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FAA Airport Diagram · KSFF
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Runways at KSFF
6 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.23%
| Designator | Heading | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3W | — | 6,000 ft | 100 ft | Water | No | — |
| 21W | — | 6,000 ft | 100 ft | Water | No | — |
| 4L | 054° | 4,500 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
| 22R | 234° | 4,500 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | Yes | — |
| 4R | 054° | 2,650 ft | 75 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
| 22L | 234° | 2,650 ft | 75 ft | ASP | Yes | — |
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
7 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.
- ATIS ATIS 120.550
- GND GND 121.700
- TWR TWR 132.500
- CTAF CTAF 132.500
- A/D SPOKANE APP/DEP 133.350
- RDO SEATTLE RDO 122.200
- UNIC UNICOM 122.950
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Navaids associated with KSFF
- NDB SFF
Felts
0.36 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW
Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement
Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KSFF, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.
5 matched · 27 not yet translated
TL;DR
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04L–22R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
- ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04R–22L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
- ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04L–22R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04R–22L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
right traffic
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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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Prior Permission Required for rotorwing acft conducting hover ops above 10´ AGL in non–movement area. Contact t before operating.
ppr required
All translated remarks (5)
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04L–22R: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · preamble · operational
RWY 04L–22R: H4499X140 (CONC) S–30 MIRL RWY 04L: REIL. VASI(…
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Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 04R–22L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
Raw FAA text · preamble · operational
RWY 04R–22L: H2650X75 (ASPH) S–30 RWY 04R: Rgt tfc.…
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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 1400–0400Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory
Attended 1400–0400Z‡.
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Prior Permission Required for rotorwing acft conducting hover ops above 10´ AGL in non–movement area. Contact t before operating.
Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational
PPR for rotorwing acft conducting hover ops above 10´ AGL in non–movement area ctc t
Not yet translated · raw FAA text (27 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 22L: PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.8º TCH 39´.
- ·RWY 04L:TORA–4499 TODA–4499 ASDA–4499 LDA–4499 RWY 04R:TORA–2650 TODA–2650 ASDA–2650 LDA–2650 RWY 22L:TORA–2650 TODA–2650 ASDA–2650 LDA–2650 RWY 22R:TORA–4499 TODA–4499 ASDA–4499 LDA–4499
- ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A1+ OX 3, 4 LGT When twr clsd ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 04L–22R, MALSR Rwy 22R and REIL 04L–CTAF.
- ·VASI Rwy 04L and VASI Rwy 22R opr continuously.
- ·Rwy 22L PAPI unusable byd 5º right side of cntrln.
- ·Lgtd crane 1953´ MSL (200´ AGL) 1.25 NM east indef.
- ·Acft with tail heights over 20´ must ctc twr prior to taxi.
- ·Twr unable to provide ATC svc on perimeter twy due to movement of unctl gnd tfc.
- ·Portions of Twy B not visible from twr.
- ·Cold temperature airport.
- ·Altitude correction required at or below –15C.
- ·Flight Notification Service (ADCUS) avbl.
- ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 509-455-6455
- ·ASOS 120.55 (509) 535–3290.
- ·CTAF 132.5 ATIS 120.55 UNICOM 122.95 SPOKANE RCO 122.6 (SEATTLE RADIO) ®SPOKANE APP/DEP CON 133.35 TOWER 132.5 (1400–0400Z‡) GND CON 121.7 CLNC DEL 121.7 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Spokane approach at 509-742-2522.
- ·CLASS D svc 1400–0400Z‡; other times CLASS E.
- ·VOR TEST FACILITY (VOT) 114.0
- ·SPOKANE (VH) (H) VORTACW 115.5 GEG Chan 102 N47º33.90´ W117º37.61´ 046º 14.2 NM to fld. 2756/14E.
- ·VOR unusable: 007º–022º byd 26 NM blo 7,000´ 029º–041º byd 40 NM 307º–337º byd 30 NM blo 9,000´ 342º–007º byd 18 NM blo 7,000´ 342º–007º byd 25 NM ILS/DME 111.7 I–FLZ Chan 54 Rwy 22R.
- ·LOC unusable 0.2 NM fm rwy thld.
- ·DME unusable 15º rgt of course.
- ·COMM/NAV/WEATHER REMARKS: Emerg frequency 121.5 not avbl at twr. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • WATERWAY 03W–21W: 6000X100 (WATER) WATERWAY 21W: Rgt tfc.
- ·SEAPLANE REMARKS: Extv boating in area of water rwy.
- ·Water lvl on river may be lwrd by corps of engr.
- ·Water area adj to arpt not ctld or mntnd by arpt.
- ·Waterway 03W–21W water rwy advsy svc only area not visible from twr.
- ·Ctc Felts twr 132.5 for tfc data. – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – SEATTLE L–13B IAP, AD NW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026
Chart Supplement
FAA Chart Supplement entry for KSFF — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.
