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W33 Friday Harbor Seaplane Base
Friday Harbor, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: W33
Lat/Long: 48-32-14.3590N 123-00-34.6450W
48-32.239317N 123-00.577417W
48.5373219,-123.0096236
(estimated)
Elevation: 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation: 21E (1985)
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 98250

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1947
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: no
Landing fee: no, GA OVERNIGHT FEE
International operations: international airport of entry

Seaplane Base Communications

CTAF: 128.25
WX ASOS at FHR (1.1 nm SW): 135.675 (360-378-8491)
WX AWOS-3P at S31 (4 nm SE): 118.525
WX AWOS-3P at ORS (11 nm N): 135.425 (360-376-6045)
WX ASOS at NUW (18 nm SE): PHONE 360-257-8813

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CVVr308/20.9PENN COVE VOR/DME117.2019E
YYJr104/22.0VICTORIA VOR/DME113.7017E
HUHr195/29.8WHATCOM VORTAC113.0020E
YVRr153/32.9VANCOUVER VOR/DME115.9017E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FRIDAY HARBOR004/1.628417EFHR ..-. .... .-.
SKAGIT/BAY VIEW264/23.924016EBVS -... ...- ...

Seaplane Base Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 3W/21W

Dimensions: 10000 x 2000 ft. / 3048 x 610 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 3W  RUNWAY 21W
Elevation: 0.0 ft.0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 250 ft. hill, 5000 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear
INCLINOMETER CHECK NOT PERFORMED ALL RWYS.		none

Runway 12W/30W

Dimensions: 6000 x 1000 ft. / 1829 x 305 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 12W  RUNWAY 30W
Elevation: 0.0 ft.0.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 450 ft. hill, 5000 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear150 ft. hill, 2000 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: PORT OF FRIDAY HARBOR
PO BOX 889
FRIDAY HARBOR, WA 98250
Phone 360-378-2688
Manager: MIKE OTIS
PO BOX 889
FRIDAY HARBOR, WA 98250
Phone (360) 378-4724

Additional Remarks

- FLIGHT NOTIFICATION SERVICE (ADCUS) AVBL.
- ALL TKOFS SHOULD BE PERFORMED N OF BROWNS ISLAND.
- FOR CD CTC WHIDBEY APCH AT 360-257-3310.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at W33.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFHR - Friday Harbor Airport (1 nm SW)
KORS - Orcas Island Airport (11 nm N)
KNUW - Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) Airport (18 nm SE)
KOKH - Delaurentis Airport (22 nm SE)
KBVS - Skagit Regional Airport (24 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 14-Jun-2025
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:2811:28
Sunrise05:1012:10
Sunset21:1404:14
Evening civil twilight21:5604:56

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  15-Jun-2025 04:35:21
Local (UTC-7)  14-Jun-2025 21:35:21
 
METAR
KFHR 
2nm SW 		150353Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM CLR 11/07 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP209 T01110072
CWZO 
9nm W 		150400Z AUTO 20007KT RMK AO1
KORS 
11nm NE 		150415Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A3013 RMK AO2
CWYJ 
12nm SW 		150400Z AUTO 24004KT 13/06 RMK AO1 SLP204 T01270055 58002
CWEZ 
14nm N 		150400Z AUTO 16005KT 14/08 RMK AO1 SLP205 T01380075 58003
CWLM 
14nm SW 		150400Z AUTO 25013G18KT 12/07 RMK AO1 PK WND 27020/0304 SLP202 T01150070 50000
CYWH 
14nm SW 		150400Z 23011KT 15SM BKN220 12/08 A3014 RMK CI6 LAST STFD OBS/NXT 151300Z SLP209
CWPF 
18nm SW 		150415Z AUTO 25011KT 12/07 RMK AO1 PK WND 24017/0415 SLP204 T01200073 58002
CYYJ 
18nm W 		150400Z 09003KT 040V110 30SM FEW030 FEW250 14/09 A3012 RMK SC1CI2 SC TR SLP200
KNUW 
18nm SE 		150353Z 25012G25KT 10SM FEW033 FEW050 SCT250 12/08 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP219 T01170078 VISNO $
TAF
CYWH 
14nm SW 		142040Z 1421/1504 22010KT P6SM FEW030 SCT080 RMK NXT FCST BY 151400Z
CYYJ 
18nm W 		141740Z 1418/1518 12004KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM142000 11010KT P6SM FEW025 SCT040 FM150600 27006KT P6SM BKN040 RMK NXT FCST BY 150000Z
KNUW 
18nm SE 		1423/1523 27006KT 9999 FEW040 SCT090 SCT250 QNH3014INS FM150300 26010KT 9999 FEW045 FEW100 SCT250 QNH3015INS FM150500 25016G25KT 9999 SCT050 SCT250 QNH3015INS TEMPO 1506/1508 25018G27KT FM150900 26009KT 9999 FEW008 SCT012 SCT035 QNH3016INS FM151800 27006KT 9999 SCT045 QNH3014INS TX15/1423Z TN10/1513Z FS30214
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