KPAE · Seattle Paine Field International Airport
ICAO · US · 54 NTSB events
Live conditions
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Runways
4 runway ends on file. Longest: 9,010 ft. Max gradient: 0.12%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16R | 179° | 9,010 ft | 150 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 34L | 359° | 9,010 ft | 150 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 16L | 180° | 3,004 ft | 75 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 34R | 360° | 3,004 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 · 10 frequencies
- ATIS ATIS 128.650
- CLD CLNC DEL 126.750
- GND GND 121.800
- TWR ACFT ARR E OF CNTRLN ORRY 16L/34R 120.200
- TWR ACFT ARR W OF CNTRLN ORRY 16R/34L 132.950
- CTAF CTAF 132.950
- CNTR SEATTLE CNTR 128.500
- OPS AR OPS 134.100
- RDO SEATTLE RDO 132.960
- UNIC UNICOM 122.950
Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KPAE on LiveATC ↗
Navaids
- NDB PA
Ritts
0.40 MHz · TERMINAL · MEDIUM
- VOR-DME PAE
Paine
110.60 MHz · DME 110.60 · LO · MEDIUM
Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 6 matched · 81 not yet translated
Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.
TL;DR
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16R–34L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16L–34R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
- ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 16R; MALSF Rwy 34L; HIRL Rwy 16R–34L. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Watch for
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16R–34L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16L–34R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 16R; MALSF Rwy 34L; HIRL Rwy 16R–34L. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
pcl ctaf
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Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
wildlife hazard
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 05–23: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
All translated remarks (6)
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16R–34L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational
RWY 16R–34L: H9010X150 (ASPH–CONC–GRVD) S–114, D–189, 2S–175…
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 16L–34R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational
RWY 16L–34R: H3004X75 (ASPH) S–12.5 PCN 4 F/B/Y/T MIRL RWY 1…
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Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MALSR Rwy 16R; MALSF Rwy 34L; HIRL Rwy 16R–34L. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
Raw FAA text · service · operational
ACTVT MALSR Rwy 16R; MALSF Rwy 34L; HIRL Rwy 16R–34L—CTAF
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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
Birds on and invof arpt.
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Airport attended 1500–0500Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory
Attended 1500–0500Z‡.
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 05–23: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · radio aids · operational
RWY 05–23: H13899X150 (CONC–GRVD) PCN 88 R/B/W/T HIRL CL RWY…
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (81 sentences)
- ·WASHINGTON 235 CONTINUED FROM PRECEDING PAGE
- ·CLASS E svc 1400–0600Z‡; other times CLASS G.
- ·(VH) (H) VORTACW 112.6 EPH Chan 73 N47º22.68´ W119º25.44´ 201º 5.7 NM to fld. 1250/21E.
- ·VOR unusable: 010º–014º byd 40 NM 042º–054º byd 40 NM 214º–228º byd 40 NM blo 7,000´ 214º–228º byd 52 NM blo 10,000´ 214º–228º byd 77 NM 229º–247º byd 40 NM 310º–350º byd 25 NM blo 6,500´ 310º–353º byd 40 NM 358º–004º byd 40 NM TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 280º–295º byd 25 NM blo 7,000´ 310º–350º byd 25 NM blo 6,500´ DME unusable: 280º–295º byd 25 NM blo 7,000´ 310º–350º byd 25 NM blo 6,500´ COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: UNICOM mntd intmtly.
- ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 75´.
- ·RWY 16L:TORA–3004 TODA–3004 ASDA–3004 LDA–3004 RWY 16R:TORA–9010 TODA–9010 ASDA–9010 LDA–9010 RWY 34L:TORA–9010 TODA–9010 ASDA–9010 LDA–9010 RWY 34R:TORA–3004 TODA–3004 ASDA–3004 LDA–3004
- ·MILITARY—FUEL 100LL self svc avbl H24 with credit card at ctl ramp.
- ·Noise sens arpt; noise abatement proc req unless drctd by ATCT; itnrnt arr and low apch of sml acft over 250 horse pwr auzd Rwys 16L and 34R. 0500–1500Z‡ if wind and per allow arr Rwy 16R; dep Rwy 34L.
- ·Noise abatement and tfc proc – 425–388–5125.
- ·Itnrnt dep of sml acft ovr 250 horse pwr Rwy 34R.
- ·Lrg acft fly W pat ovr wtr; sml acft fly E pat ovr arpt.
- ·Avoid low lvl otfc of Boeing Ramp NE corner of arpt.
- ·Alert; Rwy 16R–34L cnvgg tfc base to fnl 0500–1500Z‡.
- ·Arpt conds unmnt btn 0800–1400Z‡.
- ·First 1000 ft of Rwy 16R conc.
- ·Tkof clnc Rwy 16R full len; ent rwy via Twy A1 unless Twy AA specified.
- ·Rwy 16L–34R CLOSED 0500–1500Z‡; avoid int dep; ltd to hel 8000 lbs or less; runup areas near areas Twy F1, F5, G4 and non–mov area W of Twy G1.
- ·Trng ops NA after 0600Z‡.
- ·Rwy 16R–34L when ATCT clsd int dep NA.