NTSB events at KSFF
30 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .
Total events
30
since 1982
Fatal
4
13.3% 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
Peak: 84,964 ops in 1992
2024 total
66,400
10-yr total
618,988
2024 mix
AC/AT 5% · GA 95% · Mil 0%
Events / million ops
6.5
last 10 years
Fatal / million ops
0.86
approximate · 10-yr scaled
Last 10 years · n=4
- Engine failure / power loss 1
- Loss of control 1
- Gear-up landing 1
- Stall / spin 1
All time · n=30
- Other 6
- Stall / spin 5
- Weather · wind / icing / convective 4
- Engine failure / power loss 4
- Loss of control 4
- Gear-up landing 3
- Hard landing 3
- Fuel exhaustion / starvation 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.
NASA ASRS near-miss reports at KSFF
1 de-identified report references this airfield in the public ASRS Database Report Sets. Voluntary, first-person pilot/controller accounts of safety-relevant events that didn't reach the NTSB. Reports represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.
Designees in WA
Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as KSFF — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.
CFI
2,589
Flight Instructors
A&P
9,329
Mechanics
AME
68
Medical Examiners (AME)
DME
8
Mechanic Examiners (DME)
DPRE
1
Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)
DAR-F
7
Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)
DAR-T
6
Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)
DER-Y
6
Engineering — Company (DER-Y)
DER-T
58
Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)
SAE
39
Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)
APD
54
Aircrew Program Designees (APD)
TCE
13
Training Center Evaluators (TCE)
ODA
13
Organizational Designations
Schools
57
Flight Schools
FBO
40
Fixed Base Operators
Clubs
36
Flying Clubs
Repair
8
Repair / Maintenance Shops
EAA
20
EAA Chapters
DPEs near KSFF
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Ryan Testa | Spokane Valley | WA | 4 nm |
| David Lucio Valenti | Spokane | WA | 5 nm |
| Jay Daniel Bigley | Spokane | WA | 5 nm |
| Timothy Michael Lewis | Spokane | WA | 5 nm |
| Douglas Glen Belcher | Newman Lake | WA | 11 nm |
| Kevin Walter Rothfus | Hayden | ID | 22 nm |
| Allan Dale Fisher | College Place | WA | 108 nm |
| Perry Lee Brown | Kalispell | MT | 125 nm |
| James Heckman | Whitefish | MT | 128 nm |
| Michelle Marie Petrina | Whitefish | MT | 128 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.
CFIs near KSFF
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Guy Bartle Jr | Spokane Valley | WA | 4 nm |
| William Alfred Biondini Jr | Spokane Valley | WA | 4 nm |
| Michael James Boyington | Spokane Valley | WA | 4 nm |
| Robert Aird Murray Mackenzie | Spokane Valley | WA | 4 nm |
| John William Miller | Spokane Valley | WA | 4 nm |
| Allan Frank Swaby | Spokane Valley | WA | 4 nm |
| Christopher Thomas Volk | Spokane Valley | WA | 4 nm |
| Grant J Van Steenkist | Spokane Valley | WA | 4 nm |
| Stacy Wayne Pitkin | Spokane Valley | WA | 4 nm |
| Jeffrey Allen Pence | Spokane Valley | WA | 4 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
A&P mechanics near KSFF
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Wesley Jones | Spokane Valley | WA | 4 nm |
| Robert Aird Murray Mackenzie | Spokane Valley | WA | 4 nm |
| Robert Kenneth Matthews Jr | Spokane Valley | WA | 4 nm |
| Allan Frank Swaby | Spokane Valley | WA | 4 nm |
| Larry Elray Turner | Spokane Valley | WA | 4 nm |
| Andrew Joseph Russell | Spokane Valley | WA | 4 nm |
| Jonathan Russell Weber | Spokane Valley | WA | 4 nm |
| Nolan Raouel Charbonneau | Spokane Valley | WA | 4 nm |
| Stephen Samuel Mcmath | Spokane Valley | WA | 4 nm |
| Lukas Erik Fischer | Spokane Valley | WA | 4 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.
Repair stations near KSFF
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 |
|---|---|
| Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC Hayden, ID | 21 nm |
| Huey's Aviation Painting Colville, WA | 56 nm |
| Pristine Jets Missoula, MT | 139 nm |
| McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC Yakima, WA | 147 nm |
| Cannon Avionics, Inc. Arlington, WA | 197 nm |
| B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC Auburn, WA | 200 nm |
| Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics Everett, WA | 200 nm |
| Evergreen Airworks Puyallup, WA | 205 nm |
| Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC Cut Bank, MT | 206 nm |
| Avionics Shop, Inc. Gig Harbor, WA | 215 nm |
Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.
Canonical references
The agency-of-record links pilots use for KSFF: charts, weather, NOTAMs, accident records. We surface them all from one URL — no SEO sludge, no clickthrough farms.
- 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 ↗