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8WA0

Flying B Airport
Rainier, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 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 360-485-0905
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 360-524-2498
Manager:	WAYNE GRAU 14400 MORRIS RD SE YELM, WA 98597 Phone 360-894-0457 OTR CTC - 360-524-2498.

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 14-Sep-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:17	13:17
Sunrise	06:48	13:48
Sunset	19:24	02:24
Evening civil twilight	19:55	02:55

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	14-Sep-2026 20:25:22
Local (UTC-7)	14-Sep-2026 13:25:22

METAR

KGRF 11nm N	141955Z AUTO 22008KT 10SM SCT036 BKN043 OVC050 18/09 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP199 T01820093 $
KOLM 13nm NW	141954Z 20007KT 10SM BKN055 19/09 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP205 T01940094
KTCM 15nm N	141955Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM BKN036 OVC050 18/11 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP206 T01810105 $
KPLU 19nm NE	141955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT031 OVC049 17/11 A3015 RMK AO2
KCLS 20nm SW	141955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT034 OVC050 18/12 A3015 RMK AO2

TAF

KGRF 11nm N	141300Z 1413/1519 19009KT 9999 BKN020 BKN040 QNH3009INS BECMG 1418/1419 22009KT 8000 -RA BKN040 QNH3012INS BECMG 1421/1422 23005KT 9999 NSW BKN040 QNH3008INS BECMG 1511/1512 20009KT 9999 BKN010 BKN040 OVC100 QNH3000INS BECMG 1513/1514 21005KT 9999 BKN008 QNH3000INS BECMG 1517/1518 32005KT 9999 BKN010 OVC015 QNH3002INS TX20/1500Z TN12/1413Z
KOLM 13nm NW	141729Z 1418/1518 20007KT P6SM OVC050 FM142100 22005KT P6SM BKN050 BKN120 FM150400 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 BKN200 FM151200 22002KT 4SM BR OVC015 FM151500 24003KT 1/2SM FG OVC004
KTCM 15nm N	141300Z 1413/1519 20005KT 9999 BKN030 QNH3013INS BECMG 1416/1417 22010KT 9999 BKN030 OVC040 QNH3009INS BECMG 1422/1423 22005KT 9999 BKN040 OVC050 QNH3002INS BECMG 1511/1512 22005KT 9999 VCSH BKN015 OVC020 QNH3002INS BECMG 1516/1517 33003KT 9999 VCSH BKN015 OVC020 QNH3003INS TX20/1501Z TN12/1512Z

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