AirNav: 9WA3 - River Bend Airport

9WA3

River Bend Airport
River Bend Lodge, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 03 SEPTEMBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	9WA3
Lat/Long:	48-28-10.6740N 117-17-23.8100W 48-28.177900N 117-17.396833W 48.4696317,-117.2899472 (estimated)
Elevation:	2040 ft. / 622 m (estimated)
Variation:	20E (1985)
From city:	9 miles N of RIVER BEND LODGE, WA
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99119

Airport Operations

Airport use:	CLOSED INDEFINITELY
Activation date:	12/1980
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SEATTLE CENTER
FSS:	SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

UNICOM:

122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
DEER PARK		354/30.6		365		16E		DPY	-.. .--. -.--
SANDPOE		276/30.9		264		14E		SZT	... --.. -

Airport Services

Parking:

tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions:	3750 x 60 ft. / 1143 x 18 m
Surface:	turf/dirt, in poor condition ROUGH & UNEVEN; SOFT WHEN WET.
	RUNWAY 3	RUNWAY 21
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Obstructions:	160 ft. trees, 150 ft. from runway	3 ft. fence, 30 ft. left of centerline

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	50 x 50 ft. / 15 x 15 m DIAMETER OF CIRCULAR LNDG/TKOF AREA.
Surface:	turf, in fair condition
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Runway 4W/22W

Dimensions:	5000 x 100 ft. / 1524 x 30 m
Surface:	water
	RUNWAY 4W	RUNWAY 22W
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Obstructions:	1000 ft. hill, 10000 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear	680 ft. hill, 4000 ft. from runway, 5:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	RIVER BEND INC RT 2 USK, WA 99180 Phone 509-445-1142
Manager:	JERRY DILLING RT 2 USK, WA 99180 Phone 509-445-1142

Additional Remarks

-	NE END RY 03 UNMKD; LND AT BOTTOM OF HILL BYD WINDSOCK; ROAD FM THR RY 21 TO BLDGS UPSLOPE AT 5 DEG GRADE.
-	4' FENCE EACH SIDE OF RY AT RY EDGES.
-	FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
-	(ARPT STATUS) ARPT CLSD INDEFLY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 9WA3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KDEW - Deer Park Airport (31 nm S)
KSZT - Sandpoint Airport (31 nm E)
65S - Boundary County Airport (42 nm E)
KCOE - Coeur D'Alene Airport (46 nm SE)
KSFF - Felts Field Airport (47 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 04-Sep-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:39	12:39
Sunrise	06:12	13:12
Sunset	19:25	02:25
Evening civil twilight	19:57	02:57

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-Sep-2026 22:09:56
Local (UTC-7)	04-Sep-2026 15:09:56

METAR

K63S 23nm W	042150Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM BKN060 OVC075 17/06 A3000 RMK A01
KDEW 31nm S	042153Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM BKN075 16/06 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T01560056
KSZT 31nm E	042150Z AUTO 12006KT 10SM OVC070 15/08 A3002 RMK AO2
K65S 42nm E	042155Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM FEW047 OVC075 15/08 A3001 RMK AO2
KCOE 46nm SE	042156Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM OVC070 16/08 A3001 RMK AO2 RAB22E46 SLP178 T01610083 PNO $

TAF

KCOE 46nm SE	041744Z 0418/0518 16005KT P6SM FEW011 SCT029 OVC035 FM050000 04005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM050200 04005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM050600 04006KT P6SM BKN250
KSFF 47nm S	041744Z 0418/0518 17003KT P6SM SCT013 OVC050 FM050000 06003KT P6SM FEW050 BKN250 FM050600 04002KT P6SM BKN250

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