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3B8 · Shady Acres Airport

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ID 3B8 Elev 445 ft Lat 47° 4.22' N Lon 122° 22.26' W Zulu …

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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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 1,800 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 — 1,800 ft 20 ft Asphalt (good) Yes —
34 — 1,800 ft 20 ft Asphalt (good) 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 · 17 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (17 sentences)
  • ·TREES AND BLDGS IN TRSN SFCS.
  • ·ALL PATTERNS TO THE EAST.
  • ·SHADY ACRES PAINTED ON RWY MIDFIELD.
  • ·PWR POLE N OF FIELD TREES MRKD WITH ORANGE BALLS.
  • ·PWR PLANTS WITH EMISSIONS THAT MAY NOT BE VSBL .5 & 1 SM NE OF APT.
  • ·CIV HELS FLY IN FIXED WING TFC PATS DUE TO LTD VIS.
  • ·TWRS LCTD: 2100 FT NE, 160 FT AGL RED/W.
  • ·LGTD AT NGT; 2700 FT E 150 FT AGL, LGTD AT NGT.
  • ·FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4723.
  • ·RWY 16 ID IS NOT STD DIST FROM RWY END.
  • ·DSPLCD THLD MKD WITH NSTD CHEVRONS. +80 FT BLDG 1,320 FT NW RY 16 END.
  • ·APCH RATIO 0:1 FM DSPLCD THLD TO 4 FT FENCE AT 0 FT, 100 FT L; 33 FT PWR POLE AT 206 FT, 81 FT R. 90 FT TREES, 111 FT R FM RWY END. 5 FT FENCE, BRUSH, EMBANKMENT AND ROAD, 73 FT R FM RWY END. 15 FT TREE. 64 FT L, 80 FT RWY END.
  • ·ROAD AT 23 FT; RWY 34 APCH SLP 13:1 TO DTHR; 9 FT SIGN, 76 FT L, AT 21 FT FM RWY END; 9 FT SIGN 69 FT R AT 20 FT; 39 FT POLE 111 FT L AT 18 FT FM RWY END.
  • ·SIX 4 FT REFLECTIVE POSTS AT 12 FT CNTRD ON RWY. 4 FT FENCE AT 13 FT CNTRD ON RWY. 60 FT TREES, 89 FT R, 86 FT FM RWY.
  • ·PILOTS BRING OWN TIEDOWNS.
  • ·LANDING PATTERN INDICATOR PAINTED ON RY.
  • ·PRVDD ALL TFC PATS ARE ESTABD TO THE E FROM THE ARPT.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Shady Acres Airport is a privately owned, public-use airport located 3 miles southeast of Spanaway, Washington. The airport is an airpark, and it features homes with aircraft hangars parked at the airport.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

9

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 ↗

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=5

  • Other 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Ground collision 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2026-03-28 Piper PA-12 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2019-10-23 Vans RV 6 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2007-07-07 Cessna 170 · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
1983-08-04 Cessna 172 · Other · night →
1983-03-31 Cessna 182 · Loss of control · 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
Mel D Ceccanti Graham WA 4 nm
Marie Fox Kellermann Puyallup WA 7 nm
Galey William Corby Federal Way WA 15 nm
Maureen Claire Mayo Gig Harbor WA 19 nm
William Devereaux Gig Harbor WA 19 nm
Peter Kim Des Moines WA 19 nm
James Edward Simon Kent WA 20 nm
Eric Haupt Maple Valley WA 22 nm
Howard William Wolvington Seatac WA 23 nm
David Ames Tumwater WA 23 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
Jay Carter Lewis Spanaway WA 3 nm
Carl Norman Sell Spanaway WA 3 nm
Marc Simon Shepherd Spanaway WA 3 nm
Luca Tamina Warner Spanaway WA 3 nm
Shannon Daniel Langley Feist Spanaway WA 3 nm
Shy Taylor Rowe Spanaway WA 3 nm
Shawn Michael Kenyon Spanaway WA 3 nm
Christopher Aaron Guy Spanaway WA 3 nm
Kylie Janae Eastman Spanaway WA 3 nm
George Francis Wearn Graham WA 4 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
Walter Futch Chapman Spanaway WA 3 nm
Kevin Stuart Lloyd Spanaway WA 3 nm
Jason Ellis Holden Spanaway WA 3 nm
Nathan Alan Hutchison Spanaway WA 3 nm
Sergiy V Vasylyshyn Spanaway WA 3 nm
Gregory Mark Doyon Spanaway WA 3 nm
Ted Parker Fix Sr Spanaway WA 3 nm
Daniel Truman Fox Spanaway WA 3 nm
Curtis Lester Guttromson Spanaway WA 3 nm
James Willard Johnson Spanaway WA 3 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 4 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 14 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 16 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 50 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 66 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 81 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 92 nm
Northwest Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
 95 nm
Western Aircraft Propeller Service Inc.
Sandy, OR
 100 nm
Twin Oaks Aircraft Maintenance
Hillsboro, OR
 101 nm

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