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3W5 · Mears Field Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID 3W5 Elev 267 ft Lat 48° 31.79' N Lon 121° 45.48' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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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: 2,609 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 — 2,609 ft 60 ft Asphalt (good) No —
25 — 2,609 ft 60 ft Asphalt (good) No —
H1 — 40 ft 40 ft CONC-G No —

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 · 6 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·ALL PATTERNS SOUTH OF ARPT.
  • ·ELK AND DEER FREQUENT BOTH RWY ENDS AND MID-FIELD.
  • ·FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
  • ·JON GUNNARSSON: ARPT REP.
  • ·HELIPAD FOR EMERGENCY USE ONLY.
  • ·INFREQUENTLY USED ROAD AT 0 FT AND 6 FT BRUSH 80 FT L.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Airport website ↗

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

9

since 1982

Fatal

2

22.2% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Other 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2012-02-11 Piper PA-18-135 · Other · day →
2008-10-22 Stinson 108-1 · Engine failure · VMC · night →

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
Travis Paul Holland Bellingham WA 31 nm
Cecilia Aragon Everett WA 38 nm
Jelica Matic Everett WA 38 nm
Summer Martell Port Townsend WA 48 nm
Jay Todhunter Kenmore WA 51 nm
Michelle Rose Cowan Kenmore WA 51 nm
Efren James Jamir Seattle WA 60 nm
Matthew Joseph Coleman Seattle WA 60 nm
Thomas Scott Crichton Jones Seattle WA 60 nm
Grant Carl Moshner Tukwila WA 67 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
Christopher William Ketcham Concrete WA 0 nm
Gunnar Quinn Martin Concrete WA 0 nm
Sherry Ann Bernardo Ketcham Concrete WA 0 nm
Carl Richard Ryder Marblemount WA 13 nm
Karl Roland Fezer Sedro Woolley WA 13 nm
Tyler Andrew Bartholomeus Sedro Woolley WA 13 nm
Stephen Richard Bott Burlington WA 23 nm
Douglas Richard Oman Burlington WA 23 nm
Robert David Therkelsen Burlington WA 23 nm
Toby Daniel Shaner Burlington WA 23 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
Donald Dale Anthony Jr Concrete WA 0 nm
Jeffrey Leonard Horn Concrete WA 0 nm
Drew Thomas Jenkins Concrete WA 0 nm
Eugene Glenn Ketcham Concrete WA 0 nm
Kevin Lee Scherer Concrete WA 0 nm
Brian Richard White Concrete WA 0 nm
Anthony Miguel Sanchez Concrete WA 0 nm
Michael Lynn Case Marblemount WA 13 nm
Jerry David Burr Sedro Woolley WA 13 nm
James Blaine Hayton Sedro Woolley WA 13 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 28 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 43 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 51 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 75 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 83 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 88 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 128 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 154 nm
Northwest Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
 186 nm
Western Aircraft Propeller Service Inc.
Sandy, OR
 189 nm

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