FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | S18 |
| Lat/Long: | 47-56-15.7860N / 124-23-45.3140W
47-56.263100N / 124-23.755233W
47.9377183 / -124.3959206
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 299 ft. / 91 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 21E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SW of FORKS, WA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 98331 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1939 |
| Sectional chart: | SEATTLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
| FSS: | SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SEA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Taxiway lights: | STUB TWY ONLY. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at UIL (7 nm W): | 135.225 (360-374-9731) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TOUr135/23.6 | | TATOOSH VORTAC | | 112.20 | | 22E |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 2400 x 75 ft. / 732 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | UPHILL TO E. |
| Operational restrictions: | ALL PATTERNS NORTH OF FIELD. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Gradient: | 0.9% | | 0.9% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Obstructions: | 51 ft. tree, 300 ft. from runway, 100 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear
ROW OF JERSEY BARRIERS 142 FT EAST OF CNTRLN EXTENDING FULL LENGTH OF THE RY. | | 40 ft. tree, 290 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF FORKS
FORKS CITY HALL, 500 EAST DIVISION STREET
FORKS, WA 98331
Phone 360-374-5412 |
| Manager: | DAN LEINAN
FORKS CITY HALL, 500 EAST DIVISION STREET
FORKS, WA 98331
Phone 360-374-5412
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Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 37/day * | | 61% | local general aviation | | 39% | transient general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at S18.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCLM - William R Fairchild International Airport (38 nm E)
KNOW - Port Angeles Coast Guard Air Station Airport (41 nm E)
KHQM - Bowerman Airport (61 nm S)
KFHR - Friday Harbor Airport (65 nm NE)
KSHN - Sanderson Field Airport (66 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Domenick Venezia
Photo taken 07-Feb-2006
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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 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:41 | | 14:41 |
| Sunrise | | 07:14 | | 15:14 |
| Sunset | | 16:48 | | 00:48 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:22 | | 01:22 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 10:25:40 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 08-Nov-2009 02:25:40 |
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| METAR |
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KUIL
6nm W | 080953Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM FEW036 BKN055 04/04 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP132 T00440039 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KCLM
38nm E | 080520Z 0806/0906 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN050 BKN100 TEMPO 0810/0814 25010G20KT -SHRA BKN025 OVC050 FM082100 09007KT P6SM SCT050 OVC100 FM090500 10012KT P6SM SCT040 OVC080
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| NOTAMs |
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