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8WA0

Flying B Airport
Rainier, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	8WA0
Lat/Long:	46-52-39.3600N 122-36-04.4420W 46-52.656000N 122-36.074033W 46.8776000,-122.6012339 (estimated)
Elevation:	445 ft. / 136 m (estimated)
Variation:	20E (1985)
From city:	3 miles E of RAINIER, WA
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	98597

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	11/1969
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SEATTLE CENTER
FSS:	SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX ASOS at OLM (14 nm NW):	135.725 (360-754-0781)
WX ASOS at TCM (16 nm N):	PHONE 253-982-3434
WX AWOS-3 at PLU (19 nm NE):	128.575 (253-848-2748)
WX AWOS-3 at CLS (20 nm SW):	118.025 (360-740-5164)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
OLMr096/13.5		OLYMPIA VORTAC		113.40		19E
SEAr181/35.5		SEATTLE VORTAC		116.80		19E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:	2200 x 60 ft. / 671 x 18 m
Surface:	turf TURF RWY SOFT IN WINT.
	RUNWAY 13	RUNWAY 31
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	plines-m 30' PWR LINE 30' FROM END MARKED WITH ORANGE BALLS.	none 30' PWR LINE 500' FROM END MARKED WITH ORANGE BALLS.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Manager:	CLIFF REED Phone (360) 894-0457 FOR CURRENT AMGR NAME CALL 360-894-0457.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		10
Single engine airplanes:		10

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4794.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8WA0.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (12 nm N)
KOLM - Olympia Regional Airport (14 nm NW)
KTCM - McChord Field Airport (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (16 nm N)
KPLU - Pierce County Airport - Thun Field (19 nm NE)
KCLS - Chehalis-Centralia Airport (20 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 20-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:40	12:40
Sunrise	06:13	13:13
Sunset	20:06	03:06
Evening civil twilight	20:38	03:38

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Apr-2024 12:01:46
Local (UTC-7)	20-Apr-2024 05:01:46

METAR

KGRF 11nm N	201055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/M03 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP156 T00361030 $
KOLM 13nm NW	201154Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM CLR 01/M01 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP162 T00111011 10089 20011 55001
KTCM 15nm N	201155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/M00 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP163 T00191004 10079 20018 55004
KPLU 19nm NE	201155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/01 A3001 RMK AO2
KCLS 20nm SW	201155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/02 A3001 RMK AO2

TAF

KGRF 11nm N	200500Z 2005/2111 06004KT 9999 SKC QNH2996INS BECMG 2019/2020 20008KT 9999 VCSH BKN100 QNH2993INS BECMG 2022/2023 22015G25KT 8000 -RA SCT040 BKN060 QNH2994INS BECMG 2100/2101 22015G22KT 8000 -SHRA SCT007 OVC030 610709 QNH3006INS BECMG 2103/2104 24012G20KT 9999 NSW BKN035 610709 QNH3009INS BECMG 2107/2108 21010KT 9999 SCT040 BKN070 610709 QNH3011INS TX19/2022Z TN04/2013Z
KOLM 13nm NW	201123Z 2012/2112 02005KT P6SM SCT200 FM201800 06008KT P6SM FEW120 BKN200 FM202100 22014G21KT P6SM BKN070 OVC120 FM202300 23015G25KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 OVC060 FM210400 21010G16KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 OVC050 FM210600 21010KT P6SM BKN050
KTCM 15nm N	200104Z 2001/2103 03010KT 9999 SKC QNH2999INS BECMG 2014/2015 06006KT 9999 SCT100 QNH2998INS BECMG 2017/2018 18010G15KT 9999 VCSH SCT050 BKN100 QNH2994INS BECMG 2021/2022 21015G25KT 9000 -RA BKN050 OVC080 620809 510009 QNH2993INS BECMG 2100/2101 27020G30KT 8000 -SHRA BR BKN020 OVC050 610709 530009 QNH3002INS TX20/2021Z TN01/2013Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2001 NEXT 2013

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