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8WA0

Flying B Airport
Rainier, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 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 09-May-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:09	12:09
Sunrise	05:44	12:44
Sunset	20:30	03:30
Evening civil twilight	21:05	04:05

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	09-May-2025 13:57:07
Local (UTC-7)	09-May-2025 06:57:07

METAR

KGRF 11nm N	091255Z AUTO 11004KT 10SM CLR 04/01 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP231 T00410010 $
KOLM 13nm NW	091254Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/01 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP237 T00220011
KTCM 15nm N	091255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/01 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP235 T00250010
KPLU 19nm NE	091335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -DZ CLR 04/04 A3022 RMK AO2
KCLS 20nm SW	091355Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 04/04 A3023 RMK AO2

TAF

KGRF 11nm N	090500Z 0905/1011 26005KT 9999 BKN210 QNH3020INS BECMG 0910/0911 06004KT 9999 OVC270 QNH3018INS BECMG 0915/0916 03005KT 9999 OVC180 QNH3004INS BECMG 1001/1002 30008KT 9999 FEW050 QNH3004INS TX20/0916Z TN06/0913Z
KOLM 13nm NW	091120Z 0912/1012 03005KT P6SM BKN200 FM100500 00000KT P6SM BKN200
KTCM 15nm N	090500Z 0905/1011 03005KT 9999 FEW240 QNH3013INS BECMG 0919/0920 34009KT 9999 FEW140 QNH3004INS BECMG 1003/1004 01005KT 9999 SCT040 SCT180 QNH3002INS TX21/0923Z TN06/0913Z

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