AirNav: 16W - Little Goose Lock and Dam Airport

16W

Little Goose Lock and Dam Airport
Starbuck, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	16W
Lat/Long:	46-35-02.2000N 118-00-12.9000W 46-35.036667N 118-00.215000W 46.5839444,-118.0035833 (estimated)
Elevation:	681 ft. / 207.6 m (surveyed)
Variation:	19E (1985)
From city:	7 miles NE of STARBUCK, WA
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	99136

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	02/1966
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SEATTLE CENTER
FSS:	SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	SEA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ALWr008/32.1		WALLA WALLA VOR/DME		116.40		14E
PUWr240/32.6		PULLMAN VOR/DME		117.15		20E

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:	3400 x 50 ft. / 1036 x 15 m
Surface:	gravel, in poor condition PORTIONS OF RY SFC ROUGH AND SOFT. GRVL DOESN'T COMPACT WELL.
	RUNWAY 7	RUNWAY 25
Latitude:	46-35.038952N	46-35.032942N
Longitude:	118-00.620458W	117-59.809028W
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	072 magnetic, 091 true	252 magnetic, 271 true
Obstructions:	12 ft. road, 25 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear	262 ft. hill, 4200 ft. from runway, 420 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	WSDOT AVIATION DIVISION 7702 TERMINAL STREET SW TUMWATER, WA 98501-7264 Phone 800-552-0666 800 NUMBER FOR WA STATE CALLS ONLY.
Manager:	G. PAUL WOLF 7702 TERMINAL STREET SW TUMWATER, WA 98501-7264 Phone (360) 618-2477

Additional Remarks

-	ARPT LCTD IN CANYON; ROLLING TERRAIN 700-800' SOUTH RISING TO 750'; CANYON WALL 800' SOUTH RISES STEEPLY TO 1800+'; NORTH WALL RISES TO 1600+'.
-	RY MARKED WITH REFLECTORS DURING DATES ARPT IS OPEN.
-	FOR ACFT ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS CTC WA STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER 800-258-5990.
-	FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
-	CTC WA STATE AVIATION DIVISION 360-709-8015 OR 1-800-552-0666 WA AREA FOR FACILITY INFO PRIOR TO USE.
-	PEDESTRIANS, VEHICLES, AND ANIMALS ON & INVOF RY.
-	CK DENSITY ALTITUDE.
-	HIGH TERRAIN SURROUNDS ARPT.
-	STRONG WNDS POSSIBLE INSIDE CANYON.
-	DO NOT LAND IF SNOW PRESENT ON RY. NO WINTER SNOW REMOVAL OPS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 16W.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KALW - Walla Walla Regional Airport (32 nm S)
KPUW - Pullman/Moscow Regional Airport (38 nm E)
KLWS - Lewiston/Nez Perce County Airport (43 nm E)
KPSC - Tri-Cities Airport (50 nm W)
KRLD - Richland Airport (56 nm W)

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Area around 16W (Little Goose Lock and Dam Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 27-Apr-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:12	12:12
Sunrise	05:45	12:45
Sunset	19:55	02:55
Evening civil twilight	20:28	03:28

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	27-Apr-2025 11:33:03
Local (UTC-7)	27-Apr-2025 04:33:03

METAR

KALW 31nm S	271053Z AUTO 18010KT 10SM CLR 11/05 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP084 T01110050
KPUW 38nm E	271053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/M02 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP083 T00221017
KLWS 43nm E	271056Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM OVC110 09/04 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP064 T00940039 $
KPSC 50nm W	271053Z AUTO 20008KT 10SM CLR 12/06 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP078 T01170056

TAF

KALW 31nm S	270520Z 2706/2806 12006KT P6SM SCT150 FM271700 23010KT P6SM BKN250
KPUW 38nm E	270520Z 2706/2806 00000KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250 FM271600 26005KT P6SM FEW100 BKN250 FM272000 28010G18KT P6SM FEW080 SCT250 FM280200 27005KT P6SM FEW100

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