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K3W7 · Grand Coulee Dam Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID K3W7 Elev 1,588 ft Lat 47° 55.32' N Lon 119° 4.98' 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: 4,199 ft. Max gradient: 0.01%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 051° 4,199 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —
21 231° 4,199 ft 75 ft ASP 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 K3W7 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 2 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 REIL RWY 22; PAPI RWY 22; MIRL RWY 04/22. 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 REIL RWY 22; PAPI RWY 22; MIRL RWY 04/22. 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 REIL RWY 22; PAPI RWY 22; MIRL RWY 04/22. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 22; PAPI RWY 22; MIRL RWY 04/22 - 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

    WILDLIFE INVOF RWY.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694. 15 FT TREE 61 FT FM THR, 73 FT LEFT & DITCH 27 FT FM THR, 91 FT RIGHT.
  • ·BRUSH 79 FT RIGHT; SLP & BRUSH 100 FT FM THR, 99 FT LEFT.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · GCD Airport website ↗

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 13,000 ops in 2006

2024 total

13,000

10-yr total

130,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

7.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-07-24 KEVIN P STOLHAMMER KR 1 · Loss of control · day →
1999-12-01 Beech B-19 · Other · 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
David Lucio Valenti Spokane WA 68 nm
Jay Daniel Bigley Spokane WA 68 nm
Timothy Michael Lewis Spokane WA 68 nm
Jared Ryan Testa Spokane Valley WA 76 nm
Douglas Glen Belcher Newman Lake WA 81 nm
Andrew Mc Irvin Ellensburg WA 81 nm
Kevin Walter Rothfus Hayden ID 92 nm
Allan Dale Fisher College Place WA 116 nm
Eric Haupt Maple Valley WA 124 nm
Cecilia Aragon Everett WA 125 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
Robert Leslie Babler Grand Coulee WA 3 nm
Kathleen Louise Walker Hartline WA 14 nm
Ward Matthew Bischoff Hartline WA 14 nm
David Carroll Smith Malott WA 33 nm
Leslie Thomas Tugaw Omak WA 35 nm
Gregg A Minolli Chelan WA 38 nm
David Warren Lanman Ephrata WA 41 nm
Roger Joseph Patry Ephrata WA 41 nm
Frank Edwin Andrus Ephrata WA 41 nm
Michael George Bross Ephrata WA 41 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 Roscoe Condict Jr Electric City WA 2 nm
Paul Wayne Powell Electric City WA 2 nm
Felix Andrew Marcolin Grand Coulee WA 3 nm
John Max Bohmfalk Coulee Dam WA 5 nm
James Elton Bethea Elmer City WA 7 nm
Joseph Benjamin Freudenberg Almira WA 14 nm
Melvin Royce Stone Jr Almira WA 14 nm
Kevin Scott Leyva Wilbur WA 18 nm
Dylan Roy Houser Crow Wilbur WA 18 nm
David William Coffman Wilbur WA 18 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
 61 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 92 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 101 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 125 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 129 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 132 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 139 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 147 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 162 nm
Western Aircraft Propeller Service Inc.
Sandy, OR
 199 nm

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