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Class D

Tri Cities Airport

ID KPSC FAA PSC Elev 410 ft Lat 46° 15.88' N Lon 119° 7.14' W Zulu

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FAA Airport Diagram · KPSC

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Runways at KPSC

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 7,707 ft. Max gradient: 0.11%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03L 046° 7,707 ft 150 ft ASP Yes
21R 226° 7,707 ft 150 ft ASP Yes
12 136° 7,704 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.10%
30 316° 7,704 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.10%
03R 046° 4,423 ft 75 ft ASP No
21L 226° 4,423 ft 75 ft ASP No

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

8 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

  • ATIS ATIS 125.650
  • CLD CLNC DEL 120.000
  • GND GND 121.800
  • TWR TWR 135.300
  • CTAF CTAF 135.300
  • A/D CHINOOK APP/DEP 128.750
  • RDO SEATTLE RDO 122.400
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KPSC, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

3 matched · 23 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03L–21R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

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  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03L–21R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

All translated remarks (3)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 03L–21R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 03L–21R: H7707X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–150, D–200, 2S–175, 2D–…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 12: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 12: REIL. PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 54´. RWY 30: MALSF. PAPI…

  • Airport attended 1600–0400Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1600–0400Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (23 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·RWY 03L:TORA–7707 TODA–7707 ASDA–7707 LDA–7707 RWY 03R:TORA–4423 TODA–4423 ASDA–4423 LDA–4423 RWY 12: TORA–7704 TODA–7704 ASDA–7704 LDA–7704 RWY 21L:TORA–4423 TODA–4423 ASDA–4423 LDA–4423 RWY 21R:TORA–7707 TODA–7707 ASDA–7707 LDA–7110 RWY 30: TORA–7704 TODA–7704 ASDA–7704 LDA–7704
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A1+ OX 2 LGT When ATCT clsd ACTVT MALSR Rwy 21R and MALSF Rwy 30.
  • ·REIL Rwy 03L and Rwy 12; HIRL Rwy 03L–21R and MIRL Rwy 12–30—CTAF.
  • ·PAPI on Rwy 03L and Rwy 21R, 12 and 30 on consly.
  • ·To incr/decr intst all rwy lgts—CTAF.
  • ·Aft hrs 100LL fuel call 509–547–6271 with call–out fee.
  • ·Rwy 03R–21L sfc cracking.
  • ·Waterfowl on and in vicinity of arpt spring and fall.
  • ·PPR unscheduled air carrier opns with more than 30 passenger seat call arpt manager 509–547–6352.
  • ·Rwy 03R–21L, not avbl as movement area.
  • ·Twy G, G1 & E2 ltd to use by acft up to 100,000 lbs and less than 20 ft main gear wid.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 509-547-6352
  • ·ASOS (509) 547–7379 LAWRS.
  • ·CTAF 135.3 ATIS 125.65 UNICOM 122.95 JUMP–OFF–JOE RCO 122.4 (SEATTLE RADIO) ®SPOKANE APP/DEP CON 128.75 (N & W) 133.15 (E & S) (1400–0600z‡) other times SEATTLE CENTER 132.6 TOWER 135.3 (1400–0600Z‡) GND CON 121.8 CLNC DEL 120.0
  • ·CLASS D svc 1400–0600Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·PASCO (VL) (DH) VORW/DME 113.75 PSC Chan 84(Y) N46º16.22´ W119º07.04´ at fld. 406/15E.
  • ·DME unusable: 160º–172º byd 30 NM 201º–215º byd 35 NM 237º–245º byd 35 NM VOR unusable: 015º–025º byd 40 NM blo 6,000´ 015º–025º byd 53 NM 026º–055º byd 40 NM 155º–185º byd 40 NM 186º–202º byd 40 NM blo 5,400´ 186º–202º byd 53 NM blo 6,000´ 186º–202º byd 58 NM 203º–228º byd 40 NM 229º–239º byd 40 NM blo 6,000´ 229º–239º byd 50 NM 268º–285º byd 40 NM 330º–014º byd 40 NM ILS/DME 108.7 I–PSC Chan 24 Rwy 21R.
  • ·Unmonitored when ATCT closed.
  • ·PEARSON FLD (See VANCOUVER on page 282) PELLY N47º06.94´ W119º16.47´ NOTAM FILE MWH.
  • ·NDB (MHW/LOM) 408 MW 324º 5.9 NM to Grant Co Intl. 1136/18E.
  • ·PENN COVE N48º14.68´ W122º43.47´ NOTAM FILE SEA.
  • ·(VL) (DH) VORW/DME 117.2 CVV Chan 119 060º 2.1 NM to Delaurentis. 200/19E.
  • ·DME unusable: 126º–160º byd 30 NM blo 2,200´ 250º–260º byd 30 NM blo 3,400´ 330º–360º byd 30 NM blo 2,200´ VOR unusable: 001º–360º byd 40 NM SEATTLE H–1C, L–13A IAP, AD SEATTLE L–13A SEATTLE L–1E NW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

