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78WA Center Island Airport
Center Island, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: 78WA
Lat/Long: 48-29-24.3640N 122-49-55.6360W
48-29.406067N 122-49.927267W
48.4901011,-122.8321211
(estimated)
Elevation: 115 ft. / 35 m (estimated)
Variation: 21E (1985)
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 98221

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 11/1978
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no
Lights: SS-SR

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3P at S31 (4 nm W): 118.525 (360-376-2071)
WX ASOS at FHR (8 nm W): 135.675 (360-378-8491)
WX ASOS at NUW (11 nm SE): PHONE 360-257-8813
WX AWOS-3P at ORS (13 nm N): 135.425 (360-376-6045)
WX AWOS-3 at OKH (16 nm SE): 132.775 (360-675-8431)
WX AWOS-3 at BVS (16 nm E): 121.125 (360-757-7767)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CVVr325/15.3PENN COVE VOR/DME117.2019E
HUHr180/29.1WHATCOM VORTAC113.0020E
YYJr102/29.5VICTORIA VOR/DME113.7017E
YVRr143/37.4VANCOUVER VOR/DME115.9017E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FRIDAY HARBOR083/7.728417EFHR ..-. .... .-.
SKAGIT/BAY VIEW258/16.524016EBVS -... ...- ...

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 1600 x 100 ft. / 488 x 30 m
Surface: turf/gravel
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Traffic pattern: leftright
Obstructions: 50 ft. trees, 100 ft. from runway100 ft. trees, 50 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: CENTER ISLAND ASSOCIATION
C/O WINDERMERE REAL ESTATE / ANACOR, 3018 COMMERCIAL AVENUE
ANACORTES, WA 98221-9461
Phone 360-588-6035
MAIL CORRESPONDENCES TO: C/O CENTER ISLAND ASSOC KIRKLAND ACCOUNTING 801 MARKET ST KIRKLAND WA 98033 425-822-0234
Manager: BRIAN FLANAGAN
CENTER ISLAND
ANACORTES, WA 98221-9461
Phone 360-488-5836
OR 206-481-0326/206-743-1700 (WORK).

Additional Remarks

- PPR FOR LANDING; TRNG OPNS PROHIBITED.
- FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 78WA.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KFHR - Friday Harbor Airport (8 nm W)
KNUW - Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) Airport (11 nm SE)
KORS - Orcas Island Airport (13 nm N)
KOKH - Delaurentis Airport (16 nm SE)
KBVS - Skagit Regional Airport (16 nm E)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Nov-2025
 Local
(UTC-8)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4814:48
Sunrise07:2215:22
Sunset16:3000:30
Evening civil twilight17:0501:05

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  17-Nov-2025 00:39:03
Local (UTC-8)  16-Nov-2025 16:39:03
 
METAR
KFHR 
8nm W 		162353Z AUTO 04003KT 3SM BR OVC003 11/11 A2952 RMK AO2 SLP997 T01060106 10106 20094 55004 $
KNUW 
11nm SE 		162353Z 12006KT 10SM OVC008 12/11 A2952 RMK AO2 SLP998 T01220111 10122 20100 55005 $
KORS 
13nm N 		170015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC012 12/12 A2951 RMK AO2
CWZO 
16nm W 		170000Z AUTO 23003KT RMK AO1
KBVS 
17nm E 		170015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC016 13/13 A2953 RMK A01
CWYJ 
18nm W 		170000Z AUTO 00000KT 10/10 RMK AO1 SLP993 T00990096 55003
CWEZ 
18nm NW 		170000Z AUTO 17003KT 10/10 RMK AO1 SLP997 T01020102 55002
CWLM 
20nm W 		170000Z AUTO 11001KT 10/10 RMK AO1 SLP988 T00980096 55004
CYWH 
20nm W 		170000Z 00000KT 4SM BR FEW002 BKN006 OVC025 11/10 A2951 RMK SF2SF3SC3 SLP996
TAF
KNUW 
11nm SE 		1623/1723 VRB05KT 6000 BR OVC008 QNH2948INS TEMPO 1700/1706 8000 -SHRA BR SCT008 BKN012 FM170700 27012KT 9000 -SHRA SCT017 BKN030 OVC060 QNH2950INS BECMG 1716/1718 VRB05KT 9999 SCT015 BKN030 OVC060 QNH2971INS TX10/1623Z TN05/1713Z FS30230
CYWH 
20nm W 		162005Z 1620/1705 VRB03KT P6SM SCT005 SCT012 OVC025 TEMPO 1620/1705 1SM -RA -DZ BR BKN003 OVC012 RMK NXT FCST BY 170000Z
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