Methow Valley State Airport

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FAA: S52

Winthrop Weather

METAR: KS52 200335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/M04 A3019 RMK AO2 T00521038

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KS52 (0.3 NM at True Heading of 319)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1022.4
Temperature: 5.2 C (41.36 F)
Dewpoint: -3.8 C (25.16 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 48-25-29.8140N (48.424948)
Longitude: 
 120-08-45.1880W (-120.145886)
Elevation: 
 1706.0 feet MSL (520 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 15 E (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -8.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -7.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 03 N.M. SE of Winthrop, Washington
Found On: 
 Seattle Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
G. PAUL WOLF
7702 TERMINAL STREET SW
TUMWATER, WA 98501-7264
(360) 618-2477		 WSDOT AVIATION DIVISION
7702 TERMINAL STREET SW
TUMWATER, WA 98501-7264
(800) 552-0666

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 12/1938
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZSE (Seattle)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZSE (Seattle)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 2706 feet (825 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 SEA
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 No
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  4
Multi Engine:  3
Jet Engine:  1
GA Helicopters:  1
Gliders:  1

Annual Operations (as of 12/31/2020)

Total Operations:  7650
Air Taxi:  300 3.9%
GA Local:  300 3.9%
GA Itinerant:  7000 91.5%
Military Aircraft:  50 0.7%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800
AWOS-3:  118.425 (509-997-0142)

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 206
    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
    Winthrop Fuel Service
       Update FBO info    		 997-6962 100LL, Jet A
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    Flight Service Stations

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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near S52

    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
    23.3 Okanogan Legion Airport
    (S35)    		 99 84 100LL
    25.1 Omak Airport
    (OMK KOMK OMK)    		 84 69 100LL, Jet A
    25.7 Anderson Field Airport
    (S97)    		 138 123 100LL - EMERGENCIES ONLY
    34.5 Lake Chelan Airport
    (S10)    		 166 151 100LL, Jet A
    43.3 Dorothy Scott International Airport
    (0S7)    		 41 26 100LL
    52.1 Grand Coulee Dam Airport
    (3W7)    		 124 109 Mogas
    56.3 Cashmere-Dryden Airport
    (8S2)    		 194 179 100LL
    61.6 Pangborn Meml Airport
    (EAT KEAT EAT)    		 182 167 100LL, Jet A
    69.1 Wilbur Airport
    (2S8)    		 125 111 100LL, Jet A
    71.6 Ephrata Municipal Airport
    (EPH KEPH EPH)    		 159 144 100LL
    80.2 Grant County International Airport
    (MWH KMWH MWH)    		 155 141 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
    81.1 First Air Field Airport
    (W16)    		 246 231 100ll
    81.9 Arlington Municipal Airport
    (KAWO AWO)    		 259 244 100LL, Jet A
    84.3 Harvey Field Airport
    (S43)    		 249 234 100LL, Jet A
    84.8 Bowers Field Airport
    (ELN KELN ELN)    		 190 175 100LL, Jet A
    90.3 Colville Municipal Airport
    (63S)    		 84 70 100LL
    90.6 Skagit Regional Airport
    (MVW KBVS BVS)    		 272 257 100LL, Jet A
    91.0 Seattle Paine Field International Airport
    (PAE KPAE PAE)    		 250 235 100LL, Jet A
    91.7 Davenport Airport
    (68S)    		 119 105 100LL
    97.0 Lynden Municipal/Jansen Field Airport
    (38W)    		 290 274 100LL

