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W04 · Ocean Shores Municipal Airport

FAA-LID · US · 3 NTSB events

ID W04 Elev 13 ft Lat 46° 59.96' N Lon 124° 8.55' 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: 2,700 ft. Max gradient: 0.01%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
15 — 2,700 ft 50 ft Asphalt (good) No 0.01%
33 — 2,700 ft 50 ft Asphalt (good) No 0.01%

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).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 3 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 RY 15/33 & PAPI RYS 15 AND 33. 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 RY 15/33 & PAPI RYS 15 AND 33. 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 RY 15/33 & PAPI RYS 15 AND 33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 & PAPI RYS 15 AND 33 - 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 BIRDS ON AND INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·SEABIRDS IN SAFETY & TAXI AREAS AND ADJACENT WETLAND.
  • ·FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
  • ·HAS ASPH 50 FT WIDE WITH 12.5 FT GRVL SHOLDERS.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

1

12.5% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

2

≈ 0.2/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 5,800 ops in 1998

2024 total

5,800

10-yr total

58,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

34.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

4.31

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

All time · n=4

  • Other 3
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-06-08 DAVID FISHER MURPHY MOOSE · CFIT · VMC · day →
1998-05-03 Cessna 172M · Other · day →
1991-11-19 Cessna 182C · Other · day →

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
Julie Ann Elizabeth Paasch Oakville WA 38 nm
David Ames Tumwater WA 50 nm
Maureen Claire Mayo Gig Harbor WA 66 nm
William Devereaux Gig Harbor WA 66 nm
Galey William Corby Federal Way WA 76 nm
Mel D Ceccanti Graham WA 76 nm
Marie Fox Kellermann Puyallup WA 76 nm
Peter Kim Des Moines WA 78 nm
Howard William Wolvington Seatac WA 80 nm
Grant Carl Moshner Tukwila WA 81 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
Kevin Lee Ahl Ocean Shores WA 2 nm
William Clarence Green Iii Ocean Shores WA 2 nm
Benjamin Duane Lessard Westport WA 7 nm
Dylan Nicole Belcher Hoquiam WA 10 nm
Paul Joseph Snyder Jr Aberdeen WA 14 nm
Steven John Baker Montesano WA 23 nm
Louis Alan Tickemyer Jr Montesano WA 23 nm
Michael John Trotter Elma WA 30 nm
Sondra Kay Alexander Elma WA 30 nm
Matthew Norman Aubuchon Elma WA 30 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
Olan Burke Hanley Ocean Shores WA 2 nm
Robert Edward Guy Jr Ocean Shores WA 2 nm
Thomas Edward Leslie Ocean Shores WA 2 nm
Michael S Dooly Ocean Shores WA 2 nm
Gordon Jay Piontek Ocean Shores WA 2 nm
Dale Thomas Riches Ocean Shores WA 2 nm
Jonathan Kelly Pfeiff Ocean City WA 5 nm
Geoffrey Alan Pence Westport WA 7 nm
Gordon Louis Stangl Grayland WA 10 nm
Dean Bosie Ramsey Grayland WA 10 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 66 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 76 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 81 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 93 nm
Northwest Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
 101 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 102 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 106 nm
Twin Oaks Aircraft Maintenance
Hillsboro, OR
 107 nm
Columbia Helicopters, Inc.
Aurora, OR
 119 nm
Pacific Coast Avionics
Aurora, OR
 120 nm

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