FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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: | ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.375 (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 poor condition
RY 07/25 CRACKS IN RY SFC. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 07 MARKINGS ARE FADED. |
| 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 poor condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 68 ft. tree, 1974 ft. from runway, 50 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 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: | | 48 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 43 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | 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 May 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 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 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) -C | |
download (325KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (288KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (259KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (276KB) |
| VOR-B | |
download (267KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (58KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (223KB) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:52 | | 13:52 |
| Sunrise | | 07:23 | | 14:23 |
| Sunset | | 18:13 | | 01:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:43 | | 01:43 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Oct-2013 00:18:47 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 16-Oct-2013 17:18:47 |
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| METAR |
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| KELN | 162253Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM CLR 19/03 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP206 T01890028 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KEAT
26nm NE | 161736Z 1618/1718 29005KT P6SM SCT080 SCT250 FM162100 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250 FM170500 30005KT P6SM SKC
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KYKM
28nm S | 161736Z 1618/1718 VRB05KT P6SM SCT090 FM170200 27006KT P6SM SKC FM171700 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
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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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