Vashon Municipal Airport Explained

Vashon Municipal Airport
Faa:2S1
Type:Public
Owner-Oper:King County Airport District #1
Location:Vashon Island, Washington, USA
Elevation-F:316
Elevation-M:96
Coordinates:47.4586°N -122.4742°W
R1-Number:17/35
R1-Length-F:2,001
R1-Length-M:610
R1-Surface:Turf
H1-Number:H1
H1-Length-F:98
H1-Length-M:30
H1-Surface:Turf
Stat-Year:2022
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:2,000
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:28
Footnotes:Sources: FAA,[1] WSDOT

Vashon Municipal Airport is a municipal airport on Vashon Island in King County, Washington, United States. The airport is one of the few public airports in Washington State with only a grass runway.

Facilities and aircraft

Vashon Municipal Airport covers an area of 20acres at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway and one helipad, both with turf surfaces: 17/35 is 2001x and H1 is 98x.The airport contains a sculpture commemorating a 1968 UFO sighting.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2022, the airport had 2,000 aircraft operations, an average of 38 per week: all general aviation. At that time there were 28 aircraft based at this airport: all single-engine.

Commercial air service

Vashon Island Air provides FAA Part 135 Air Charter Service on the island.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 5 October 2022.