FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 DECEMBER 2011
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 |
| 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): | 118.15 (509-577-3516) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| YKMr247/13.7 | | YAKIMA VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 21E |
| ELNr184/30.6 | | ELLENSBURG VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 21E |
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: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 40 ft. hill, 1500 ft. from runway | | none |
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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in March 2010
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Feb-2012
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 14:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 15:18 |
| Sunset | | 17:16 | | 01:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:48 | | 01:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Feb-2012 18:57:07 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 08-Feb-2012 10:57:07 |
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| METAR |
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KYKM
10nm E | 081753Z 00000KT 6SM BR OVC012 04/02 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP259 60001 T00390017 10039 20017 53022
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| TAF |
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KYKM
10nm E | 081720Z 0818/0918 26005KT 5SM BR FEW005 OVC012 FM082000 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN070 FM090200 26005KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM090800 27003KT 5SM BR SCT005 BKN250
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