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8WA0

Flying B Airport
Rainier, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

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)
Variation:	20E (1985)
From city:	3 miles E of RAINIER, WA
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving 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 TURF RWY SOFT IN WINT.
	RUNWAY 13	RUNWAY 31
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	plines-m 30' PWR LINE 30' FROM END MARKED WITH ORANGE BALLS.	none 30' PWR LINE 500' FROM END MARKED WITH ORANGE BALLS.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Manager:	CLIFF REED Phone (360) 894-0457 FOR CURRENT AMGR NAME CALL 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 11-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:12	15:12
Sunrise	07:47	15:47
Sunset	16:21	00:21
Evening civil twilight	16:56	00:56

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	11-Dec-2025 10:55:50
Local (UTC-8)	11-Dec-2025 02:55:50

METAR

KGRF 11nm N	111018Z AUTO 20009KT 6SM -DZ BR OVC006 12/11 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP176 $
KOLM 13nm NW	111029Z AUTO 21007KT 7SM OVC034 11/10 A3008 RMK AO2 T01110100 $
KTCM 15nm N	111035Z AUTO 24011KT 10SM SCT008 OVC015 12/10 A3006 RMK AO2 CIG 007V015 CIG 006 RWY34 SLP183 $
KPLU 19nm NE	111035Z AUTO 26004KT 4SM -DZ BKN009 OVC013 12/12 A3008 RMK AO2
KCLS 20nm SW	111035Z AUTO 00000KT 2 1/2SM -DZ OVC009 12/12 A3010 RMK AO2

TAF

KGRF 11nm N	110500Z 1105/1211 15012G20KT 6000 -RA BR OVC007 620904 520004 QNH2992INS BECMG 1113/1115 22012KT 4800 -RA BR OVC006 620905 510003 QNH3018INS BECMG 1117/1118 22006KT 9999 VCSH FEW006 OVC045 QNH3015INS BECMG 1200/1201 VRB06KT 9000 -RA SCT009 OVC015 QNH3017INS BECMG 1202/1203 VRB03KT 4800 -RA BR SCT003 OVC009 620901 QNH3018INS TEMPO 1204/1210 0800 -RA BCFG TX14/1105Z TN09/1200Z
KOLM 13nm NW	110520Z 1106/1206 20013G20KT 4SM -SHRA BR OVC012 FM111200 28007KT 3SM -SHRA BR BKN004 OVC007 FM111700 20003KT 2SM -SHRA BR OVC003 FM112300 07005KT 2SM -SHRA BR OVC008
KTCM 15nm N	110500Z 1105/1211 20015G25KT 9000 -RA OVC005 520005 QNH2992INS BECMG 1109/1110 24012G22KT 9000 -SHRA OVC004 610909 510005 QNH3003INS BECMG 1113/1114 22010G15KT 9000 -SHRA BKN008 OVC012 610809 QNH3009INS BECMG 1117/1118 21008KT 9999 -SHRA BKN012 OVC020 610809 QNH3016INS BECMG 1123/1124 VRB05KT 9999 VCSH OVC008 610809 QNH3017INS BECMG 1207/1208 VRB05KT 9999 NSW OVC003 QNH3019INS TX14/1106Z TN09/1113Z

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