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S36

Crest Airfield
Covington, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	S36
Lat/Long:	47-20-13.5480N 122-06-12.7310W 47-20.225800N 122-06.212183W 47.3370967,-122.1035364 (estimated)
Elevation:	472 ft. / 144 m (estimated)
Variation:	20E (1985)
From city:	1 mile SSE of COVINGTON, WA
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	98042

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	03/1965
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SEATTLE CENTER
FSS:	SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	SEA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	0900-1700
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	123.0
WX ASOS at RNT (10 nm NW):	126.95 (425-255-6080)
WX ASOS at SEA (11 nm NW):	PHONE 206-214-2592
WX ASOS at BFI (14 nm NW):	PHONE 206-658-6435
WX AWOS-3 at PLU (16 nm SW):	128.575 (253-848-2748)
WX ASOS at TCM (19 nm SW):	PHONE 253-982-3434
WX ASOS at TIW (20 nm W):	PHONE 253-858-6507

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
SEAr106/10.2	SEATTLE VORTAC	116.80	19E
PAEr149/35.7	PAINE VOR/DME	110.60	20E
OLMr037/39.3	OLYMPIA VORTAC	113.40	19E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL 100LL:24 HR CREDIT CARD FUEL AVBL.
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions:

3288 x 40 ft. / 1002 x 12 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.0

Runway edge lights:

low intensity

Runway edge markings:

MARKINGS FADED.

RUNWAY 15

RUNWAY 33

Latitude:

47-20.492850N

47-19.958750N

Longitude:

122-06.274483W

122-06.149883W

Elevation:

472.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Displaced threshold:

281 ft.

Markings:

NSTD, in poor condition

Obstructions:

76 ft. trees, 901 ft. from runway, 9:1 slope to clear
TREES IN PRIM SFC, PARKED ACFT IN PRIM SFC BOTH SIDES OF RWY AND 3 FT SIGN, 92 FT LEFT, 27 FT FROM THR.

107 ft. trees, 1560 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear
+95 FT TREES IN PRI SFC 0-200 FT FM THR, 120 FT RIGHT.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	CREST AIRFIELD LLC 29300 179 PLACE SE, PO BOX 7282 COVINGTON, WA 98042-7282 Phone 425-533-9651
Manager:	JEFF MILLER 29300 179TH PLACE SE, P.O. BOX 7282 COVINGTON, WA 98042-7282 Phone 425-533-9651

Additional Remarks

-	TREES BOTH SIDES OF RWY IN TRSN SFC.
-	TREES ON BOTH SIDES OF RWY 15/33.
-	NIGHT OPS USE RWY 15, WIND AND WX PMTG.
-	ARPT CLSD WHEN SNOW ON RWY.
-	FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4723.
-	TGLS PROHIBITED.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at S36.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

S50 - Auburn Municipal Airport (5 nm W)
KRNT - Renton Municipal Airport (10 nm NW)
KSEA - Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (11 nm NW)
KBFI - Boeing Field/King County International Airport (14 nm NW)
KPLU - Pierce County Airport/Thun Field (16 nm SW)
KTCM - McChord Field Airport (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (19 nm SW)
KTIW - Tacoma Narrows Airport (20 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 21-Mar-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:40	13:40
Sunrise	07:10	14:10
Sunset	19:21	02:21
Evening civil twilight	19:52	02:52

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Mar-2026 15:01:52
Local (UTC-7)	21-Mar-2026 08:01:52

METAR

KRNT 11nm NW	211453Z 36006KT 10SM OVC038 07/02 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP241 T00670017 53030
KSEA 11nm NW	211453Z 01010KT 10SM OVC031 06/01 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP241 T00610006 53029 $
KBFI 15nm NW	211453Z VRB04KT 10SM BKN042 OVC055 07/01 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP237 T00670006 53026
KPLU 16nm SW	211455Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM -DZ SCT007 SCT011 OVC017 05/05 A3023 RMK AO2
KTCM 20nm SW	211455Z AUTO 20004KT 5SM BR OVC004 05/04 A3022 RMK AO2 CIG 003 RWY34 SLP239 60004 T00490040 52033 $
KTIW 20nm W	211453Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM FEW006 FEW009 OVC020 06/04 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP238 60000 T00560044 51021

TAF

KSEA 11nm NW	211125Z 2112/2218 01010KT P6SM SCT025 BKN035 OVC150 TEMPO 2112/2116 BKN025 FM212000 33006KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM220100 15009KT P6SM SCT250 FM221100 17008KT P6SM BKN040 BKN250
KBFI 15nm NW	211125Z 2112/2212 VRB05KT P6SM BKN025 OVC040 FM211900 35003KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM220100 16006KT P6SM SCT250 FM220700 15005KT P6SM BKN045 BKN250
KTCM 20nm SW	211300Z 2113/2219 23006KT 6000 BR BKN005 OVC030 QNH3016INS TEMPO 2113/2117 BKN015 OVC030 BECMG 2116/2117 20006KT 9999 NSW BKN030 620305 QNH3025INS BECMG 2118/2119 24008KT 9999 SCT040 QNH3026INS BECMG 2210/2211 19006KT 9999 BKN025 OVC050 620406 QNH3037INS TX12/2123Z TN02/2213Z

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

New Crest Airpark, LLC

425-533-9651
[web site]
[email]

Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Internet access, Restrooms

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	100LL
SS		$5.80
Updated 18-Mar-2026

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