FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5C8 |
| Lat/Long: | 47-21-04.1360N 101-01-33.2260W
47-21.068933N 101-01.553767W
47.3511489,-101.0258961
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1908 ft. / 581.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 10E (1985) |
| From city: | 4 miles N of WASHBURN, ND |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 58577 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1943 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | MINNEAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | GRAND FORKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GFK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 & PAPI RY 8/26 - CTAF. LOW INTST NOT AVBL. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BISr325/38.3 | | BISMARCK VOR/DME | | 115.65 | | 12E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
100LL:24HR SELF-SERVICE FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 3700 x 60 ft. / 1128 x 18 m |
| Surface: | concrete, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 47-21.005825N | | 47-21.004792N |
| Longitude: | 101-02.022315W | | 101-01.126860W |
| Elevation: | 1907.0 ft. | | 1907.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 080 magnetic, 090 true | | 260 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 2204 x 135 ft. / 672 x 41 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | MKD WITH DALGT BOUNDARY MARKERS; BLACK/WHITE CONES. |
| Operational restrictions: | CLSD WINTER MONTHS DUE TO LACK OF SNOW REMOVAL. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 47-21.356988N | | 47-20.994508N |
| Longitude: | 101-01.518203W | | 101-01.519457W |
| Elevation: | 1903.9 ft. | | 1906.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 170 magnetic, 180 true | | 350 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | , in good condition | | , in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | WASHBURN AIRPORT AUTHORITY
BOX 403
WASHBURN, ND 58577
Phone 701-460-0196 |
| Manager: | DON ROBINSON
BOX 403
WASHBURN, ND 58577
Phone 701-460-0196 |
Additional Remarks
| A52-35 | +150 FT EAST-WEST TRANSMISSION LINE 9500' SOUTH ON EXTNDD CNTRLN. |
| - | +700' SMOKE STACK OF POWER PLANT LOCATED 6 MI WNW OF ARPT. |
| - | WATERFOWL, BLACKBIRDS, DEER, & ANTELOPE ON AND INVOF OF ARPT. |
| - | CONFIRM WINTER CONDITIONS WITH ARPT MGR AFTER MAJOR STORM PRIOR TO USE - SNOW REMOVAL IRREGULAR SCHEDULE. |
| - | FOR CD CTC MINNEAPOLIS ARTCC AT 651-463-5588. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5C8.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHZE - Mercer County Regional Airport (23 nm W)
D05 - Garrison Municipal Airport (25 nm NW)
Y19 - Mandan Regional Airport/Lawler Field (35 nm S)
KBIS - Bismarck Municipal Airport (37 nm S)
D57 - Glen Ullin Regional Airport (47 nm SW)
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 21-Feb-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:09 | | 13:09 |
| Sunrise | | 07:40 | | 13:40 |
| Sunset | | 18:16 | | 00:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:47 | | 00:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 21-Feb-2026 15:31:38 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 21-Feb-2026 09:31:38 |
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| METAR |
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KHZE
23nm W | 211515Z AUTO 31011KT 10SM SCT050 BKN060 OVC075 M19/M26 A3038 RMK AO2
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KN60
24nm NW | 211454Z AUTO 31015KT M20/M25 A3031 RMK AO1 SLP319 T12001250 53022
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KY19
35nm S | 211515Z AUTO 31011KT 4SM HZ M18/M21 A3031 RMK AO2
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KBIS
37nm S | 211452Z 31011KT 10SM OVC070 M18/M22 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP317 T11781222 53021
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KBIS
37nm S | 211137Z 2112/2212 29009KT P6SM SCT040 FM211900 32014G22KT P6SM SCT070 FM220100 32009KT P6SM SCT250 FM220900 33006KT P6SM FEW250
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