Airport
Yakima, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 48WA
Lat/Long: 46-33-45.0000N 120-46-36.0000W
46-33.750000N 120-46.600000W
46.5625000,-120.7766667
(estimated)
Elevation: 1900 ft. / 579 m (estimated)
Variation: 19E (1995)
From city: 12 miles SW of YAKIMA, WA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 98908

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/1996
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: ON CALL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at YKM (10 nm E): PHONE 509-426-3051
WX ASOS at FCT (15 nm NE): 118.15

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
YKMr247/13.7YAKIMA VORTAC116.0021E
ELNr184/30.6ELLENSBURG VOR/DME117.9021E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 2400 x 36 ft. / 732 x 11 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 40 ft. hill, 1500 ft. from runwaynone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: FALCON RIDGE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSN
100 PHEASANT CREST DRIVE
YAKIMA, WA 98908
Phone 509-972-8360
Manager: TIM ROBEL
1210 SONGBIRD WAY
YAKIMA, WA 98908
Phone 509-972-8360

Additional Remarks

- DEER; ELK & COYOTES ON & INVOF ARPT.
- FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
- CTAF 122.9

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 48WA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KYKM - Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field (10 nm E)
KELN - Bowers Field Airport (30 nm N)
KEAT - Pangborn Memorial Airport (55 nm NE)
KDLS - Columbia Gorge Regional/The Dalles Municipal Airport (59 nm S)
KRLD - Richland Airport (63 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 07-Dec-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0015:00
Sunrise07:3415:34
Sunset16:1500:15
Evening civil twilight16:5000:50

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Dec-2025 03:44:15
Local (UTC-8)  07-Dec-2025 19:44:15
 
METAR
KYKM 
10nm E 		080253Z 30004KT 10SM BKN070 BKN085 11/02 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP176 T01110022 51030 $
TAF
KYKM 
10nm E 		071733Z 0718/0818 VRB02KT P6SM -RA OVC040 FM072100 25005KT P6SM FEW050 OVC060 FM080300 23008KT P6SM BKN060 FM081300 23003KT P6SM OVC050 FM081600 22002KT 4SM -RA BR OVC035
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