FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | S52 |
| Lat/Long: | 48-25-29.8140N / 120-08-45.1880W 48-25.496900N / 120-08.753133W 48.4249483 / -120.1458856 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1706 ft. / 520 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 20E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of WINTHROP, WA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 98862 |
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: | SEA (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL ACTVT ROTG BCN - CTAF. ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.425 (509-997-0142) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| OMAK | | 247/25.1 | | 219 | | 19E | | OMK | --- -- -.- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 5049 x 75 ft. / 1539 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 48-25.844583N | | 48-25.149183N |
| Longitude: | 120-09.094067W | | 120-08.412267W |
| Elevation: | 1694.0 ft. | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 129 ft. | | 231 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Obstructions: | 6 ft. fence, 231 ft. from runway, 46 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear +4' FENCE +10' TREES AT 50' FROM THR, ROAD AT 0'. | | 12 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway ROAD 0' 125' L, ROAD 182', +5' STEEL POST AT 72', 80'L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | WSDOT AVIATION DIVISION 3704 172ND STREET NE, SUITE K2, P.O. BOX 3367 ARLINGTON, WA 98223-3367 Phone 800-522-0666 |
| Manager: | G. PAUL WOLF 3704 172ND STREET NE, SUITE K2, P. O. BOX 3367 ARLINGTON, WA 98223-3367 Phone 360-651-6313 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 21/day * | | 92% | transient general aviation | | 4% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MOUNTAINOUS TRRN SURROUNDS ARPT. |
| - | SOME OBSTNS IN PRIMARY AND TRANSITIONAL SFCS. |
| - | HEAVILY LOADED ACFT MAY BE MAKING STRAIGHT OUT DPTRS AND LONG FINAL APCH ALL DALGT HRS MAY-SEP. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at S52.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOMK - Omak Airport (25 nm E)
KEAT - Pangborn Memorial Airport (62 nm S)
KEPH - Ephrata Municipal Airport (72 nm S)
KMWH - Grant County International Airport (80 nm SE)
KAWO - Arlington Municipal Airport (82 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by P.J. Reinders
Taken in September 2008
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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 09-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:27 | | 14:27 |
| Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 15:00 |
| Sunset | | 16:29 | | 00:29 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:02 | | 01:02 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Nov-2009 02:23:52 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 09-Nov-2009 18:23:52 |
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| METAR |
KOMK 25nm E | 100153Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM OVC048 05/04 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP130 T00500039
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CWYY 46nm NE | 100100Z AUTO 16005KT 07/04 RMK AO1 2PAST HR 1002 SLP127 P0001 T00690039 50002
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| NOTAMs |
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