FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | ELN |
| Lat/Long: | 47-01-58.9000N / 120-31-50.5000W
47-01.981667N / 120-31.841667W
47.0330278 / -120.5306944
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1764 ft. / 537.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 21E (1980) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of ELLENSBURG, WA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 98926 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1938 |
| Sectional chart: | SEATTLE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
| FSS: | SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | ELN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0700-1900 |
| Pattern altitude: | 2598 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX ASOS: | 113.375 (509-925-2040) |
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY SEATTLE ARTCC ON FREQS 132.6/269.35 (YAKIMA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ELNr259/3.0 | | ELLENSBURG VORTAC | | 117.90 | | 21E |
| EATr192/25.6 | | WENATCHEE VOR/DME | | 111.00 | | 19E |
| YKMr332/28.0 | | YAKIMA VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 21E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 5590 x 150 ft. / 1704 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 47-01.881735N | | 47-01.914713N |
| Longitude: | 120-32.598362W | | 120-31.254457W |
| Elevation: | 1709.6 ft. | | 1755.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% | | 0.9% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 067 magnetic, 088 true | | 247 magnetic, 268 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. tree, 688 ft. from runway, 70 ft. right of centerline, 32:1 slope to clear | | 35 ft. pline, 1631 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear |
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4301 x 150 ft. / 1311 x 46 m
HAS A 1460 FT STOPWAY NW END. |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 35.0 | | Double wheel: | 57.0 | | Double tandem: | 100.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 47-02.331828N | | 47-01.849502N |
| Longitude: | 120-32.110148W | | 120-31.353218W |
| Elevation: | 1763.6 ft. | | 1747.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 112 magnetic, 133 true | | 292 magnetic, 313 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | KITTITAS COUNTY
411 N. RUBY ST. SUITE 1
ELLENSBURG, WA 98926
Phone 509-962-7523 |
| Manager: | MS KELLY CARLSON
411 N. RUBY ST. SUITE 1
ELLENSBURG, WA 98926
Phone 509-962-7523 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 56 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 45 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 6 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 165/day * | | 55% | local general aviation | | 42% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| A105 | TRAFFIC COUNT DERIVED FROM RENS ACCOUSTICAL COUNTER OPERATIONS. |
| - | DSTC TO GO MKRS NORTH SIDE OF RY 07/25 & RY 11/29. |
| - | RY 07/25 CLOSED DEC 15 THRU FEB 28, NO MAINT. AVAILABLE. |
| - | RY 07/25 HAS WEEDS GROWING IN CRACKS IN PAVEMENT FIRST 2000 FT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 25 | |
download (336KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 29 | |
download (300KB) |
| VOR-B | |
download (336KB) |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (375KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (62KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KEAT - Pangborn Memorial Airport (26 nm NE)
KYKM - Yakima Air Terminal/McAllister Field (28 nm S)
KEPH - Ephrata Municipal Airport (45 nm E)
KMWH - Grant County International Airport (51 nm E)
KRLD - Richland Airport (67 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in September 2007
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Sep-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:01 | | 13:01 |
| Sunrise | | 06:32 | | 13:32 |
| Sunset | | 19:28 | | 02:28 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:59 | | 02:59 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Sep-2008 22:47:47 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 07-Sep-2008 15:47:47 |
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| METAR |
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| KELN | 072153Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 27/01 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP183 T02670006 $
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| TAF |
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KEAT
26nm NE | 071729Z 071818 27004KT P6SM FEW100 FM1900 13007KT P6SM FEW250 FM0400 30005KT P6SM SKC
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KYKM
28nm S | 071720Z 071818 VRB06KT P6SM FEW090 FM0400 28006KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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