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1S9 Sand Canyon Airport
Chewelah, Washington, USA

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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

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
DEER PARK313/24.421616EDPY -.. .--. -.--
IONE188/27.137921EION .. --- -.

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: 48-19.124150N48-18.565467N
Longitude: 117-44.531783W117-44.675067W
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Displaced threshold: 230 ft.101 ft.
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, 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
    
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 of 1S9 (Sand Canyon Airport)
Photo by P.J. Reinders
Taken in September 2008

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 27-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4114:41
Sunrise07:1715:17
Sunset16:0000:00
Evening civil twilight16:3600:36

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  27-Nov-2009 15:04:14
Local (UTC-8)  27-Nov-2009 07:04:14
 
METAR
KDEW 
24nm SE 
271453Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM SCT013 OVC031 02/02 A2988 RMK AO2 UPE04B32E53RAB04E32 SLP134 P0002 60008 T00220017 53008
KSFF 
42nm SE 
271453Z 33005KT 7SM -RA FEW009 OVC021 04/03 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP125 P0008 60016 T00440028 53008
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
KGEG 
43nm S 
271453Z 35005KT 1/4SM -RA BR OVC002 03/03 A2986 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 2 SLP124 P0006 60015 T00330033 53007
KSZT 
47nm E 
271450Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM -RA OVC026 05/05 A2986 RMK AO2
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
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
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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