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8WA0

Flying B Airport
Rainier, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	8WA0
Lat/Long:	46-52-39.3600N 122-36-04.4420W 46-52.656000N 122-36.074033W 46.8776000,-122.6012339 (estimated)
Elevation:	445 ft. / 136 m (estimated)
Variation:	20E (1985)
From city:	3 miles E of RAINIER, WA
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	98597

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	11/1969
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SEATTLE CENTER
FSS:	SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX ASOS at OLM (14 nm NW):	PHONE 360-754-0781
WX ASOS at TCM (16 nm N):	PHONE 253-982-3434
WX AWOS-3 at PLU (19 nm NE):	128.575 (253-848-2748)
WX AWOS-3 at CLS (20 nm SW):	118.025 (360-740-5164)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
OLMr096/13.5		OLYMPIA VORTAC		113.40		19E
SEAr181/35.5		SEATTLE VORTAC		116.80		19E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:	2200 x 60 ft. / 671 x 18 m
Surface:	turf TURF RWY SOFT IN WINT.
	RUNWAY 13	RUNWAY 31
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	plines-m 30' PWR LINE 30' FROM END MARKED WITH ORANGE BALLS.	none 30' PWR LINE 500' FROM END MARKED WITH ORANGE BALLS.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Manager:	CLIFF REED Phone (360) 894-0457 FOR CURRENT AMGR NAME CALL 360-894-0457.

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4794.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8WA0.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (12 nm N)
KOLM - Olympia Regional Airport (14 nm NW)
KTCM - McChord Field Airport (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (16 nm N)
KPLU - Pierce County Airport/Thun Field (19 nm NE)
KCLS - Chehalis-Centralia Airport (20 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 08-May-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:11	12:11
Sunrise	05:45	12:45
Sunset	20:28	03:28
Evening civil twilight	21:03	04:03

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-May-2025 01:29:25
Local (UTC-7)	08-May-2025 18:29:25

METAR

KGRF 11nm N	090055Z AUTO 33006G14KT 10SM CLR 19/M00 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP231 T01871002 $
KOLM 13nm NW	090054Z 34008KT 10SM CLR 17/00 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP235 T01720000
KTCM 15nm N	090055Z AUTO 36008KT 10SM CLR 17/01 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP238 T01710007
KPLU 19nm NE	090115Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 18/01 A3023 RMK AO2
KCLS 20nm SW	090115Z AUTO VRB04G12KT 10SM CLR 17/00 A3021 RMK AO2

TAF

KGRF 11nm N	082100Z 0821/1003 28010G16KT 9999 FEW043 SCT160 QNH3021INS BECMG 0823/0824 30010G15KT 9999 BKN160 QNH3016INS BECMG 0904/0905 36004KT 9999 BKN190 QNH2998INS BECMG 0918/0919 33007KT 9999 BKN230 QNH2997INS BECMG 1002/1003 35009KT 9999 BKN210 QNH2997INS TX18/0823Z TN03/0913Z
KOLM 13nm NW	081724Z 0818/0918 VRB03KT P6SM FEW050 BKN200 FM082100 03009KT P6SM BKN200 FM090400 02004KT P6SM SCT200 FM091200 VRB02KT P6SM BKN250
KTCM 15nm N	082100Z 0821/1003 02010G15KT 9999 SCT060 QNH3027INS BECMG 0900/0901 01008KT 9999 SCT120 QNH3020INS BECMG 0905/0906 01005KT 9999 FEW180 QNH3019INS TX17/0823Z TN05/0913Z

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