Forks Airport

Airport
47°56′16″N 124°23′45″W / 47.93778°N 124.39583°W / 47.93778; -124.39583Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 2,400 732 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations13,600
Based aircraft10
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Forks Airport (FAA LID: S18) is a city-owned, public-use airport located one nautical mile (1.85 km) southwest of the central business district of Forks, a city in Clallam County, Washington, United States.[1] It was formerly known as Forks Municipal Airport.

Facilities and aircraft

Forks Airport covers an area of 72 acres (29 ha) at an elevation of 299 feet (91 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 4/22 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,400 by 75 feet (732 x 23 m).[1] It's equipped with medium intensity runway lighting. Approaches to both ends of this runway are visual.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 13,600 aircraft operations, an average of 37 per day: 99.6% general aviation and 0.4% military. At that time there were 10 aircraft based at this airport: 50% single-engine, 30% helicopter and 20% ultralight.[1]

See also

  • List of airports in Washington

References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for S18 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 June 2010.

External links

  • flagUnited States portal
  • Aviation portal
  • Forks Municipal (S18) at Washington State DOT
  • Aerial image as of 19 July 1994 from USGS The National Map
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for S18
    • AirNav airport information for S18
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart for S18