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Forks Airport

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Forks Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Forks
ServesForks, Washington
Elevation AMSL299 ft / 91 m
Coordinates47°56′16″N 124°23′45″W / 47.93778°N 124.39583°W / 47.93778; -124.39583
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
4/22 2,400 732 Asphalt
Statistics (2008)
Aircraft operations13,600
Based aircraft10

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

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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

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References

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