AirNav: 16W - Little Goose Lock and Dam Airport

16W

Little Goose Lock and Dam Airport
Starbuck, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	16W
Lat/Long:	46-35-02.2000N 118-00-12.9000W 46-35.036667N 118-00.215000W 46.5839444,-118.0035833 (estimated)
Elevation:	681 ft. / 207.6 m (surveyed)
Variation:	19E (1985)
From city:	7 miles NE of STARBUCK, WA
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99136

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	02/1966
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

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ALWr008/32.1		WALLA WALLA VOR/DME		116.40		14E
PUWr240/32.6		PULLMAN VOR/DME		117.15		20E

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:	3400 x 50 ft. / 1036 x 15 m
Surface:	gravel, in poor condition RWY SFC ROUGH AND SOFT.
	RUNWAY 7	RUNWAY 25
Latitude:	46-35.038952N	46-35.032942N
Longitude:	118-00.620458W	117-59.809028W
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	072 magnetic, 091 true	252 magnetic, 271 true
Obstructions:	12 ft. road, 25 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear	262 ft. hill, 4200 ft. from runway, 420 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	WSDOT AVIATION DIVISION PO BOX 47312 OLYMPIA, WA 98504-7264 Phone 800-552-0666
Manager:	JOHN WILSON PO BOX 47312 OLYMPIA, WA 98504-7264 Phone (360) 618-2477

Additional Remarks

-	PEDESTRIANS, VEHICLES, AND ANIMALS ON & INVOF RY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 16W.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KALW - Walla Walla Regional Airport (32 nm S)
KPUW - Pullman/Moscow Regional Airport (38 nm E)
KLWS - Lewiston/Nez Perce County Airport (43 nm E)
KPSC - Tri-Cities Airport (50 nm W)
KRLD - Richland Airport (56 nm W)

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Area around 16W (Little Goose Lock and Dam Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 04-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:03	12:03
Sunrise	05:37	12:37
Sunset	20:19	03:19
Evening civil twilight	20:53	03:53

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-Aug-2026 04:15:49
Local (UTC-7)	04-Aug-2026 21:15:49

METAR

KALW 31nm S	050353Z AUTO 16008KT 5SM HZ CLR 24/06 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP128 T02390056
KPUW 38nm E	050353Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM HZ FEW035 17/01 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP155 T01720006
KLWS 43nm E	050356Z 17004KT 9SM CLR 25/M01 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP128 T02501011
KPSC 50nm W	050353Z 35005KT 3SM FU OVC043 19/12 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP123 T01890122

TAF

KALW 31nm S	041728Z 0418/0518 VRB03KT 4SM FU FEW040 FM042200 30006KT 5SM FU SKC FM050500 07005KT 6SM FU SKC
KPUW 38nm E	041722Z 0418/0518 07004KT 4SM FU HZ SCT035 FM042100 31005KT 5SM FU SCT025 FM050600 VRB03KT 6SM HZ SKC FM051500 09005KT 4SM HZ SKC

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