AirNav: 48WA - West Valley Airport

48WA

West Valley Airport
Yakima, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	48WA
Lat/Long:	46-33-45.0000N 120-46-36.0000W 46-33.750000N 120-46.600000W 46.5625000,-120.7766667 (estimated)
Elevation:	1900 ft. / 579 m (estimated)
Variation:	19E (1995)
From city:	12 miles SW of YAKIMA, WA
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	98908

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	06/1996
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SEATTLE CENTER
FSS:	SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	ON CALL
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at YKM (10 nm E):	PHONE 509-426-3051
WX ASOS at FCT (15 nm NE):	118.15

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
YKMr247/13.7		YAKIMA VORTAC		116.00		21E
ELNr184/30.6		ELLENSBURG VOR/DME		117.90		21E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:	2400 x 36 ft. / 732 x 11 m
Surface:	asphalt, in good condition
	RUNWAY 7	RUNWAY 25
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	40 ft. hill, 1500 ft. from runway	none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	FALCON RIDGE PROPERTY OWNERS ASSN 100 PHEASANT CREST DRIVE YAKIMA, WA 98908 Phone 509-972-8360
Manager:	TIM ROBEL 1210 SONGBIRD WAY YAKIMA, WA 98908 Phone 509-972-8360

Additional Remarks

-	DEER; ELK & COYOTES ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
-	CTAF 122.9

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 48WA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KYKM - Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field (10 nm E)
KELN - Bowers Field Airport (30 nm N)
KEAT - Pangborn Memorial Airport (55 nm NE)
KDLS - Columbia Gorge Regional/The Dalles Municipal Airport (59 nm S)
KRLD - Richland Airport (63 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 16-Jun-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:31	11:31
Sunrise	05:10	12:10
Sunset	20:57	03:57
Evening civil twilight	21:37	04:37

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Jun-2025 22:06:40
Local (UTC-7)	16-Jun-2025 15:06:40

METAR

KYKM
10nm E

162153Z 17006G16KT 10SM CLR 31/M02 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP116 T03061022 $

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