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48WA West Valley Airport
Yakima, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 98908

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 06/1996
Sectional chart: SEATTLE
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 509-248-1502
WX ASOS at FCT (15 nm NE): PHONE 509-577-3516

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
YKMr247/13.7YAKIMA VORTAC116.0021E
ELNr184/30.6ELLENSBURG VORTAC117.9021E

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: TERRY IRWIN
131 DOVE TRAIL
YAKIMA, WA 98908
Phone 509-972-8208

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 4
Single engine airplanes: 3
Multi engine airplanes: 1
    

Additional Remarks

DEER; ELK & COYOTES ON & INVOF ARPT.

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 04-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:3811:38
Sunrise05:1712:17
Sunset20:5803:58
Evening civil twilight21:3704:37

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  04-Jul-2009 21:34:32
Local (UTC-7)  04-Jul-2009 14:34:32
 
METAR
KYKM 
10nm E 
042053Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 34/03 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP103 T03440028 58017
TAF
KYKM 
10nm E 
041720Z 0418/0518 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM050500 26007KT P6SM SKC FM051400 VRB04KT P6SM SKC

 
 

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19 in Yakima
1 in Union Gap
 

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