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WN59 Nelsons Nitch Airport
Onalaska, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: WN59
Lat/Long: 46-32-15.3850N 122-43-04.4150W
46-32.256417N 122-43.073583W
46.5376069,-122.7178931
(estimated)
Elevation: 520 ft. / 158 m (estimated)
Variation: 20E (1985)
From city: 3 miles S of ONALASKA, WA
Time zone: UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 98570

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 12/1985
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at CLS (14 nm NW): 118.025 (360-740-5164)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OLMr145/27.1OLYMPIA VORTAC113.4019E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 1850 x 25 ft. / 564 x 8 m
Surface: asphalt
Runway edge markings: & 32 REFLECTORS EACH SIDE OF RY - 150 FT SPACING.
Operational restrictions: LNDGS TO 320 DEG ONLY - TKOFS TO 140 DEG ONLY DUE TO POWER LINES AT NW CORNER OF FIELD & PROPERTY OWNER BEING PLACATED; APCH IS NRWD BY TREES THE LAST 200 FT OF AREA TO THR - WIDTH 150 FT.
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 60 ft. pline, marked10 ft. brush, 60 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Privately-owned
Owner: DAVID F. NELSON
110 GORE ROAD
ONALASKA, WA 98570
Phone 360-978-4961
Manager: DAVID F. NELSON
110 GORE ROAD
ONALASKA, WA 98570
Phone 360-978-4961

Additional Remarks

FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at WN59.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KTDO - Ed Carlson Memorial Field/South Lewis County Airport (5 nm SW)
KCLS - Chehalis-Centralia Airport (14 nm NW)
KKLS - Southwest Washington Regional Airport (26 nm S)
KOLM - Olympia Regional Airport (27 nm N)
KGRF - Gray Army Airfield (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) (33 nm N)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 21-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3514:35
Sunrise07:0515:05
Sunset17:4401:44
Evening civil twilight18:1402:14

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  22-Feb-2026 01:43:09
Local (UTC-8)  21-Feb-2026 17:43:09
 
METAR
KCLS 
14nm NW 
220115Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM FEW100 06/06 A2989 RMK AO2
TAF
KOLM 
27nm N 
211730Z 2118/2218 06006KT 5SM -RA BR OVC025 FM220300 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH OVC040 FM221000 17007KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC035
KGRF 
32nm N 
210545Z 2105/2211 02003KT 9999 SCT040 OVC065 QNH2989INS BECMG 2111/2113 08004KT 9000 -RA OVC030 620306 QNH2990INS BECMG 2118/2119 01004KT 8000 -RA BR FEW010 BKN025 OVC030 650306 520104 QNH2995INS BECMG 2121/2122 03003KT 6000 -RA BR SCT007 OVC020 650404 520104 QNH2987INS TEMPO 2122/2203 4800 -RA BR OVC006 BECMG 2204/2205 05004KT 8000 -RA BR FEW007 BKN030 OVC050 650504 QNH2984INS TX06/2200Z TN02/2113Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2108 NEXT 2308
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