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8WA0

Flying B Airport
Rainier, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025

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):	PHONE 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.

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 28-May-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	04:45	11:45
Sunrise	05:23	12:23
Sunset	20:52	03:52
Evening civil twilight	21:30	04:30

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	28-May-2025 09:58:28
Local (UTC-7)	28-May-2025 02:58:28

METAR

KGRF 11nm N	280955Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM CLR 11/06 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP121 T01120061 $
KOLM 13nm NW	280954Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/07 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP129 T01110067
KTCM 15nm N	280955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/07 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP125 T01020073 $
KPLU 19nm NE	280955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/09 A2991 RMK AO2
KCLS 20nm SW	280955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/11 A2990 RMK AO2

TAF

KGRF 11nm N	280500Z 2805/2911 VRB06KT 9999 FEW200 QNH2987INS BECMG 2819/2820 25012G18KT 9999 SCT200 QNH2988INS BECMG 2906/2907 21005KT 9999 FEW015 BKN060 QNH2998INS TX26/2821Z TN12/2812Z
KOLM 13nm NW	280521Z 2806/2906 03005KT P6SM FEW250 FM281000 VRB03KT P6SM SCT200 FM281700 21005KT P6SM SCT200 FM282100 24010KT P6SM SCT250
KTCM 15nm N	280500Z 2805/2911 03006KT 9999 SKC QNH2986INS BECMG 2814/2815 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH2985INS BECMG 2819/2820 24012G20KT 9999 SCT060 SCT100 QNH2984INS BECMG 2907/2908 21009KT 9999 SCT020 BKN045 QNH3001INS TX27/2823Z TN09/2813Z

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