IATA · PSC

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KPSC — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KPSC

44 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

15

since 1982

Fatal

1

6.7% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 97,815 ops in 2002

2024 total

51,507

10-yr total

528,333

2024 mix

AC/AT 26% · GA 67% · Mil 7%

Events / million ops

5.7

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.38

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Gear-up landing 1

All time · n=44

  • Other 30
  • Stall / spin 5
  • Engine failure / power loss 3
  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Ground collision 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-05-03 Cessna 210M · Stall / spin · VMC · day
2022-09-20 Cessna 525B · Gear-up · VMC · day
2016-06-10 Cessna 172 · Engine failure · day
2009-12-11 Cessna 310 · Gear-up · VMC · day
2003-04-27 Cessna 180 · Other · VMC · day
2002-11-30 Piper PA-46-350P · Stall / spin · IMC · day
2001-11-15 Cessna 402B · Other · VMC · day
2001-09-08 Cessna 172N · Engine failure · VMC · day
1999-10-29 Beech A36TC · Stall / spin · VMC · dawn
1996-06-01 Piper PA-20 · Gear-up · VMC · day
1989-12-26 BRITISH AEROSPACE BAE-3101 · Stall / spin · night
1988-04-28 Beech 35 · Other · day
1986-09-18 Cessna P-210 · Engine failure · VMC · night
1985-02-17 Beech BE-77 · Weather · day
1983-04-01 Continental Copters MKIII · Other · day
1981-06-13 Cessna 152 · Stall / spin
1980-06-19 Piper PA-12 · Other
1979-12-08 Cessna T210M · Other
1979-07-22 Waco YKS-6 · Other
1978-01-28 Cessna 180 · Other
1977-12-15 Cessna 172 · Other
1977-09-21 Piper PA-25 · Other
1976-03-02 Piper PA-28 · Other
1975-09-18 Cessna 206 · Other
1975-07-11 Piper PA-25 · Other
1975-04-17 Grumman G-164A · Other
1973-07-14 Piper PA-25 · Other
1973-06-27 Piper PA-25 · Other
1971-09-18 AERO COMDR 600S24 · Other
1971-05-21 Snow S2C · Other
1971-04-30 Snow 600S2C · Other
1971-03-24 Cessna 175 · Other
1970-12-04 Piper PA-28 · Other
1969-06-20 Beech 99 · Other
1969-06-11 Piper PA-25 · Other
1968-06-06 Cessna 180 · Other
1967-06-13 Piper PA-25 · Other
1967-01-29 Cessna 172 · Other
1966-11-12 Cessna 150 · Ground collision
1966-10-22 Piper PA-25 · Ground collision
1966-05-25 Piper PA-30 · Other
1965-12-08 Cessna 182 · Other
1965-10-06 Cessna 310C · Other
1965-05-20 Cessna 170B · Other

DPEs near KPSC

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Allan Dale Fisher College Place WA 33 nm
Julian Pridmore-Brown La Grande OR 71 nm
Andrew Mc Irvin Ellensburg WA 74 nm
Douglas Scott Holzman Hood River OR 106 nm
Stacy Jean Grabb Hood River OR 106 nm
David Lucio Valenti Spokane WA 109 nm
Jay Daniel Bigley Spokane WA 109 nm
Timothy Michael Lewis Spokane WA 109 nm
Jared Ryan Testa Spokane Valley WA 114 nm
Douglas Glen Belcher Newman Lake WA 123 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KPSC

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
David Lee Mccurry Pasco WA 0 nm
David Earl Woods Sr Pasco WA 0 nm
Christopher Paul Morris Pasco WA 0 nm
Timothy Charles Davis Pasco WA 0 nm
Jacek Kobiesa Pasco WA 0 nm
Kevin Patrick Clare Pasco WA 0 nm
Alexander Reid Archer Pasco WA 0 nm
Nathan Mark Hall Pasco WA 0 nm
Eric Mckinley Grant Pasco WA 0 nm
Garrett Bradley Green Pasco WA 0 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KPSC

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Patrick James Cullinane Pasco WA 0 nm
Daniel Timothy Finnelly Pasco WA 0 nm
David Dean Muth Jr Pasco WA 0 nm
Nicholas Allen Rinehart Pasco WA 0 nm
Ian Wiliam Goben Pasco WA 0 nm
Quentin Layne Wright Pasco WA 0 nm
Russell Curtiss Harper Jr Pasco WA 0 nm
James Robert Richards Pasco WA 0 nm
Jackie John Vazquez Pasco WA 0 nm
Donald Alan Wise Pasco WA 0 nm

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

Repair stations near KPSC

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
62 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
131 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
140 nm
Western Aircraft Propeller Service Inc.
Sandy, OR
140 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
143 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
146 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
154 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
162 nm
Columbia Helicopters, Inc.
Aurora, OR
164 nm
Pacific Coast Avionics
Aurora, OR
165 nm

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