FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 |
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Photo by P.J. Reinders
Taken in September 2008
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 27-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-8) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:41 | | 14:41 |
| Sunrise | | 07:17 | | 15:17 |
| Sunset | | 16:00 | | 00:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:36 | | 00:36 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 27-Nov-2009 15:04:14 |
| Local (UTC-8) | 27-Nov-2009 07:04:14 |
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| METAR |
KDEW 24nm SE | 271453Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM SCT013 OVC031 02/02 A2988 RMK AO2 UPE04B32E53RAB04E32 SLP134 P0002 60008 T00220017 53008
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KSFF 42nm SE | 271453Z 33005KT 7SM -RA FEW009 OVC021 04/03 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP125 P0008 60016 T00440028 53008
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KSKA 42nm S | 271455Z AUTO 33007KT 10SM R05/5500VP6000FT -DZ OVC008 03/03 A2987 RMK AO2 RAE1447DZB1447 CIG 004 RWY23 SLP130 P0003 60011 T00290029 53010
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KGEG 43nm S | 271453Z 35005KT 1/4SM -RA BR OVC002 03/03 A2986 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 2 SLP124 P0006 60015 T00330033 53007
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KSZT 47nm E | 271450Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM -RA OVC026 05/05 A2986 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
KSFF 42nm SE | 271258Z 2713/2812 VRB03KT 5SM -RA BR BKN012 OVC030 TEMPO 2713/2716 2SM BR BKN006 FM271700 VRB03KT P6SM SCT012 BKN020 OVC120 FM271900 25004KT P6SM SCT020 BKN120 FM280600 00000KT 2SM BR OVC005
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KGEG 43nm S | 271309Z 2713/2812 13004KT 5SM -RA BR FEW003 BKN015 OVC025 TEMPO 2713/2715 2SM BR SCT003 BKN010 FM271530 32006KT 6SM BR VCSH SCT004 BKN010 OVC020 FM271730 28008KT P6SM SCT012 BKN120 FM272100 27010KT P6SM SCT020 FM280600 VRB03KT 2SM BR OVC005
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KCOE 50nm SE | 271204Z 2712/2812 VRB03KT 6SM -SHRA BR SCT012 OVC030 TEMPO 2712/2715 3SM BR OVC020 FM271500 VRB03KT 6SM BR VCSH SCT008 OVC020 FM271700 29006KT P6SM SCT008 BKN120 FM272000 27007KT P6SM SCT020 FM280600 VRB03KT 2SM BR OVC005 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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