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W33 Friday Harbor Seaplane Base
Friday Harbor, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 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 (360-376-2071)
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 03-Oct-2025
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4413:44
Sunrise07:1514:15
Sunset18:4701:47
Evening civil twilight19:1802:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  03-Oct-2025 09:34:40
Local (UTC-7)  03-Oct-2025 02:34:40
 
METAR
KFHR 
2nm SW 		030853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/11 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP192 T01110106 58001
CWZO 
9nm W 		030900Z AUTO 36007KT RMK AO1
KORS 
11nm NE 		030915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW043 10/10 A3010 RMK AO2
CWYJ 
12nm SW 		030900Z AUTO 31003KT 12/11 RMK AO1 SLP191 T01160106 50001
CWEZ 
14nm N 		030800Z AUTO 27001KT 13/12 RMK AO1 SLP195 T01260120 52005
CWLM 
14nm SW 		030900Z AUTO 32002KT 12/11 RMK AO1 SLP186 T01160108 51002
CYWH 
14nm SW 		030400Z 00000KT 15SM FEW080 13/12 A3007 RMK AC2 LAST STFD OBS/NEXT 031300 UTC SLP184
CWPF 
18nm SW 		030915Z AUTO 03001KT 11/10 RMK AO1 SLP192 T01080103 51002
CYYJ 
18nm W 		030900Z 27004KT 30SM FEW080 11/11 A3010 RMK AC1 AC TR SLP193
KNUW 
18nm SE 		030853Z 14004KT 10SM MIFG FEW005 09/09 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP196 T00940094 52001 $
TAF
CYWH 
14nm SW 		022040Z 0221/0304 VRB03KT P6SM FEW020 BKN060 OVC150 TEMPO 0221/0222 P6SM VCSH SCT020 OVC040 FM022300 29005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080 FM030300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040 RMK NXT FCST BY 031400Z
CYYJ 
18nm W 		030540Z 0306/0406 27005KT P6SM FEW080 FM031300 26005KT P6SM SCT015 BKN060 FM032000 12005KT P6SM BKN040 OVC140 TEMPO 0320/0404 P6SM -RA FM040400 VRB03KT P6SM BKN040 RMK NXT FCST BY 031200Z
KNUW 
18nm SE 		0307/0407 VRB06KT 9999 SCT060 SCT200 640709 QNH3007INS BECMG 0309/0311 VRB06KT 4800 BR BCFG SCT005 BKN012 BKN050 600000 QNH3008INS TEMPO 0311/0317 BKN005 FM032000 28007KT 9999 SCT050 BKN100 BKN200 QNH3013INS BECMG 0323/0401 27006KT 9999 SCT050 BKN100 BKN150 QNH3012INS FM040200 VRB06KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN050 BKN150 QNH3013INS TX19/0323Z TN09/0312Z FS30208
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