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2S1 · Vashon Municipal Airport

FAA-LID · US · 5 NTSB events

ID 2S1 Elev 316 ft Lat 47° 27.52' N Lon 122° 28.44' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

3 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,001 ft. Max gradient: 0.40%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 187° 2,001 ft 60 ft TURF-G Yes 0.40%
35 007° 2,001 ft 60 ft TURF-G Yes 0.40%
H1 — 98 ft 98 ft Turf Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 16 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (16 sentences)
  • ·NGT OPNS ONLY FOR PILOTS FAMILIAR WITH APT CLOSE IN OBSTNS, ALL QUADRANTS.
  • ·HILL 5-10 FT W OF RWY EDGE THE FULL LEN.
  • ·FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4723.
  • ·OCNL LARGE WILD ANIMALS ON ARPT.
  • ·HANGARS 90 FT E & W OF CNTRLN.
  • ·NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFCT.
  • ·TOUCH & GO LDGS NOT RECOMMENDED.
  • ·TURBULENCE PSBL AT N END OF RY 17/35 WITH STRONG CROSSWINDS.
  • ·RCMD CLG FOR FLD CONDS 202-641-2050.
  • ·HEL PARKING AREA RSTRD TO MEDEVAC OPNS.
  • ·FOR MEDIVAC EMERG MED SVCS ONLY.
  • ·NSTD LIRL; THR LGTS NON-STD COLORS 360 DEG GREEN.
  • ·G PERIMETER LGTS. +5 FT FENCE & DIRT RD APRX 182 FT FM THR.
  • ·TREES IN PRIM SFC AT THLD; GRAVEL RD 45 FT RIGHT AT THLD.
  • ·PILOTS BRING OWN TIEDOWNS.
  • ·ESTABD PRIOR TO 15 MAY 1959.

Field profile

Wikipedia

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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.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 10,020 ops in 2010

2024 total

2,000

10-yr total

20,047

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

49.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=5

  • Other 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Stall / spin 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-05-19 Piper PA 14 · Loss of control · night →
2012-05-26 Cessna 182M · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1997-10-19 Piper PA-28-151 · Other · VMC · day →
1989-07-24 Piper PA-28-140 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1988-01-19 Cessna 172P · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in WA

CFI Flight Instructors 2,589 A&P Mechanics 9,329 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 68 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 8 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 7 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 6 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 6 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 58 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 39 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 54 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 13 ODA Organizational Designations 13 Schools Flight Schools 57 FBO Fixed Base Operators 40 Clubs Flying Clubs 36 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 8 EAA EAA Chapters 20

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Howard William Wolvington Seatac WA 7 nm
Peter Kim Des Moines WA 8 nm
Grant Carl Moshner Tukwila WA 8 nm
Maureen Claire Mayo Gig Harbor WA 9 nm
William Devereaux Gig Harbor WA 9 nm
Galey William Corby Federal Way WA 10 nm
Efren James Jamir Seattle WA 11 nm
Matthew Joseph Coleman Seattle WA 11 nm
Thomas Scott Crichton Jones Seattle WA 11 nm
James Edward Simon Kent WA 11 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
James Joseph Lilje Vashon WA 3 nm
Edward Lee Pierson Jr Vashon WA 3 nm
William Larry Shivers Jr Vashon WA 3 nm
Donald Arthur Sullivan Vashon WA 3 nm
Bruce Duncan Phillips Vashon WA 3 nm
James Lawrence Fritz Vashon WA 3 nm
George Peter Kirkish Vashon WA 3 nm
Dean Alan Richardson Vashon WA 3 nm
Randy Charles Tonkin Vashon WA 3 nm
Jacob Ross Effner Vashon WA 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Kenneth William Strauss Vashon WA 3 nm
Bruce Duncan Phillips Vashon WA 3 nm
Edward Peter Block Vashon WA 3 nm
John Kendall Jewell Vashon WA 3 nm
Paul Frederick Byrne Vashon WA 3 nm
Liesl Anne Fitzenrider Vashon WA 3 nm
Schuyler F Griffith Vashon WA 3 nm
Todd Gerald Richardson Olalla WA 4 nm
Jay Rafael Villalva Olalla WA 4 nm
Richard Zurinsky Olalla WA 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 12 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 13 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 23 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 28 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 44 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 68 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 96 nm
Northwest Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
 117 nm
Twin Oaks Aircraft Maintenance
Hillsboro, OR
 123 nm
Western Aircraft Propeller Service Inc.
Sandy, OR
 124 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.