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8WA0

Flying B Airport
Rainier, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 26 DECEMBER 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 -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving 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.

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 19-Jan-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:16	15:16
Sunrise	07:50	15:50
Sunset	16:53	00:53
Evening civil twilight	17:27	01:27

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Jan-2025 06:17:54
Local (UTC-8)	19-Jan-2025 22:17:54

METAR

KGRF 11nm N	200555Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M04/M06 A3052 RMK AO2A SLP343 T10361056 10059 21041 52016 $
KOLM 13nm NW	200554Z AUTO 20003KT 10SM CLR M04/M05 A3055 RMK AO2 SLP348 I1000 I6000 T10441050 10061 21044 51015
KTCM 15nm N	200555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M04 A3053 RMK AO2 SLP346 T10341044 10056 21042 52015 $
KPLU 19nm NE	200555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -DZ M03/M03 A3054 RMK AO2
KCLS 20nm SW	200555Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM FZFG BKN003 M03/M03 A3056 RMK AO2

TAF

KGRF 11nm N	200500Z 2005/2111 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3046INS BECMG 2018/2019 35003KT 9999 FEW200 QNH3042INS TX04/2023Z TNM03/2012Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2008 NEXT 2113
KOLM 13nm NW	200520Z 2006/2106 00000KT P6SM SKC FM200800 VRB02KT 1/2SM FZFG OVC002 FM201800 03003KT 4SM BR BKN002 FM202000 05003KT P6SM SKC
KTCM 15nm N	200505Z 2005/2111 05005KT 9999 SKC QNH3052INS BECMG 2013/2014 VRB05KT 4800 BR SCT005 QNH3059INS BECMG 2017/2018 VRB05KT 9999 NSW SCT200 QNH3058INS BECMG 2019/2020 02005KT 9999 SCT140 BKN200 QNH3045INS BECMG 2104/2105 35005KT 9999 SCT150 OVC200 QNH3043INS TX04/2022Z TNM06/2014Z

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