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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in September 2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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 21-Nov-2009
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:42 | | 14:42 |
| Sunrise | | 07:15 | | 15:15 |
| Sunset | | 16:21 | | 00:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:55 | | 00:55 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 22-Nov-2009 01:18:20 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 21-Nov-2009 17:18:20 |
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| METAR |
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| KELN | 220053Z AUTO 10009KT 10SM OVC055 04/M01 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP127 T00441011
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| TAF |
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KEAT
26nm NE | 212321Z 2200/2224 12005KT P6SM BKN060 OVC090 FM220400 VRB04KT P6SM -RASN OVC035 FM220800 VRB03KT P6SM -SN OVC009 FM221600 29009G17KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN100
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KYKM
28nm S | 212329Z 2200/2224 20015G25KT P6SM SCT060 BKN120 FM220300 22012G20KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM220600 20012G22KT 4SM -RASN SCT025 BKN040 OVC060 TEMPO 2208/2211 3SM -RASN BKN020 OVC035 FM221200 25010KT 4SM -RA SCT010 OVC020 FM221600 27010KT P6SM VCSH SCT020
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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