FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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. |
| 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 good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Obstructions: | 6 ft. fence, 231 ft. from runway, 46 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear RWY 13 APCH SLOPE 0:1 TO +13' SERVICE ROAD @ 0', 92' R FROM DSPLCD THR. +4' FENCE +10' TREES AT 50' FROM THR, ROAD AT 0'. | | 12 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway RWY 31 APCH SLOPE 34:1 TO DSPLCD +18 FT TREE 618 FT FM THLD, 33 FT LEFT. 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 98223-6336 Phone 360-651-6300 |
| Manager: | JIM SCOTT 3704 172ND STREET NE, SUITE K2, P.O. BOX 3367 ARLINGTON, WA 98223-6336 Phone 360-651-6300 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 9 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 | | 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 2002 | |
Additional Remarks
| A81 1 | ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF. |
| - | 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 |
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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 17-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:39 | | 11:39 |
| Sunrise | | 05:17 | | 12:17 |
| Sunset | | 20:37 | | 03:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:15 | | 04:15 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2008 01:31:02 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 17-May-2008 18:31:02 |
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| METAR |
KOMK 25nm E | 180053Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM CLR 30/13 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP121 T03000128
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CWYY 46nm NE | 180100Z AUTO 13004KT 32/13 RMK AO1 SLP105 T03200127 56032
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| NOTAMs |
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