AirNav: 4S6 - Tieton State Airport

4S6

Tieton State Airport
Rimrock, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	4S6
Lat/Long:	46-38-15.1850N 121-07-26.3240W 46-38.253083N 121-07.438733W 46.6375514,-121.1239789 (estimated)
Elevation:	2964 ft. / 903 m (estimated)
Variation:	20E (1985)
From city:	2 miles S of RIMROCK, WA
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	98937

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	07/1951
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:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
YKMr257/28.3		YAKIMA VORTAC		116.00		21E
ELNr209/35.8		ELLENSBURG VOR/DME		117.90		21E

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions:	2509 x 100 ft. / 765 x 30 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition SFC GRASS & SMALL GRAVEL.
	RUNWAY 2	RUNWAY 20
Latitude:	46-38.101150N	46-38.405000N
Longitude:	121-07.641533W	121-07.235917W
Elevation:		2964.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	33 ft. trees, 30 ft. from runway, 74 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear TREES ARE ON TOP OF MOUNTAIN/HILL.	199 ft. trees, 894 ft. from runway, 74 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	WSDOT AVIATION DIVISION PO BOX 47312 OLYMPIA, WA 98504-7264 Phone 800-552-0666
Manager:	JOHN WILSON PO BOX 47312 OLYMPIA, WA 98504-7264 Phone 360-618-2477

Additional Remarks

-	ARPT CLSD 1 OCT - 1 JUN EXC FOR APPROVED PUBLIC SAFETY/LAW ENFORCEMENT HELI OPS. BE ALERT, ARPT WINTER RECREATION ACTIVITIES DURING ARPT CLSD PERIODS. MIL, LOW APCH ONLY DURING CLSD PERIODS.
-	VEHICLES, PEDESTRIANS, AND ANIMALS ON AND INVOF ARPT.
-	GROUND RISES TO NORTHEAST.
-	CTN: MOUNTAINOUS TRRN SURROUNDS ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 4S6.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KYKM - Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field (24 nm E)
KELN - Bowers Field Airport (34 nm NE)
KPLU - Pierce County Airport/Thun Field (55 nm NW)
KEAT - Pangborn Memorial Airport (59 nm NE)
KDLS - Columbia Gorge Regional/The Dalles Municipal Airport (61 nm S)

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Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct Photo by Sandor Paulay Photo taken 13-Sep-2014 looking west. Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Tieton State Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 09-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:14	15:14
Sunrise	07:49	15:49
Sunset	16:35	00:35
Evening civil twilight	17:09	01:09

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-Jan-2026 16:03:31
Local (UTC-8)	09-Jan-2026 08:03:31

METAR

KYKM 25nm E	091553Z 25003KT 10SM CLR M02/M03 A3046 RMK AO2 SLP329 T10171033
KELN 34nm NE	091553Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM CLR M01/M03 A3042 RMK AO2 SLP316 T10061028
KSMP 40nm N	091529Z AUTO 1/4SM UP FZFG M01/M01 A3035 RMK AO2 T10111011 PNO

TAF

KYKM
25nm E

091120Z 0912/1012 VRB04KT P6SM BKN150

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