FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5C8 |
| Lat/Long: | 47-21-04.1360N 101-01-33.2260W
47-21.068933N 101-01.553767W
47.3511489,-101.0258961
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1908 ft. / 581.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 10E (1985) |
| From city: | 4 miles N of WASHBURN, ND |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -6 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 58577 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1943 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GRAND FORKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GFK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 & PAPI RY 8/26 - CTAF. LOW INTST NOT AVBL. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC (ZMP) ON FREQS 127.6/279.6 (MINOT RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BISr325/38.3 | | BISMARCK VOR/DME | | 115.65 | | 12E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
100LL:24HR SELF-SERVICE FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 3700 x 60 ft. / 1128 x 18 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 47-21.005825N | | 47-21.004792N |
| Longitude: | 101-02.022315W | | 101-01.126860W |
| Elevation: | 1907.0 ft. | | 1907.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 080 magnetic, 090 true | | 260 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 2204 x 135 ft. / 672 x 41 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge markings: | MKD WITH DALGT BOUNDARY MARKERS; BLACK/WHITE CONES. |
| Operational restrictions: | CLSD WINTER MONTHS DUE TO LACK OF SNOW REMOVAL. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 47-21.356988N | | 47-20.994508N |
| Longitude: | 101-01.518203W | | 101-01.519457W |
| Elevation: | 1903.9 ft. | | 1906.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 170 magnetic, 180 true | | 350 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | NSTD | | NSTD |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | WASHBURN AIRPORT AUTHORITY
BOX 403
WASHBURN, ND 58577
Phone 701-390-3926 |
| Manager: | LYLE LELM
BOX 403
WASHBURN, ND 58577
Phone 701-390-3926 |
Additional Remarks
| A52-35 | +150 FT EAST-WEST TRANSMISSION LINE 9500' SOUTH ON EXTNDD CNTRLN. |
| - | +700' SMOKE STACK OF POWER PLANT LOCATED 6 MI WNW OF ARPT. |
| - | WATERFOWL, BLACKBIRDS, DEER, & ANTELOPE ON AND INVOF OF ARPT. |
| - | CONFIRM WINTER CONDITIONS WITH ARPT MGR AFTER MAJOR STORM PRIOR TO USE - SNOW REMOVAL IRREGULAR SCHEDULE. |
| - | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 03 September 2026 at 0901Z to 01 October 2026 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 08 | |
download (257KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (256KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (443KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHZE - Mercer County Regional Airport (23 nm W)
D05 - Garrison Municipal Airport (25 nm NW)
Y19 - Mandan Regional Airport/Lawler Field (35 nm S)
KBIS - Bismarck Municipal Airport (37 nm S)
D57 - Glen Ullin Regional Airport (47 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 04-Sep-2026
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(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:36 | | 11:36 |
| Sunrise | | 07:08 | | 12:08 |
| Sunset | | 20:18 | | 01:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:50 | | 01:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Sep-2026 08:22:39 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 04-Sep-2026 03:22:39 |
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| METAR |
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KHZE
23nm W | 040755Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG BKN060 BKN065 14/14 A2991 RMK AO2
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KN60
24nm NW | 040754Z AUTO 07005KT 16/16 A2989 RMK AO1 SLP118 T01610156
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KY19
35nm S | 040755Z AUTO 04009KT 10SM CLR 16/16 A2988 RMK AO2
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KBIS
37nm S | 040752Z AUTO 04009KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP110 T01670156
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KBIS
37nm S | 040540Z 0406/0506 08004KT P6SM FEW005 FEW070 FEW200 FM041000 07003KT 1/2SM FG BKN003 FM041500 09008KT P6SM SCT005 BKN150 FM041900 12014G23KT P6SM SCT110 FM050100 10012KT P6SM FEW100 FEW250
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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