FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 FEBRUARY 2010
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 1S9 |
| Lat/Long: | 48-18-50.6890N / 117-44-36.2050W 48-18.844817N / 117-44.603417W 48.3140803 / -117.7433903 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2084 ft. / 635 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 20E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of CHEWELAH, WA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 99109 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1979 |
| Sectional chart: | SEATTLE |
| 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: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| DEER PARK | | 313/24.4 | | 216 | | 16E | | DPY | -.. .--. -.-- |
| IONE | | 188/27.1 | | 379 | | 21E | | ION | .. --- -. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3446 x 48 ft. / 1050 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 48-19.124150N | | 48-18.565467N |
| Longitude: | 117-44.531783W | | 117-44.675067W |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 230 ft. | | 101 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Obstructions: | 6 ft. tree, 275 ft. from runway, 63 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear 3' DITCH +1' TO +3' ROCKS & RD 2' FM THR; +8' TREES 100-200' FM THR. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF CHEWELAH PO BOX 258 CHEWELAH, WA 99109 Phone 509-935-8311 |
| Manager: | LEE DORRANCE PO BOX 1367 CHEWELAH, WA 99109 Phone 509-935-4852 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 17 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | | 59% | local general aviation | | 41% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ALL PATTERNS TO THE WEST. |
| - | DEER & WILDLIFEON & INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 1S9.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KDEW - Deer Park Airport (24 nm SE)
KSFF - Felts Field Airport (41 nm SE)
KSKA - Fairchild Air Force Base (42 nm S)
KGEG - Spokane International Airport (42 nm S)
KSZT - Sandpoint Airport (47 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by P.J. Reinders
Taken in September 2008
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Times for 13-Mar-2010
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:38 | | 13:38 |
| Sunrise | | 06:09 | | 14:09 |
| Sunset | | 17:52 | | 01:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:23 | | 02:23 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Mar-2010 03:21:33 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 13-Mar-2010 19:21:33 |
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| METAR |
KDEW 24nm SE | 140253Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M03 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP262 T10061028 53024
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KSFF 42nm SE | 140253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M02 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP258 T00281022 51023
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KSKA 42nm S | 140255Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM SCT080 03/M02 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP261 60000 T00291021 53021
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KGEG 43nm S | 140253Z 19006KT 10SM FEW050 SCT080 BKN200 03/M03 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP257 T00331033 53021
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KSZT 47nm E | 140250Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/00 A3024 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSFF 42nm SE | 132320Z 1400/1424 24009KT P6SM VCSH SCT035 BKN050 FM140200 21006KT P6SM FEW070 FM140500 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM141600 09003KT P6SM FEW200
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KGEG 43nm S | 132320Z 1400/1424 23007G14KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN050 FM140200 20007KT P6SM FEW070 FM140600 16004KT P6SM SKC FM141500 09005KT P6SM FEW200
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KCOE 50nm SE | 132320Z 1400/1424 20008KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN050 FM140200 20006KT P6SM SCT040 FM140600 15005KT P6SM SKC FM141200 08005KT P6SM SKC AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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