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 MOUNTAINOUS TRRN SURROUNDS ARPT.
    A110-2 SOME OBSTNS IN PRIMARY AND TRANSITIONAL SFCS.
    A110-3 HEAVILY LOADED ACFT MAY BE MAKING STRAIGHT OUT DEPS AND LONG FINAL APCH ALL DALGT HRS TO INCL FOREST FIRE HELIBASE OPS, MAY-SEP.
    A110-4 PEDESTRIANS, VEHICLES, AND ANIMALS ON AND INVOF RY.
    A110-5 CTC WA STATE AVIATION DIVISION 360-709-8015 OR 1-800-552-0666 WA AREA FOR FACILITY INFO PRIOR TO USE.
    A110-6 FOR ACFT ACCIDENTS/INCIDENTS CTC WA STATE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER 800-258-5990.
    A110-7 FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
    A110-8 NO FIXED WING ACFT LDGS OR TKOFS ON GRASS AND SOD SFC.
    A110-9 SMOKE JUMPER BASE PRCHT OPS COMMON DURG SPRING AND SUMMER MONTHS.
    A13 800 NUMBER FOR WA STATE CALLS ONLY.
    A52-13 AGRI-IRRIGATION SYSTEM
    A54-13 CENTER PIVOT.
    A54-31 MOST RESTRICTIVE TREE.
    A55-13 IRRIGATION CENTER PIVOT. DISTANCE FROM END VARIES FROM 200 FEET TO 280 FEET FROM RY END. DISTANCE FROM THRESHOLD VARIES FROM 330 FEET TO 410 FEET.
    A55-31 MULTIPLE TREES. DISTANCE FROM END VARIES FROM 425 TO 730 FEET FROM RY END. DISTANCE FROM THRESHOLD 725 FEET TO 1030 FEET.
    A57-13 CENTER PIVOT IRRIGATION. RWY 13 APCH SLOPE 0:1 TO +13' SERVICE ROAD @ 0', 92' R FROM DSPLCD THR.
    A57-31 RWY 31 APCH SLOPE TO DSPLCD +65 FT TREE 538 FT FM THLD, 39 FT RIGHT OF CENTERLINE.
    A58-13 ROAD AT 0 FT.
    A58-31 ROAD 0 FT, 125 FT L, ROAD 182 FT, +5 FT STEEL POST & FENCE AT 78 FT, 80 FT L.
    A70-FUEL-10 0LL 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.
    A75 TIE DOWNS PILOT PROVIDED
    A81-APT ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF.
    A81-BCN ACTVT ROTG BCN - CTAF.
    A82 USDA FOREST SVC SMOKE JUMP BASE UNICOM. LTD ADVISORIES RELATED TO BASE OPS MOSTLY DURING SUMMER FIRE SEASON.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 13/31
    Longest Runway: 13/31 is 5049 ft (1539 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    S52 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 13/31  5049 ft x 75 ft (1539 m x 23 m)
    Runway Length Source:  STATE as of 06/13/2002
    Surface:  Asphalt - Excellent condition - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

    Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
    Single Wheel Landing Gear:  30.0

    Runway 13

    Runway 31
    Elevation: 
    		 1694.0
    Latitude: 
    		 48-25-50.6750N 48-25-08.9510N
    Longitude: 
    		 120-09-05.6440W 120-08-24.7360W
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 3.5 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Left
    Runway Markings Type: 
    		 Basic Basic
    Runway Markings Condition:
    		Good Good
    Object at End: 
    		 OTHER TREES
    Object Height: 
    		 4 39
    Distance from End: 
    		 200 538
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 175 ft. left and right of centerline 33 ft. left and right of centerline
    Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
    		 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
    Threshold Crossing Height: 
    		 43
    Displaced Threshold: 
    		 129 231
    Threshold Latitude: 
    		 48-25-49.6090N

    Threshold Longitude: 

    		 120-09-04.5986W
    Declared Distances
    Take Off Run Avbl. (TORA): 
    		 5049 5049
    Take Off Distance Avbl. (TODA): 
    		 5049 5049
    Actual Stop Dist. Avbl. (ASDA): 
    		 4749 4919
    Landing Dist. Avbl. (LDA): 
    		 4619 4619

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 None
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 None
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

    Maps & Diagrams

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