FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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' EAST OF CENTERLINE EXTENDING HALF THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY. | | 30 ft. tree, 290 ft. from runway, 3:1 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 2006 | |
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 24-Jul-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:09 | | 12:09 |
| Sunrise | | 05:46 | | 12:46 |
| Sunset | | 21:02 | | 04:02 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:39 | | 04:39 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 06:33:39 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 24-Jul-2008 23:33:39 |
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| METAR |
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KUIL
6nm W | 250553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP179 T01060083 10178 20106 53001 TSNO
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| TAF |
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KCLM
38nm E | 250523Z 250606 25005KT P6SM SCT250 FM0900 27004KT P6SM SCT008 SCT250 TEMPO 1014 5SM BR BKN005 FM1600 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250 FM2200 27009KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200
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| NOTAMs |
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