AirNav: 8WA6 - Christensen Field Airport

8WA6

Christensen Field Airport
Royal City, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	8WA6
Lat/Long:	46-55-14.4950N 119-35-24.1220W 46-55.241583N 119-35.402033W 46.9206931,-119.5900339 (estimated)
Elevation:	1150 ft. / 351 m (estimated)
Variation:	19E (1985)
From city:	2 miles NE of ROYAL CITY, WA
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99357

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	03/1976
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SEATTLE CENTER
FSS:	SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	OWNERS USE ONLY BUT EMGCY CALL 509-346-2331.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
MWHr195/20.7	MOSES LAKE VOR/DME	115.00	18E
EPHr173/28.3	EPHRATA VORTAC	112.60	21E
ELNr079/36.1	ELLENSBURG VOR/DME	117.90	21E
EATr124/38.3	WENATCHEE VOR/DME	114.35	15E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:	2500 x 22 ft. / 762 x 7 m
Surface:	asphalt
Runway edge lights:	low intensity
	RUNWAY 7	RUNWAY 25
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	15 ft. bldg, 500 ft. from runway	30 ft. pline, 1500 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	CHRISTENSEN BROS 4202 RD. 12 SW ROYAL CITY, WA 99357 Phone 509-346-2331

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC GRANT COUNTY APCH AT 509-762-2842, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8WA6.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMWH - Grant County International Airport (21 nm NE)
KEPH - Ephrata Municipal Airport (23 nm N)
KEAT - Pangborn Memorial Airport (38 nm NW)
KRLD - Richland Airport (39 nm S)
KELN - Bowers Field Airport (39 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 29-Aug-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:43	12:43
Sunrise	06:15	13:15
Sunset	19:43	02:43
Evening civil twilight	20:15	03:15

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	29-Aug-2025 09:38:31
Local (UTC-7)	29-Aug-2025 02:38:31

METAR

KMWH 20nm NE	290852Z AUTO 36007KT 10SM CLR 18/13 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP160 T01780133 51005
KEPH 23nm N	290853Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 21/13 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02060133 51006
KEAT 38nm NW	290855Z AUTO 32009KT 10SM CLR 21/13 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02060128 52003
KRLD 39nm S	290915Z AUTO 26005KT 10SM CLR 19/15 A2998 RMK AO2 T01930154
KELN 39nm W	290853Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM CLR 15/12 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01500117 53002

TAF

KMWH
20nm NE

290525Z 2906/3006 36004KT P6SM SCT100 FM292100 21007KT P6SM FEW200

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