AirNav   Pilot Getaways
 
airports navaids fix Aviation Fuel airboss pilotshop
 336 users online  

55S Packwood Airport
Packwood, Washington, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 55S
Lat/Long: 46-36-14.9840N / 121-40-40.4390W
46-36.249733N / 121-40.673983W
46.6041622 / -121.6778997
(estimated)
Elevation: 1057 ft. / 322 m (estimated)
Variation: 20E (1985)
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 98361

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 09/1948
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: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 01/19 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 2356 x 38 ft. / 718 x 12 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Operational restrictions: RY 01/19 SOFT SHOULDERS BOTH SIDES; USE RY FOR BACK TAXI.
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 46-36.079850N46-36.419600N
Longitude: 121-40.809333W121-40.538633W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 5 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway
RWY 01 +15' BRUSH AT 125' & +5' FENCE AT 140' AND -5' DITCH AT 155' FROM THR.
33 ft. trees, 200 ft. from runway, 125 ft. right of centerline
+4' FENCE AT 120', 0' PAVED ROAD AT 130' AND 33' TREES 113'-200' FR THR 100'R.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: LEWIS COUNTY
2025 NE KRESKY AVE
CHEHALIS, WA 98532
Phone 360-740-2606
Manager: LARRY MASON
826 CINEBAR ROAD
CINEBAR, WA 98533-9732
Phone 360-269-6727

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 4
Single engine airplanes: 3
Ultralights: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 24/day *
80% transient general aviation
17% local general aviation
3% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 April 2008

Additional Remarks

TREES AND BLDGS IN TRANSITIONAL SURFACES.
TREES & FENCES IN PRIM SFC.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 55S.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KPLU - Pierce County Airport - Thun Field (39 nm NW)
KTCM - McChord Air Force Base (46 nm NW)
KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (47 nm NW)
KYKM - Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field (47 nm E)
S50 - Auburn Municipal Airport (49 nm NW)
 
Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes

Million Air Los Angeles
 
Area around 55S (Packwood Airport)
 
Road maps at: MapQuest MapPoint Yahoo! Maps Google Rand McNally
Satellite photo at: TerraServer Virtual Earth

 
Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Aerial photo of 55S (Packwood Airport)
Photo by Mark Kruskopf

Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Packwood Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.

 
Sectional chart
Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com

 
Airport distance calculator
Flying to Packwood Airport? Find the distance to fly.

From to 55S

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 01-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5714:57
Sunrise07:3115:31
Sunset16:2000:20
Evening civil twilight16:5500:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  01-Dec-2009 10:09:49
Local (UTC-8)  01-Dec-2009 02:09:49
 
METAR
KPLU 
39nm NW 
010950Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN030 BKN037 06/06 A3027 RMK AO2
KSMP 
43nm N 
010956Z AUTO VRB05KT 1/4SM HZ BKN001 OVC009 03/00 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP216 T00280000 TSNO $
KTCM 
45nm NW 
010955Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM OVC031 06/06 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP246 T00610055
KGRF 
46nm NW 
010955Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM FEW011 OVC026 06/06 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP244 T00610057 $
KYKM 
47nm E 
010953Z AUTO 30004KT 4SM BR CLR M04/M05 A3019 RMK AO2 UPB18E31 SLP236 P0000 T10441050
TAF
KYKM 
47nm E 
010529Z 0106/0206 28005KT 4SM BR SCT050 SCT200 FM011500 VRB03KT 1SM BR BKN005 FM012100 34006KT P6SM SCT050 SCT250 FM020300 34006KT P6SM SCT250
NOTAMs
Click for the latest NOTAMs
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.

 

 
 

Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Packwood Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Packwood Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
Feature A Hotel
 

Hotels near Packwood Airport

Miles Price ($)
PACKWOOD INN 0.5 129-159

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Packwood Airport

1 in Packwood
 

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?

 If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the Packwood Airport, you should consider listing it here.  To start the listing process, click on the button below
 
Add a business
 

Other Pages about Packwood Airport

Update a link
 
Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy  Contact