FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 07 AUGUST 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | S52 |
Lat/Long: | 48-25-29.8140N 120-08-45.1880W 48-25.496900N 120-08.753133W 48.4249483,-120.1458856 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 1706 ft. / 520 m (estimated) |
Variation: | 20E (1985) |
From city: | 3 miles SE of WINTHROP, WA |
Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 98862 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 12/1938 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
FSS: | SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | SEA (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | UNATNDD |
Wind indicator: | yes |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) ROTG BCN PCL - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
WX AWOS-3: | 118.425 (509-997-0142) |
- USDA FOREST SVC SMOKE JUMP BASE UNICOM. LTD ADVISORIES RELATED TO BASE OPS MOSTLY DURING SUMMER FIRE SEASON.
Airport Services
Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | NONE |
Powerplant service: | NONE |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
Dimensions: | 5049 x 75 ft. / 1539 x 23 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
Latitude: | 48-25.844583N | | 48-25.149183N |
Longitude: | 120-09.094067W | | 120-08.412267W |
Elevation: | 1694.0 ft. | | |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Displaced threshold: | 129 ft. | | 231 ft. |
Declared distances: | TORA:5049 TODA:5049 ASDA:4749 LDA:4619 | | TORA:5049 TODA:5049 ASDA:4919 LDA:4619 |
Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | |
Obstructions: | 4 ft. other, 200 ft. from runway, 175 ft. left and right of centerline ROAD AT 0 FT. | | 39 ft. trees, 538 ft. from runway, 33 ft. left and right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear ROAD 0 FT, 125 FT L, ROAD 182 FT, +5 FT STEEL POST & FENCE AT 78 FT, 80 FT L. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | WSDOT AVIATION DIVISION PO BOX 47312 OLYMPIA, WA 98504-7264 Phone 800-552-0666 |
Manager: | JOHN WILSON PO BOX 47312 OLYMPIA, WA 98504-7264 Phone 360-618-2477 |
Additional Remarks
- | SOME OBSTNS IN PRIMARY AND TRANSITIONAL SFCS. |
- | PEDESTRIANS, VEHICLES, AND ANIMALS ON AND INVOF RY. |
- | NO FIXED WING ACFT LDGS OR TKOFS ON GRASS AND SOD SFC. |
- | SMOKE JUMPER BASE PRCHT OPS COMMON DURG SPRING AND SUMMER MONTHS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at S52.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KOMK - Omak Airport (25 nm E)
KEAT - Pangborn Memorial Airport (62 nm S)
2S8 - Wilbur Airport (69 nm SE)
KEPH - Ephrata Municipal Airport (72 nm S)
KMWH - Grant County International Airport (80 nm SE)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by P.J. Reinders
Taken in September 2008
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 21-Aug-2025
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:30 | | 12:30 |
Sunrise | | 06:04 | | 13:04 |
Sunset | | 20:04 | | 03:04 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:37 | | 03:37 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 22-Aug-2025 03:13:03 |
Local (UTC-7) | 21-Aug-2025 20:13:03 |
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METAR |
KS52 | 220250Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM BKN090 OVC110 24/05 A3011 RMK AO2 T02380048
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