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8WA0

Flying B Airport
Rainier, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

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):	135.725 (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.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		10
Single engine airplanes:		10

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 16-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:48	12:48
Sunrise	06:20	13:20
Sunset	20:00	03:00
Evening civil twilight	20:32	03:32

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Apr-2024 13:09:39
Local (UTC-7)	16-Apr-2024 06:09:39

METAR

KGRF 11nm N	161155Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 03/00 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP272 T00250001 10072 20021 51004 $
KOLM 13nm NW	161254Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM CLR 04/01 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP277 T00440006
KTCM 15nm N	161255Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM SCT040 02/01 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP280 T00220006 $
KPLU 19nm NE	161255Z AUTO 20004KT 10SM BKN040 OVC055 04/01 A3034 RMK AO2
KCLS 20nm SW	161255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW027 SCT033 SCT040 03/03 A3036 RMK AO2

TAF

KGRF 11nm N	160500Z 1605/1711 23009KT 9999 SCT030 SCT045 BKN150 621509 QNH3029INS BECMG 1610/1611 24006KT 9999 FEW045 FEW160 SCT230 QNH3032INS BECMG 1612/1613 21006KT 9999 SKC QNH3032INS BECMG 1622/1623 33006KT 8000 -SHRA SCT040 BKN060 610604 QNH3029INS BECMG 1701/1702 03006KT 9999 NSW FEW060 QNH3030INS BECMG 1702/1703 03006KT 9999 SKC QNH3032INS TX13/1622Z TN04/1612Z
KOLM 13nm NW	161120Z 1612/1712 19010KT P6SM SKC FM161500 24008KT P6SM OVC050 FM161900 28011G19KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM170100 29009KT P6SM BKN100 FM170400 VRB04KT P6SM BKN050
KTCM 15nm N	160101Z 1601/1703 26012G18KT 9999 BKN050 620504 QNH3025INS TEMPO 1601/1605 24012G22KT BKN025 510009 BECMG 1605/1606 21008KT 9999 BKN040 620404 QNH3031INS BECMG 1615/1616 22008KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3030INS BECMG 1621/1622 22008KT 9999 VCSH BKN060 BKN100 610606 QNH3029INS BECMG 1701/1702 02006KT 9999 NSW FEW100 QNH3031INS TX13/1621Z TN04/1614Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 1601 NEXT 1613

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