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S52 Methow Valley State Airport
Winthrop, Washington, USA

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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
OMAK247/25.121919EOMK --- -- -.-

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: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 48-25.844583N48-25.149183N
Longitude: 120-09.094067W120-08.412267W
Elevation: 1694.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 129 ft.231 ft.
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, 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
    
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
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Aerial photo of S52 (Methow Valley State Airport)
Photo by P.J. Reinders
Taken in September 2008

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From to S52

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5414:54
Sunrise07:3015:30
Sunset16:0800:08
Evening civil twilight16:4400:44

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  30-Nov-2009 06:55:09
Local (UTC-8)  29-Nov-2009 22:55:09
 
METAR
KOMK 
25nm E 
300553Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM OVC019 03/02 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP265 T00330017 10044 20033 58012
CWYY 
46nm NE 
300600Z AUTO 15005KT 06/01 RMK AO1 SLP260 T00590012 56010
TAF
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Methow Valley State Airport

Miles Price ($)
AMERICAS BEST VALUE INN 3.1 81-90
SUN MOUNTAIN LODGE 5.9 340-400

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    
 

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