Forks Airport

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.

Forks Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Forks
ServesForks, Washington
Elevation AMSL299 ft / 91 m
Coordinates47°56′16″N 124°23′45″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 2,400 732 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations13,600
Based aircraft10

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]

References

  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for S18 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 3 June 2010.
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