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8WA0

Flying B Airport
Rainier, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

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 -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):	135.725 (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.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		10
Single engine airplanes:		10

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 24-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:33	12:33
Sunrise	06:06	13:06
Sunset	20:11	03:11
Evening civil twilight	20:44	03:44

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	24-Apr-2024 10:45:54
Local (UTC-7)	24-Apr-2024 03:45:54

METAR

KGRF 11nm N	240955Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM SCT170 08/02 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP159 T00770020 $
KOLM 13nm NW	240954Z AUTO 21009KT 10SM CLR 08/04 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP166 T00780044
KTCM 15nm N	240955Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM CLR 08/02 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP166 T00810017 FZRANO $
KPLU 19nm NE	241035Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW120 08/02 A3003 RMK AO2
KCLS 20nm SW	241035Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A3005 RMK AO2

TAF

KGRF 11nm N	240500Z 2405/2511 23008KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2993INS BECMG 2414/2415 19008KT 9999 VCSH BKN030 OVC050 QNH3003INS BECMG 2419/2420 21012G18KT 9000 -SHRA SCT007 OVC015 610505 510006 QNH2999INS BECMG 2503/2504 22009KT 9999 NSW OVC025 620505 QNH3000INS BECMG 2508/2509 25003KT 9000 -RA SCT012 OVC020 650505 QNH2994INS TX14/2421Z TN05/2413Z
KOLM 13nm NW	240520Z 2406/2506 21007KT P6SM BKN250 FM241200 21005KT P6SM OVC030 FM241900 23006KT P6SM VCSH OVC020 FM242200 24007KT P6SM VCSH OVC020 FM250100 23004KT P6SM -SHRA OVC025
KTCM 15nm N	240101Z 2401/2503 29005KT 9999 BKN250 QNH2987INS BECMG 2406/2407 24005KT 9999 BKN100 OVC200 QNH2998INS BECMG 2416/2417 21005KT 9999 VCSH BKN050 OVC080 610606 QNH3002INS BECMG 2422/2423 20009KT 9999 -RA BKN025 OVC040 620507 QNH2999INS TX14/2421Z TN05/2413Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2401 NEXT 2413

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