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8W9

R & K Skyranch Airport
Rochester, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 04 SEPTEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	8W9
Lat/Long:	46-49-57.6580N 123-05-29.1070W 46-49.960967N 123-05.485117W 46.8326828,-123.0914186 (estimated)
Elevation:	149 ft. / 45.4 m (surveyed)
Variation:	20E (1985)
From city:	1 mile N of ROCHESTER, WA
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	98579

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	10/1971
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SEATTLE CENTER
FSS:	SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	SEA (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Pattern altitude:	999 ft. MSL
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3 at CLS (10 nm SE):	118.025 (360-740-5164)
WX ASOS at OLM (11 nm NE):	PHONE 360-754-0781

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
OLMr204/11.4		OLYMPIA VORTAC		113.40		19E

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:	2480 x 35 ft. / 756 x 11 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
	RUNWAY 16	RUNWAY 34
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Displaced threshold:	700 ft.	327 ft.
Obstructions:	102 ft. trees APCH SLOPE 7:1 TO DSPLCD THR.	119 ft. trees, 648 ft. from runway, 5 ft. both sides of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 50:1 TO DSPLCD THR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	RICHARD C. ROLLINS 267TH EAST SPANAWAY, WA 98387 Phone (253) 405-0133
Manager:	RICHARD C. ROLLINS 267TH EAST SPANAWAY, WA 98387 Phone (253) 405-0133

Additional Remarks

-	NO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS.
-	RWY 16 FIRST 1,100 FT HAS SHRUBS & 70 FT+ TREES APPROX 15 FT FM RY EDGES.
-	DEER INVOF RWY.
-	FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4723.
-	TREES AND BUILDINGS IN PRIM SFC AREA.
-	FENCE PARALLELS BOTH SIDES OF RWY 50 FT FROM CNTRLN.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8W9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCLS - Chehalis-Centralia Airport (10 nm SE)
KOLM - Olympia Regional Airport (11 nm NE)
KSHN - Sanderson Field Airport (24 nm N)
KTDO - Ed Carlson Memorial Field/South Lewis County Airport (24 nm SE)
KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (26 nm NE)

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Area around 8W9 (R & K Skyranch Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 14-Sep-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:19	13:19
Sunrise	06:50	13:50
Sunset	19:26	02:26
Evening civil twilight	19:56	02:56

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	14-Sep-2025 17:46:07
Local (UTC-7)	14-Sep-2025 10:46:07

METAR

KCLS 10nm SE	141715Z AUTO 23004KT 9SM -DZ CLR 15/15 A2994 RMK AO2
KOLM 11nm NE	141654Z 24008G17KT 10SM FEW025 OVC100 17/11 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP124 T01670111

TAF

KOLM
11nm NE

141120Z 1412/1512 21003KT 5SM -RA BR BKN010 OVC025 FM141700 22011KT P6SM OVC015 FM142000 25011G21KT P6SM BKN035 FM150200 22006KT P6SM BKN050 FM151000 VRB02KT P6SM BKN020

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