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S18 Forks Airport
Forks, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

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
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR

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
TOUr135/23.6TATOOSH VORTAC112.2022E

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: leftright
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, in fair condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 28 ft. tree, 822 ft. from runway, 100 ft. both sides of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear
ROW OF JERSEY BARRIERS 142 FT EAST OF CNTRLN EXTENDING FULL LENGTH OF THE RY.
45 ft. tree, 438 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 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: AUDREY GRAFSTROM
FORKS CITY HALL, 500 EAST DIVISION STREET
FORKS, WA 98331
Phone 360-374-5412
EXTENSION 240

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 10
Single engine airplanes: 5
Helicopters: 3
Ultralights: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 37/day *
61% local general aviation
39% transient general aviation
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 30 June 2012

Additional Remarks

PARALLEL TW MARKED WITH REFLECTORS.
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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Photo taken 14-Jul-2008

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3712:37
Sunrise06:1113:11
Sunset20:3403:34
Evening civil twilight21:0804:08

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 16:43:32
Local (UTC-7)  13-Aug-2013 09:43:32
 
METAR
KUIL 
6nm W 
131553Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM OVC041 16/12 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP198 T01610122
TAF
KCLM 
38nm E 
131309Z 1313/1412 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 TEMPO 1313/1317 BKN050 FM131900 33007KT P6SM SCT250 FM140500 VRB04KT P6SM FEW200
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