Quillayute Airport
Quillayute Airport (IATA: UIL, ICAO: KUIL, FAA LID: UIL), formerly known as Quillayute State Airport, is a public airport located approximately 10 miles (16 km) west of the city of Forks, in Clallam County, Washington, United States. It is owned by the City of Forks.[1] This former Naval Auxiliary Air Station was deeded to the City of Forks by the Washington State Department of Transportation in 1999.
Quillayute Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Forks | ||||||||||
| Serves | Forks, Washington | ||||||||||
| Location | Quillayute, Washington | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 194 ft / 59 m | ||||||||||
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| Statistics (2006) | |||||||||||
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Facilities and aircraft
Quillayute Airport covers an area of 739 acres (299 ha). For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 6,700 aircraft operations: 97% general aviation and 3% military.[1]
The airport has two concrete runways, each one close to 5,000 feet (1,500 m) long. Runway 12/30 is closed (the north-south runway). Runway 4/22 is open with a displaced threshold of 1,089 feet (332 m). In the Master Planning effort currently underway, it is the intent, in the long-term plan, to remove the displacement on runway 4/22 in the future, and reopen runway 12/30 at a shortened length.
Climate
Quillayute has a maritime west coast climate. The warmest month is August and the coldest month is December.
| Climate data for Quillayute Airport, Washington (1981–2010 normals,[lower-alpha 1] extremes 1966–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 69 (21) |
73 (23) |
81 (27) |
84 (29) |
92 (33) |
92 (33) |
97 (36) |
99 (37) |
97 (36) |
83 (28) |
69 (21) |
64 (18) |
99 (37) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 56.9 (13.8) |
60.9 (16.1) |
64.0 (17.8) |
71.7 (22.1) |
78.2 (25.7) |
81.1 (27.3) |
84.9 (29.4) |
85.7 (29.8) |
82.0 (27.8) |
72.0 (22.2) |
59.5 (15.3) |
55.3 (12.9) |
90.7 (32.6) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 47.1 (8.4) |
49.1 (9.5) |
51.4 (10.8) |
54.8 (12.7) |
59.5 (15.3) |
63.1 (17.3) |
67.4 (19.7) |
68.6 (20.3) |
66.2 (19.0) |
58.2 (14.6) |
50.3 (10.2) |
46.0 (7.8) |
56.8 (13.8) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 36.0 (2.2) |
35.2 (1.8) |
36.8 (2.7) |
38.6 (3.7) |
43.1 (6.2) |
47.5 (8.6) |
50.5 (10.3) |
50.5 (10.3) |
46.9 (8.3) |
41.8 (5.4) |
38.1 (3.4) |
34.7 (1.5) |
41.6 (5.3) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 23.1 (−4.9) |
22.7 (−5.2) |
26.7 (−2.9) |
28.9 (−1.7) |
33.4 (0.8) |
38.8 (3.8) |
41.7 (5.4) |
42.0 (5.6) |
36.4 (2.4) |
30.1 (−1.1) |
25.7 (−3.5) |
21.9 (−5.6) |
17.9 (−7.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 7 (−14) |
11 (−12) |
19 (−7) |
23 (−5) |
29 (−2) |
33 (1) |
38 (3) |
36 (2) |
28 (−2) |
23 (−5) |
5 (−15) |
7 (−14) |
5 (−15) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 14.61 (371) |
10.35 (263) |
10.83 (275) |
7.85 (199) |
5.11 (130) |
3.50 (89) |
1.98 (50) |
2.49 (63) |
3.82 (97) |
10.49 (266) |
15.52 (394) |
12.99 (330) |
99.54 (2,528) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 2.0 (5.1) |
2.6 (6.6) |
0.7 (1.8) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1.4 (3.6) |
2.1 (5.3) |
8.9 (23) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 22.8 | 18.4 | 21.9 | 19.0 | 16.7 | 14.4 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 18.1 | 22.8 | 22.1 | 206.3 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 7.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 88.5 | 86.4 | 84.4 | 81.2 | 80.3 | 80.3 | 79.9 | 82.3 | 82.5 | 87.0 | 88.9 | 90.0 | 84.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 55.4 | 80.3 | 115.0 | 147.4 | 170.6 | 167.8 | 209.7 | 194.8 | 173.2 | 112.7 | 55.3 | 48.1 | 1,530.3 |
| Percent possible sunshine | 20 | 28 | 31 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 34 | 20 | 18 | 34 |
| Source: NOAA (relative humidity 1966–1990, sun 1967–1990)[2][3][4] | |||||||||||||
- Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1981 to 2010.
References
- FAA Airport Form 5010 for UIL PDF, effective 2007-07-05
- "NOWData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- "Station Name: WA QUILLAYUTE STATE AP". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
- "WMO Climate Normals for QUILLAYUTE STATE AP, WA 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2014-06-21.
External links
- Quillayute Airport at City of Forks website
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for UIL
- AirNav airport information for KUIL
- ASN accident history for UIL
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures