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S52 Methow Valley State Airport
Winthrop, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 28 NOVEMBER 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 -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving 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: 
Single wheel: 30.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 48-25.844583N48-25.149183N
Longitude: 120-09.094067W120-08.412267W
Elevation: 1694.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: 129 ft.231 ft.
Declared distances: TORA:5049 TODA:5049 ASDA:4749 LDA:4619TORA:5049 TODA:5049 ASDA:4919 LDA:4619
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, 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

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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Taken in September 2008

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 03-Dec-2024
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0015:00
Sunrise07:3615:36
Sunset16:0600:06
Evening civil twilight16:4200:42

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  03-Dec-2024 17:08:35
Local (UTC-8)  03-Dec-2024 09:08:35
 
METAR
KS52 031655Z AUTO 33007KT 10SM OVC011 M03/M06 A3050 RMK AO2 T10321057
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