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WA83 Westsound/WSX Seaplane Base
West Sound, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: WA83
Lat/Long: 48-37-04.3680N 122-57-09.6560W
48-37.072800N 122-57.160933W
48.6178800,-122.9526822
(estimated)
Elevation: 0 ft. / 0 m (estimated)
Variation: 20E (1990)
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 98280

Seaplane Base Operations

Seaplane Base use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 01/1992
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Segmented circle: no
Landing fee: yes

Seaplane Base Communications

WX AWOS-3P at ORS (6 nm N): 135.425 (360-376-6045)
WX ASOS at FHR (6 nm SW): 135.675 (360-378-8491)
WX AWOS-3P at S31 (8 nm S): 118.525 (360-376-2071)
WX ASOS at BLI (19 nm NE): PHONE 360-671-8688
WX ASOS at NUW (20 nm SE): PHONE 360-257-8813

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
YYJr090/22.1VICTORIA VOR/DME113.7017E
CVVr319/24.2PENN COVE VOR/DME117.2019E
HUHr197/24.6WHATCOM VORTAC113.0020E
YVRr147/28.6VANCOUVER VOR/DME115.9017E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FRIDAY HARBOR007/6.928417EFHR ..-. .... .-.
SKAGIT/BAY VIEW277/23.024016EBVS -... ...- ...

Seaplane Base Services

Runway Information

Runway 18W/36W

Dimensions: 5000 x 500 ft. / 1524 x 152 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 18W  RUNWAY 36W
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Runway 10W/28W

Dimensions: 4000 x 500 ft. / 1219 x 152 m
Surface: water
RUNWAY 10W  RUNWAY 28W
Traffic pattern: rightleft

Seaplane Base Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: WEST SOUND MARINA
PO BOX 119
ORCAS ISLAND, WA 98280
Phone 360-376-2314
Manager: WEST SOUND MARINA
PO BOX 119
ORCAS ISLAND, WA 98280
Phone 360-376-2314

Additional Remarks

- NOISE SENSITIVE AREA - STAY OVER WATER; AVOID OVERFLIGHTS OF HOUSES ON SURROUNDING LAND. NO STEP TAXI EAST OF PICNIC ISLAND.
- FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at WA83.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KORS - Orcas Island Airport (6 nm N)
KFHR - Friday Harbor Airport (6 nm SW)
KBLI - Bellingham International Airport (20 nm NE)
KNUW - Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) Airport (20 nm SE)
KBVS - Skagit Regional Airport (23 nm SE)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Aug-2025
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2212:22
Sunrise05:5812:58
Sunset20:3703:37
Evening civil twilight21:1204:12

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Aug-2025 20:22:23
Local (UTC-7)  09-Aug-2025 13:22:23
 
METAR
KORS 
5nm NE 		091955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/13 A3019 RMK AO2
KFHR 
7nm SW 		091953Z AUTO 12004KT 10SM CLR 21/13 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP228 T02060128
CWZO 
12nm W 		091900Z AUTO 19005KT RMK AO1
CWYJ 
17nm SW 		091900Z AUTO 09002KT 18/12 RMK AO1 SLP228 T01810123 52007
CWLM 
19nm SW 		091900Z AUTO 18004KT 18/12 RMK AO1 SLP224 T01770124 53006
CYWH 
19nm SW 		091900Z 16005KT 15SM BKN240 18/12 A3020 RMK CI6 SLP229
CYYJ 
19nm W 		091900Z 10006KT 30SM BKN250 20/13 A3019 RMK CI6 SLP224 DENSITY ALT 500FT
KBLI 
20nm NE 		091953Z 22005KT 10SM CLR 22/14 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP227 T02170139
TAF
CYWH 
19nm SW 		091414Z 0914/1002 VRB03KT P6SM FEW008 SCT200 FM092000 22008KT P6SM FEW120 BKN200 FM100100 22008KT P6SM SKC RMK NXT FCST BY 092100Z
CYYJ 
19nm W 		091740Z 0918/1018 VRB03KT P6SM FEW120 SCT200 FM092100 VRB03KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200 FM100100 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM101200 10006KT P6SM FEW020 FM101700 12008KT P6SM SKC RMK NXT FCST BY 100000Z
KBLI 
20nm NE 		091737Z 0918/1018 19006KT P6SM SCT250 FM092100 23007KT P6SM FEW250 FM100400 19002KT P6SM SKC FM101500 34004KT P6SM SKC
KNUW 
20nm SE 		0915/1015 VRB06KT 4800 BR BKN005 OVC010 QNH3014INS TEMPO 0915/0917 0600 FG OVC002 BECMG 0917/0919 28009KT 9999 FEW010 SCT020 BKN200 QNH3016INS BECMG 1003/1005 VRB06KT 9999 FEW007 SCT020 BKN050 QNH3015INS TX21/0921Z TN11/1013Z FS30226
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