AirNav: M94 - Desert Aire Airport

M94

Desert Aire Airport
Mattawa, Washington, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier:	M94
Lat/Long:	46-41-14.1040N / 119-55-11.0140W 46-41.235067N / 119-55.183567W 46.6872511 / -119.9197261 (estimated)
Elevation:	586 ft. / 179 m (estimated)
Variation:	19E (1985)
From city:	3 miles SW of MATTAWA, WA
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99349

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	11/1975
Sectional chart:	SEATTLE
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SEATTLE CENTER
FSS:	SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	SEA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28 & ROTG BCN - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:

122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
YKMr051/22.7	YAKIMA VORTAC	116.00	21E
ELNr111/30.0	ELLENSBURG VORTAC	117.90	21E
MWHr200/40.0	MOSES LAKE VOR/DME	115.00	18E

Airport Services

Parking:

tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions:	3665 x 34 ft. / 1117 x 10 m
Surface:	asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights:	medium intensity
	RUNWAY 10	RUNWAY 28
Latitude:	46-41.366233N	46-41.103883N
Longitude:	119-55.578000W	119-54.789167W
Gradient:	1.0% UP	2.0% UP
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Markings:	basic, in good condition	basic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator:		2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Obstructions:	6 ft. bldg, 270 ft. from runway, 53 ft. left of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear	7 ft. gnd, 217 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	DESERT AIRE OWNERS ASS'N GRANT COUNTY ARPT DISTRICT #1, 319 AIRPORT WAY DESERT AIRE, WA 99349 Phone 509-932-5642 CELL PHONE NUMBER 509-830-4189
Manager:	DAVID STRAND GRANT COUNTY ARPT DISTRICT #1, 319 AIRPORT WAY DESERT AIRE, WA 99349 Phone 509-932-5642

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		12
Single engine airplanes:		11
Multi engine airplanes:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 38/week *
75%	local general aviation
25%	transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 28 June 2010

Additional Remarks

-	TWY MKD WITH RETRO-REFLECTIVE DEVICES.
-	RY 10 PREFERRED LOW WIND RY (LESS THAN 05 KTS).
-	NO TGL PRIOR TO 0800.
-	NOISE ABATEMENT TAKE-OFF PROCEDURE POSTED AT ARPT.
-	TRANSIENT PARKING LOCATED ON SE END OF ARPT.
-	EMS HELICOPTER PARKING AREA ON SW END OF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at M94.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KYKM - Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field (27 nm W)
KELN - Bowers Field Airport (33 nm NW)
KRLD - Richland Airport (34 nm SE)
KMWH - Grant County International Airport (40 nm NE)
KEPH - Ephrata Municipal Airport (41 nm NE)

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Aerial photo
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Sectional chart

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 16-Oct-2013

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:49	13:49
Sunrise	07:20	14:20
Sunset	18:11	01:11
Evening civil twilight	18:41	01:41

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	17-Oct-2013 00:22:49
Local (UTC-7)	16-Oct-2013 17:22:49

METAR

KYKM
26nm W

162253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/01 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP211 T01890011 TSNO

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