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78WA · Center Island Airport

FAA-LID · US · 5 NTSB events

ID 78WA Elev 115 ft Lat 48° 29.40' N Lon 122° 49.90' 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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 1,600 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 — 1,600 ft 100 ft TURF-GRVL Yes —
35 — 1,600 ft 100 ft TURF-GRVL 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 · 5 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·MAIL CORRESPONDENCES TO: C/O CENTER ISLAND ASSOC KIRKLAND ACCOUNTING 801 MARKET ST KIRKLAND WA 98033 425-822-0234 PPR FOR LANDING; TRNG OPNS PROHIBITED.
  • ·FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
  • ·CIA PRESIDENT MIKE R MILLER 206-391-2277.
  • ·OR 206-481-0326/206-743-1700 (WORK).
  • ·PRVDD WEST TFC PAT IS RETAINED.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Center Island Airport is a private use airport located on Center Island, in San Juan County, Washington, United States. The airport is owned by the Center Island Association. It was included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · CWS

NTSB events

5 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

7

since 1982

Fatal

2

28.6% 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=6

  • Birdstrike / wildlife 1
  • Other 1
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2006-06-25 Cessna 182K · Other · VMC · day →
2003-05-19 Cessna 172 N · Birdstrike · VMC · day →
2013-09-13 JABIRU USA SPORT AIRCRAFT LLC J230-SP · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2012-11-07 Cessna P210N · Fuel exhaustion · day →
2012-07-25 FLIGHT DESIGN GMBH CTLS · Gear-up · 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
Travis Paul Holland Bellingham WA 21 nm
Summer Martell Port Townsend WA 22 nm
Cecilia Aragon Everett WA 41 nm
Jelica Matic Everett WA 41 nm
Jay Todhunter Kenmore WA 50 nm
Michelle Rose Cowan Kenmore WA 50 nm
Efren James Jamir Seattle WA 56 nm
Matthew Joseph Coleman Seattle WA 56 nm
Thomas Scott Crichton Jones Seattle WA 56 nm
Grant Carl Moshner Tukwila WA 65 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
Ronald Wayne Fowler Lopez Island WA 4 nm
Kaden William Fitzpatrick Blakely Island WA 5 nm
Richard James Goodhart Friday Harbor WA 8 nm
James Stephen Gruneisen Friday Harbor WA 8 nm
Robert Frederic Jamieson Friday Harbor WA 8 nm
William Frederick Kelsey Friday Harbor WA 8 nm
Nadine Marie Tarte Friday Harbor WA 8 nm
Bruce Miles Moorad Friday Harbor WA 8 nm
Daniel Stuart Schwartz Friday Harbor WA 8 nm
John Richard Niendorf Friday Harbor WA 8 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
Stephen Kenneth Adams Lopez Island WA 4 nm
Ronald Wayne Fowler Lopez Island WA 4 nm
John Anthony Licata Lopez Island WA 4 nm
David Anthony Zapalac Lopez Island WA 4 nm
Donna Marie Linn Blakely Island WA 5 nm
Peter Stalker Downing Orcas WA 8 nm
John Robert Woods Friday Harbor WA 8 nm
Brian Scott Cole Friday Harbor WA 8 nm
Dean Allen Riley Friday Harbor WA 8 nm
Carlo Cataldo Franciosi Friday Harbor WA 8 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 8 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 33 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 42 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 74 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 74 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 86 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 148 nm
Northwest Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
 178 nm
Twin Oaks Aircraft Maintenance
Hillsboro, OR
 184 nm
Western Aircraft Propeller Service Inc.
Sandy, OR
 187 nm

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