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6WA8 East Gig Harbor Heliport
Gig Harbor, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 6WA8
Lat/Long: 47-20-12.7800N / 122-34-46.2000W
47-20.213000N / 122-34.770000W
47.3368833 / -122.5795000
(estimated)
Elevation: 10 ft. / 3 m (estimated)
From city: 1 mile NE of GIG HARBOR, WA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 98332

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 02/2004
Sectional chart: SEATTLE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Heliport Communications

WX ASOS at TIW (4 nm S): PHONE 253-858-6507
WX AWOS-3 at PWT (12 nm NW): 121.2 (360-674-2811)
WX ASOS at SEA (13 nm NE): PHONE 206-431-2834
WX ASOS at BFI (16 nm NE): PHONE 206-763-6904
WX AWOS-3 at PLU (18 nm SE): 128.575 (253-848-2748)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
TCMr317/12.1MCCHORD VORTAC109.6022E
SEAr223/12.5SEATTLE VORTAC116.8019E
OLMr012/25.6OLYMPIA VORTAC113.4019E
PAEr179/37.0PAINE VOR/DME110.6020E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DONDO243/11.122419EODD --- -.. -..
GRAYE347/11.221618EGR --. .-.
CARNEY093/11.427420ECAN -.-. .- -.
KITSAP122/11.820620EPWT .--. .-- -
RENTON220/17.635317ERNT .-. -. -
LACOMAS339/19.832818ELAC .-.. .- -.-.
MASON COUNTY057/21.334819EMNC -- -. -.-.

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Helipad H1

Dimensions: 16 x 12 ft. / 5 x 4 m
Surface: gravel
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: NSTD

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: BRADLEY PATTISON
8702 GOODMAN DR. N.W.
GIG HARBOR, WA 98332
Phone 253-858-1440
Manager: BRADLEY PATTISON
8702 GOODMAN DR. N.W.
GIG HARBOR, WA 98332
Phone 253-858-1440

Additional Remarks

A52-H1 25 FT BLDG 38 FT EAST OF HELI BOUNDARY.
APPROACH AND DEPART OVER WATER ONLY.
NUMEROUS BOATS IN HARBOR.
STONE WALL 1.5 FT HIGH DEFINES EAST EDGE OF HELI.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6WA8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTIW - Tacoma Narrows Airport (4 nm S)
KPWT - Bremerton National Airport (12 nm NW)
KTCM - McChord Air Force Base (13 nm S)
KSEA - Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (13 nm NE)
S50 - Auburn Municipal Airport (14 nm E)
KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (15 nm S)
KBFI - Boeing Field/King County International Airport (16 nm NE)
KRNT - Renton Municipal Airport (17 nm NE)
KPLU - Pierce County Airport - Thun Field (18 nm SE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5414:54
Sunrise07:2615:26
Sunset17:2301:23
Evening civil twilight17:5501:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Feb-2010 23:12:45
Local (UTC-8)  09-Feb-2010 15:12:45
 
METAR
KTIW 
4nm S 
092253Z 21003KT 10SM BKN011 BKN016 06/03 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP173 T00610033
KPWT 
12nm NW 
092255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC010 05/02 A3005 RMK AO1
KSEA 
13nm NE 
092253Z 26003KT 10SM FEW015 08/03 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP178 T00780033
KTCM 
14nm S 
092255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT014 07/04 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP176 T00720035
KGRF 
16nm S 
092255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW013 06/03 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP174 T00640034 $
KBFI 
17nm NE 
092253Z VRB03KT 10SM FEW017 09/04 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP171 T00890044
KRNT 
18nm NE 
092253Z 33003KT 5SM HZ CLR 09/03 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP175 T00890033
KPLU 
18nm SE 
092250Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC010 07/04 A3006 RMK AO2
TAF
KSEA 
13nm NE 
092012Z 0920/1024 VRB03KT P6SM SCT006 SCT200 TEMPO 0920/0921 BKN006 FM092200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 FM101000 16006KT P6SM SCT015 BKN070 BKN120 FM101900 18008KT P6SM -RA OVC035
KBFI 
17nm NE 
092013Z 0920/1018 VRB03KT P6SM SCT010 SCT200 TEMPO 0920/0921 BKN010 FM092100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 FM101000 16006KT P6SM SCT015 BKN070 BKN120

 
 

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Hotels near East Gig Harbor Heliport

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN WESLEY INN 1.3 148-284
INN AT GIG HARBOR 1.9 139-140

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 East Gig Harbor Heliport

2 in Gig Harbor
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9 in Fife
10 in Federal Way
3 in Des Moines
23 in SeaTac
8 in Bremerton
11 in Kent
6 in Auburn
3 in Puyallup
17 in Tukwila
10 in Renton
 

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