AirNav: 8WA6 - Christensen Field Airport

8WA6

Christensen Field Airport
Royal City, Washington, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	8WA6
Lat/Long:	46-55-14.4950N 119-35-24.1220W 46-55.241583N 119-35.402033W 46.9206931,-119.5900339 (estimated)
Elevation:	1150 ft. / 351 m (estimated)
Variation:	19E (1985)
From city:	2 miles NE of ROYAL CITY, WA
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	99357

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	03/1976
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SEATTLE CENTER
FSS:	SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no
Lights:	OWNERS USE ONLY BUT EMGCY CALL 509-346-2331.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
MWHr195/20.7	MOSES LAKE VOR/DME	115.00	18E
EPHr173/28.3	EPHRATA VORTAC	112.60	21E
ELNr079/36.1	ELLENSBURG VOR/DME	117.90	21E
EATr124/38.3	WENATCHEE VOR/DME	114.35	15E

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:	2500 x 22 ft. / 762 x 7 m
Surface:	asphalt
Runway edge lights:	low intensity
	RUNWAY 7	RUNWAY 25
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	15 ft. bldg, 500 ft. from runway	30 ft. pline, 1500 ft. from runway

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	CHRISTENSEN BROS 4202 RD. 12 SW ROYAL CITY, WA 99357 Phone 509-346-2331

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC GRANT COUNTY APCH AT 509-762-2842, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8WA6.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMWH - Grant County International Airport (21 nm NE)
KEPH - Ephrata Municipal Airport (23 nm N)
KEAT - Pangborn Memorial Airport (38 nm NW)
KRLD - Richland Airport (39 nm S)
KELN - Bowers Field Airport (39 nm W)

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Area around 8WA6 (Christensen Field Airport)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 26-Nov-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:44	14:44
Sunrise	07:18	15:18
Sunset	16:14	00:14
Evening civil twilight	16:48	00:48

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	26-Nov-2025 17:04:45
Local (UTC-8)	26-Nov-2025 09:04:45

METAR

KMWH 20nm NE	261654Z 34007KT 2SM BR OVC003 03/02 A3030 RMK AO2 T00280022
KEPH 23nm N	261653Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM OVC006 02/01 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP269 T00170006 $
KEAT 38nm NW	261655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC014 00/M01 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP278 T00001006 $
KRLD 39nm S	261655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC013 05/04 A3033 RMK AO2 T00500041
KELN 39nm W	261653Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM OVC018 01/00 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP266 T00060000

TAF

KMWH
20nm NE

261135Z 2612/2712 34004KT P6SM OVC010

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