FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ELN |
| Lat/Long: | 47-01-58.9000N / 120-31-50.5000W 47-01.981667N / 120-31.841667W 47.0330278 / -120.5306944 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1764 ft. / 537.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (2010) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of ELLENSBURG, WA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 98926 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1938 |
| Sectional chart: | SEATTLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
| FSS: | SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ELN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0700-1900, ALL SAT-SUN 0700-1800 |
| Pattern altitude: | 2598 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS: | 113.375 (509-925-2040) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY SEATTLE ARTCC ON FREQS 132.6/269.35 (YAKIMA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| ELNr259/3.0 | | ELLENSBURG VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 21E |
| EATr192/25.6 | | WENATCHEE VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 19E |
| YKMr332/28.0 | | YAKIMA VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 21E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 5590 x 150 ft. / 1704 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 47-01.881735N | | 47-01.914713N |
| Longitude: | 120-32.598362W | | 120-31.254457W |
| Elevation: | 1709.6 ft. | | 1755.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% | | 0.9% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 072 magnetic, 088 true | | 252 magnetic, 268 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. tree, 688 ft. from runway, 70 ft. right of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear | | 35 ft. pline, 1631 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4301 x 150 ft. / 1311 x 46 m HAS A 1460 FT STOPWAY NW END. |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 35.0 | | Double wheel: | 57.0 | | Double tandem: | 100.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 47-02.331828N | | 47-01.849502N |
| Longitude: | 120-32.110148W | | 120-31.353218W |
| Elevation: | 1763.6 ft. | | 1747.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 117 magnetic, 133 true | | 297 magnetic, 313 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | KITTITAS COUNTY 411 N. RUBY ST. SUITE 1 ELLENSBURG, WA 98926 Phone 509-962-7523 |
| Manager: | MS KELLY CARLSON 411 N. RUBY ST. SUITE 1 ELLENSBURG, WA 98926 Phone 509-962-7523 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 55 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 48 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 2 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 165/day * | | 55% | local general aviation | | 42% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| A105 | TRAFFIC COUNT DERIVED FROM RENS ACCOUSTICAL COUNTER OPERATIONS. |
| - | DSTC TO GO MKRS NORTH SIDE OF RY 07/25 & RY 11/29. |
| - | RY 07/25 CLOSED DEC 15 THRU FEB 28, NO MAINT. AVAILABLE. |
| - | RY 07/25 HAS WEEDS GROWING IN CRACKS IN PAVEMENT FIRST 2000 FT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 **CHANGED** | |
download (372KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 **CHANGED** | |
download (335KB) |
| VOR-B **CHANGED** | |
download (347KB) |
| VOR/DME-A **CHANGED** | |
download (373KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (37KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (62KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEAT - Pangborn Memorial Airport (26 nm NE)
KYKM - Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field (28 nm S)
KEPH - Ephrata Municipal Airport (45 nm E)
KMWH - Grant County International Airport (51 nm E)
KRLD - Richland Airport (67 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Taken in September 2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Dec-2009
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:02 | | 15:02 |
| Sunrise | | 07:37 | | 15:37 |
| Sunset | | 16:12 | | 00:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:47 | | 00:47 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Dec-2009 15:54:14 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 09-Dec-2009 07:54:14 |
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| METAR |
| KELN | 091453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT100 M14/M18 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP269 T11391183 53002
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| TAF |
KEAT 26nm NE | 091126Z 0912/1012 VRB03KT P6SM BKN150 FM101000 VRB02KT P6SM FEW007 SCT150
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KYKM 28nm S | 091139Z 0912/1012 28005KT P6SM SCT150 FM091600 VRB03KT P6SM FEW090 FM092100 12004KT P6SM SKC FM100200 28006KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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