AirNav: 4S6 - Tieton State Airport

4S6

Tieton State Airport
Rimrock, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	4S6
Lat/Long:	46-38-15.1850N 121-07-26.3240W 46-38.253083N 121-07.438733W 46.6375514,-121.1239789 (estimated)
Elevation:	2964 ft. / 903 m (estimated)
Variation:	20E (1985)
From city:	2 miles S of RIMROCK, WA
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	98937

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	07/1951
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
YKMr257/28.3		YAKIMA VORTAC		116.00		21E
ELNr209/35.8		ELLENSBURG VOR/DME		117.90		21E

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 2/20

Dimensions:	2509 x 100 ft. / 765 x 30 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition SFC GRASS & SMALL GRAVEL.
	RUNWAY 2	RUNWAY 20
Latitude:	46-38.101150N	46-38.405000N
Longitude:	121-07.641533W	121-07.235917W
Elevation:		2964.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	33 ft. trees, 30 ft. from runway, 74 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear TREES ARE ON TOP OF MOUNTAIN/HILL.	199 ft. trees, 894 ft. from runway, 74 ft. right of centerline, 4:1 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 8OO NR FOR WA STATE CALLS ONLY.
Manager:	G. PAUL WOLF 7702 TERMINAL STREET SW TUMWATER, WA 98501-7264 Phone (360) 618-2477

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
-	ARPT CLSD 1 OCT - 1 JUN EXC FOR APPROVED PUBLIC SAFETY/LAW ENFORCEMENT HELI OPS. BE ALERT, ARPT WINTER RECREATION ACTIVITIES DURING ARPT CLSD PERIODS. MIL, LOW APCH ONLY DURING CLSD PERIODS.
-	RY 02 OBSTRUCTED BY MTNS AT 1000 FT.
-	GROUND RISES TO NE.
-	CTC WA STATE AVIATION DIVISION 360-709-8015 OR 1-800-552-0666 WA AREA FOR FACILITY INFO PRIOR TO USE.
-	VEHICLES, PEDESTRIANS, AND ANIMALS ON AND INVOF ARPT.
-	RY MARKED WITH REFLECTORS DURING DATES ARPT IS OPEN.
-	FOR ACFT ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS CTC WA STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER 800-258-5990.
-	MOUNTAINOUS TRRN SURROUNDS ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 4S6.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KYKM - Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field (24 nm E)
KELN - Bowers Field Airport (34 nm NE)
KPLU - Pierce County Airport/Thun Field (55 nm NW)
KEAT - Pangborn Memorial Airport (59 nm NE)
KDLS - Columbia Gorge Regional/The Dalles Municipal Airport (61 nm S)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 03-Feb-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:55	14:55
Sunrise	07:27	15:27
Sunset	17:10	01:10
Evening civil twilight	17:42	01:42

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-Feb-2025 02:19:53
Local (UTC-8)	03-Feb-2025 18:19:53

METAR

KYKM 25nm E	040153Z 05005KT 10SM OVC060 02/M05 A2973 RMK AO2 SLP080 T00171050
KELN 34nm NE	040153Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM BKN046 OVC065 00/M05 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP080 T00001050
KSMP 40nm N	040156Z AUTO 00000KT 4SM -SN BR OVC002 M06/M06 A2959 RMK AO2 SLP677 P0000 T10561056

TAF

KYKM
25nm E

031724Z 0318/0418 VRB03KT P6SM BKN050 OVC070 FM040300 29004KT P6SM OVC020

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