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8WA0

Flying B Airport
Rainier, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	8WA0
Lat/Long:	46-52-39.3600N 122-36-04.4420W 46-52.656000N 122-36.074033W 46.8776000,-122.6012339 (estimated)
Elevation:	445 ft. / 136 m (estimated)
From city:	3 miles E of RAINIER, WA
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	98597

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	11/1969
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SEATTLE CENTER
FSS:	SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX ASOS at OLM (14 nm NW):	PHONE 360-754-0781
WX ASOS at TCM (16 nm N):	PHONE 253-982-3434
WX AWOS-3 at PLU (19 nm NE):	128.575 (253-848-2748)
WX AWOS-3 at CLS (20 nm SW):	118.025 (360-740-5164)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
OLMr096/13.5		OLYMPIA VORTAC		113.40		19E
SEAr181/35.5		SEATTLE VORTAC		116.80		19E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:	2200 x 60 ft. / 671 x 18 m
Surface:	turf SOFT IN WINTER.
	RUNWAY 13	RUNWAY 31
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	plines-m 30 FT PWR LINE 30 FT FM RWY END MKD WITH ORANGE BALLS.	none 30 FT PWR LINE 500 FT FM RWY END MKD WITH ORANGE BALLS.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	FLYING B AIRPORT ASSOC. 14400 MORRIS RD SE YELM, WA 98597 Phone 360-894-0457
Manager:	WAYNE GRAU 14400 MORRIS RD SE YELM, WA 98597 Phone 360-894-0457

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4794.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8WA0.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (12 nm N)
KOLM - Olympia Regional Airport (14 nm NW)
KTCM - McChord Field Airport (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (16 nm N)
KPLU - Pierce County Airport/Thun Field (19 nm NE)
KCLS - Chehalis-Centralia Airport (20 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 06-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:10	13:10
Sunrise	06:41	13:41
Sunset	19:45	02:45
Evening civil twilight	20:16	03:16

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-Apr-2026 10:53:18
Local (UTC-7)	06-Apr-2026 03:53:18

METAR

KGRF 11nm N	060955Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/05 A3001 RMK AO2A SLP166 T00630046 $
KOLM 13nm NW	060954Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 05/04 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP171 T00500044
KTCM 15nm N	060955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/05 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP173 T00630054 $
KPLU 19nm NE	061035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -DZ CLR 06/06 A3004 RMK AO2
KCLS 20nm SW	061035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/06 A3004 RMK AO2

TAF

KGRF 11nm N	060700Z 0607/0713 VRB05KT 9999 SKC QNH2995INS TEMPO 0607/0613 4800 BR BECMG 0621/0622 24010G20KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2994INS BECMG 0707/0708 21006KT 9999 SKC QNH3000INS TX22/0623Z TN05/0613Z
KOLM 13nm NW	060521Z 0606/0706 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250 FM061200 21003KT 6SM BR SCT010 SCT200 FM062000 24008KT P6SM BKN150

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