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K74S · Anacortes Airport

FAA-LID · US · 15 NTSB events

ID K74S Elev 241 ft Lat 48° 29.91' N Lon 122° 39.75' 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: 3,018 ft. Max gradient: 0.28%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
18 198° 3,018 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.28%
36 018° 3,018 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.28%

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 128.250

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K74S 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 & REILS RY 18/36. 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 & REILS RY 18/36. 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 & REILS RY 18/36. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL & REILS RY 18/36 - 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 AND COYOTE NEAR MOV AREAS.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·MILITARY ARRIVAL CORRIDOR N & W OF ARPT.
  • ·RWY 36 PREFERRED CALM WIND RY.
  • ·NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT; CTC AMGR 360-293-3134.
  • ·FOR CD CTC WHIDBEY APCH AT 360-257-3310.
  • ·PILOTS BRING OWN TIEDOWNS.
  • ·ADZY ALSO AVBL AT 617-262-3825.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

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NTSB events

15 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

15

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 75,959 ops in 2002

2024 total

9,000

10-yr total

90,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 17% · GA 83% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

44.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Loss of control 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Water landing / ditching 1

All time · n=15

  • Other 4
  • Ground collision 2
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Water landing / ditching 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2010-03-27 Cessna 172G · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2025-09-22 Cessna 172 · Water / ditching · VMC · day →
2019-07-06 DONALD BERNARD HIGGS PIETENPOL · Gear-up · day →
2018-03-09 Bellanca 1413 · Loss of control · day →
2016-12-11 Beech A23 24 · Loss of control · day →
2015-06-26 SILVAIRE LUSCOMBE 8A · Other · VMC · day →
2014-04-01 Cessna 172M · Runway excursion · VMC · day →
2009-04-08 Air Creation CLIPPER 58 · Engine failure · day →
2006-10-06 Hatcher Fisher Celebrity · Engine failure · day →
2003-09-17 Cessna 172S · Other · dusk →
2002-09-23 Stinson 108-3 · Ground collision · day →
1990-10-27 Cessna 172G · Other · VMC · day →
1988-11-06 Cessna 210K · Gear-up · dusk →
1984-06-22 Cessna 207 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-04-06 Cessna 150F · Ground collision · 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 17 nm
Summer Martell Port Townsend WA 23 nm
Cecilia Aragon Everett WA 37 nm
Jelica Matic Everett WA 37 nm
Jay Todhunter Kenmore WA 48 nm
Michelle Rose Cowan Kenmore WA 48 nm
Efren James Jamir Seattle WA 54 nm
Matthew Joseph Coleman Seattle WA 54 nm
Thomas Scott Crichton Jones Seattle WA 54 nm
Grant Carl Moshner Tukwila WA 63 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
Lawrence Dwight Becker Anacortes WA 2 nm
Scott Steven Black Anacortes WA 2 nm
Hayes Richard Bryan Anacortes WA 2 nm
Lytle Dana Johnson Anacortes WA 2 nm
Ross Mackenzie Mahon Anacortes WA 2 nm
Gary Scott Major Anacortes WA 2 nm
Dewie Joseph Sandlin Jr Anacortes WA 2 nm
Lawrence Andrew Spitser Anacortes WA 2 nm
David Lloyd Vigen Anacortes WA 2 nm
Jeffrey Alan Weldon Anacortes WA 2 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
William Martin Ballentine Anacortes WA 2 nm
Scott Steven Black Anacortes WA 2 nm
Elton Frank Hanneman Anacortes WA 2 nm
Lytle Dana Johnson Anacortes WA 2 nm
Patrick David Mooney Anacortes WA 2 nm
Thomas Peter Nalbone Anacortes WA 2 nm
Douglas Richard Fritz Anacortes WA 2 nm
Joseph William Fisher Ii Anacortes WA 2 nm
John Warren Stevens Iv Anacortes WA 2 nm
Steven George Lynn Anacortes WA 2 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
 15 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 29 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 39 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 73 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 74 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 85 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 144 nm
Northwest Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
 178 nm
Twin Oaks Aircraft Maintenance
Hillsboro, OR
 185 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.