West Ranch Airport

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METAR: SPECI KELN 260326Z AUTO 00000KT 1/4SM FG VV002 00/00 A2969 RMK AO2 T00000000

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KELN (4.2 NM at True Heading of 145)
Visibility: 0.25SM
Flight Category: LIFR
Altimeter: 1005.5
Temperature: 0 C (32 F)
Dewpoint: 0 C (32 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 47-05-27.6030N (47.091001)
Longitude: 
 120-35-21.8490W (-120.589403)
Elevation: 
 1962.0 feet MSL (598 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 14.6 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -8.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -7.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 08 N.M. N of Ellensburg, Washington
Found On: 
 Seattle Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Privately owned: 
TREVOR WEST
1287 VALENTINE AVE SE
PACIFIC, WA 98047
206-307-3527		 TREVOR WEST
1287 VALENTINE AVE SE
PACIFIC, WA 98047
206-307-3527

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Private
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 01/2012
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZSE (Seattle)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZSE (Seattle)
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 2962 feet (903 m)

Based Aircraft

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Communications

       

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field: 
    FSS Name (ID):  Seattle(SEA)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 79WT

    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    4.2 Bowers Field Airport
    (ELN KELN ELN)    		 143 129 100LL, Jet A
    24.2 Pangborn Meml Airport
    (EAT KEAT EAT)    		 40 26 100LL, Jet A
    25.8 Cashmere-Dryden Airport
    (8S2)    		 9 354 100LL
    31.4 Yakima Air Trml/Mcallister Field Airport
    (YKM KYKM YKM)    		 176 162 100LL, Jet A
    45.6 Ephrata Municipal Airport
    (EPH KEPH EPH)    		 73 59 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    52.3 Grant County International Airport
    (MWH KMWH MWH)    		 81 67 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
    52.4 Sunnyside Municipal Airport
    (1S5)    		 150 136 100LL
    53.4 Lake Chelan Airport
    (S10)    		 29 14 100LL, Jet A
    62.0 Prosser Airport
    (S40)    		 147 133 100LL
    63.5 Norman Grier Field Airport
    (S36)    		 284 269 100LL
    64.3 Othello Municipal Airport
    (S70)    		 105 91 100LL
    68.2 Auburn Municipal Airport
    (S50)    		 282 267 100LL, Jet A
    69.3 Pierce County/Thun Field Airport
    (KPLU PLU)    		 271 256 100LL
    70.3 Anderson Field Airport
    (S97)    		 29 14 100LL - EMERGENCIES ONLY
    70.4 Renton Municipal Airport
    (RNT KRNT RNT)    		 290 275 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    70.8 Richland Airport
    (RLD KRLD RLD)    		 131 117 100LL, Jet A
    73.4 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
    (SEA KSEA SEA)    		 287 272 Jet A, Jet A-1
    73.8 First Air Field Airport
    (W16)    		 309 294 100ll
    74.5 Boeing Field/King County International Airport
    (BFI KBFI BFI)    		 291 276 100LL, Jet A
    78.1 Kenmore Air Seaplane Base
    (LKE W55)    		 295 280 100LL, Jet A

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
    E111 PRVDD VFR OPNS AND PVT USE ONLY.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 14/32
    Longest Runway: 14/32 is 2223 ft (678 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    79WT Seaplane Base Runway Details

    Runway 14/32  2223 ft x 50 ft (678 m x 15 m)
    Runway Length Source:  OWNER as of 09/29/2010
    Surface:  Turf - Fair condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway 14

    Runway 32
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees

    Services

    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Other Services: 
    		 Seaplane instruction and rental

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