- ·Tgl NA 1500–1700Z‡ Mon–Fri.
- ·Tsnt hel exp lndg/tkof on Twy B.
- ·CTN: 80 ft lgt poles SW edge of Bravo ramp. 100LL self svc H24 with credit card at ctl ramp.
- ·Avoid low lvl otfc of Boeing Ramp NE corner of arpt.
- ·Clsd to unsked acr ops gtr than 30 pax seats 0500–1500Z‡; exc PPR – 425–388–5125.
- ·Divd flts NA exc emerg or PPR — arpt ops 425–388–5125.
- ·Medevac svcs are conducted fm the FBO at the Bravo ramp.
- ·Twy C btn trml ramp and ctl ramp rstrd wingspan 68 ft or less.
- ·Twy D, F, G and L rstrd wingspan less than 49 ft.
- ·Twy A4, A5, K7 and B rstrd wingspan less than 118 ft.
- ·Txl H rstrd wingspan less than 49 ft.
+ 51 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text
NTSB events
54 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 51 most recent.
Total events
55
since 1982
Fatal
6
10.9% of total
Last 5 years
3
≈ 0.6/yr
Last 10 years
9
≈ 0.9/yr
Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗
Operations volume
FAA TAF · history through 2024
Peak: 212,559 ops in 2001
2024 total
158,114
10-yr total
1,296,750
2024 mix
AC/AT 6% · GA 94% · Mil 0%
Events / million ops
6.9
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
0.76
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=8
- Engine failure / power loss 5
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
- Other 1
- Gear-up landing 1
All time · n=54
- Other 14
- Engine failure / power loss 9
- Loss of control 8
- Stall / spin 5
- Gear-up landing 4
- Ground collision 3
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 3
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 3
Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.
+ 3 more on file
Designees in WA
DPEs nearby
Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.
| Designee | City | ST | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecilia Aragon | Everett | WA | 5 nm |
| Jelica Matic | Everett | WA | 5 nm |
| Jay Todhunter | Kenmore | WA | 9 nm |
| Michelle Rose Cowan | Kenmore | WA | 9 nm |
| Efren James Jamir | Seattle | WA | 17 nm |
| Matthew Joseph Coleman | Seattle | WA | 17 nm |
| Thomas Scott Crichton Jones | Seattle | WA | 17 nm |
| Summer Martell | Port Townsend | WA | 24 nm |
| Grant Carl Moshner | Tukwila | WA | 26 nm |
| Howard William Wolvington | Seatac | WA | 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Stephen Cantarano | Mukilteo | WA | 1 nm |
| James William Mills Jr | Mukilteo | WA | 1 nm |
| Steven James Bogner | Mukilteo | WA | 1 nm |
| Matthew Murray Jolley | Mukilteo | WA | 1 nm |
| Bruce Phillip Mamont | Mukilteo | WA | 1 nm |
| Jason Richard Walter | Mukilteo | WA | 1 nm |
| Patrick Gauntt Smith | Mukilteo | WA | 1 nm |
| Joel Edward Rothermel | Mukilteo | WA | 1 nm |
| Ryan Patrick Georgi | Mukilteo | WA | 1 nm |
| Mark Bryson Henriksen | Mukilteo | WA | 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Anthony Holloway | Mukilteo | WA | 1 nm |
| Charles Allan Longley | Mukilteo | WA | 1 nm |
| Mathew James Hutchings | Mukilteo | WA | 1 nm |
| Thomas Joseph Powers | Mukilteo | WA | 1 nm |
| Matthew Murray Jolley | Mukilteo | WA | 1 nm |
| Stan Kung-Kai Liu | Mukilteo | WA | 1 nm |
| Mario Tan Chua | Mukilteo | WA | 1 nm |
| Matthew Glenn Nelson | Mukilteo | WA | 1 nm |
| Woo-Yong Jung | Mukilteo | WA | 1 nm |
| Keith James Bakke | Mukilteo | WA | 1 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
Repair stations nearby
By airport location.
| Shop | Distance |
|---|---|
| Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics Everett, WA | 0 nm |
| Cannon Avionics, Inc. Arlington, WA | 16 nm |
| B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC Auburn, WA | 35 nm |
| Avionics Shop, Inc. Gig Harbor, WA | 40 nm |
| San Juan Air Maintenance Friday Harbor, WA | 48 nm |
| Evergreen Airworks Puyallup, WA | 48 nm |
| McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC Yakima, WA | 107 nm |
| Northwest Aircraft Maintenance, Inc. Hillsboro, OR | 145 nm |
| Western Aircraft Propeller Service Inc. Sandy, OR | 151 nm |
| Twin Oaks Aircraft Maintenance Hillsboro, OR | 151 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
References
- FAA Chart Supplement (CSUP) A/FD entry — official FAA ↗
- SkyVector — sectional + IFR charts Charts, runways, fuel, NOTAMs ↗
- AirNav — frequencies, FBOs, fuel Pilot-facing summary ↗
- NTSB CAROL — accident search Filter by airport name ↗
- FAA Notice to Air Missions NOTAMs (live) ↗
- aviationweather.gov — METAR / TAF Live observation ↗