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K1S9 · Chewelah Municipal Airport

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID K1S9 Elev 2,084 ft Lat 48° 18.85' N Lon 117° 44.58' 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: 3,446 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 190° 3,446 ft 48 ft Asphalt (good) Yes —
35 240.1° 3,446 ft 48 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).

Communications · 1 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K1S9 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 6 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 17/35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 17/35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 17/35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    DEER & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·ALL PATTERNS TO THE WEST.
  • ·FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
  • ·LODGING & FOOD AVBL AT APRT.
  • ·RWY 17 APCH SLOPE 50:1 TO DSPLCD THR. 3 FT DITCH +1 FT TO +3 FT ROCKS & RD 56 FT FM THR; 77 FT L, +14 FT TREES 200 FT FM THR, AND 10 FT SIGN, 86 FT R, 53 FT FM THR. 100LL & JET A AVBL 24 HRS CREDIT CARD SELF SVC.
  • ·PAPI RY 17 AND RY 35 OPER CONTINUOUSLY.
  • ·PRVDD TREES ON APCH END OF RWY 17 ARE REMOVED OR RWY THR BE DSPLCD TO PRVD 20:1 OBSTN FREE APCH SFC 15' OVER SAND CANYON RD.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

Sand Canyon Airport

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=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
1993-07-27 Champion 7EC · 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
David Lucio Valenti Spokane WA 41 nm
Jay Daniel Bigley Spokane WA 41 nm
Timothy Michael Lewis Spokane WA 41 nm
Douglas Glen Belcher Newman Lake WA 42 nm
Jared Ryan Testa Spokane Valley WA 44 nm
Kevin Walter Rothfus Hayden ID 50 nm
James Heckman Whitefish MT 136 nm
Michelle Marie Petrina Whitefish MT 136 nm
Perry Lee Brown Kalispell MT 137 nm
Andrew Mc Irvin Ellensburg WA 138 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
Tyrone Levi Bryant Chewelah WA 2 nm
Daniel Bruce Creech Chewelah WA 2 nm
Erik Jeffrey Knutson Chewelah WA 2 nm
Murray William Clift Chewelah WA 2 nm
Eric Lee Johnson Valley WA 9 nm
Minard Darwin Thompson Jr Colville WA 15 nm
Douglas Scott Weston Colville WA 15 nm
Stephen Michael Pietroburgo Colville WA 15 nm
Andrew John Limardo Colville WA 15 nm
Juro John Gajdosik Colville WA 15 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
Tyrone Levi Bryant Chewelah WA 2 nm
Daniel Bruce Creech Chewelah WA 2 nm
Donald Wayne Morse Chewelah WA 2 nm
Raymond Leon Norton Chewelah WA 2 nm
Michael Lambson Nuttall Chewelah WA 2 nm
Matthew William Cole Chewelah WA 2 nm
Robert Allen Bowers Addy WA 5 nm
William Henry Borgardt Addy WA 5 nm
Thane George Riffle Addy WA 5 nm
Eric Lee Johnson Valley WA 9 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 15 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 49 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 154 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 169 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 177 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 183 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 190 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 197 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 205 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 211 nm

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