Forks Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of Forks | ||||||||||
| Serves | Forks, Washington | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 299 ft / 91 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°56′16″N 124°23′45″W / 47.93778°N 124.39583°W | ||||||||||
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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]
References
External links
- 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