FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
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)
ACTVT ROTG BCN - 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
100LL:100LL & JET A AVBL 24 HRS. LCTD 100 YDS N OF SMOKE JUMPER BASE. NO GA TFC SHUD OPER ON THE SMOKE JUMPER BASE RAMP. |
| 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
7702 TERMINAL STREET SW
TUMWATER, WA 98501-7264
Phone (800) 552-0666
800 NUMBER FOR WA STATE CALLS ONLY. |
| Manager: | G. PAUL WOLF
7702 TERMINAL STREET SW
TUMWATER, WA 98501-7264
Phone (360) 618-2477 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 21/day * | | 92% | transient general aviation | | 4% | local general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MOUNTAINOUS TRRN SURROUNDS ARPT. |
| - | SOME OBSTNS IN PRIMARY AND TRANSITIONAL SFCS. |
| - | HEAVILY LOADED ACFT MAY BE MAKING STRAIGHT OUT DEPS AND LONG FINAL APCH ALL DALGT HRS TO INCL FOREST FIRE HELIBASE OPS, MAY-SEP. |
| - | PEDESTRIANS, VEHICLES, AND ANIMALS ON AND INVOF RY. |
| - | CTC WA STATE AVIATION DIVISION 360-709-8015 OR 1-800-552-0666 WA AREA FOR FACILITY INFO PRIOR TO USE. |
| - | FOR ACFT ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS CTC WA STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER 800-258-5990. |
| - | FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694. |
| - | 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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by P.J. Reinders
Taken in September 2008
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Times for 23-Apr-2024
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunrise | | 05:54 | | 12:54 |
| Sunset | | 20:03 | | 03:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:37 | | 03:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Apr-2024 02:46:53 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 23-Apr-2024 19:46:53 |
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| METAR |
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| KS52 | 240235Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM CLR 15/M03 A2988 RMK AO2 T01541032
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