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W36 · Will Rogers Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base

FAA-LID · US · 8 NTSB events

ID W36 Elev 14 ft Lat 47° 29.99' N Lon 122° 13.14' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,000 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 — 5,000 ft 200 ft Water No —
30 — 5,000 ft 200 ft Water No —

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 · 0 matched · 9 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (9 sentences)
  • ·CTC RENTON TWR WHEN OPERATING; FOR TFC DATA.
  • ·WHEN TWR NOT OPERATING ANNOUNCE INTENTIONS ON 124.7.
  • ·EXTENSIVE BOATING & PERSONAL WATERCRAFT IN VICINITY.
  • ·FLOCKS OF WATERFOWL INVOF ARPT ON LAKE WASHINGTON - BE ALERT LNDGS/TKOFS.
  • ·FLIGHT NOTIFICATION SERVICE (ADCUS) AVBL.
  • ·WATER DEPTHS VARY AT DOCKS AND SEAPLANE LAUNCH RAMP.
  • ·USE CAUTION FOR LOCALIZED SHOALING.
  • ·FOR CD WHEN RENTON MUNI ATCT IS CLSD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4722 DRNG RNT TWR HRS OF OPR AND VMC WX, RNT TWR HAS CNTL OF THE WEST CHANNEL, OVER THE WATER, AT AND BLO 800 FT AGL.
  • ·IF OPR IN THE WEST CHANNEL ABV 800 FT AGL OR OUTSIDE OF RNT TWR OPR HOURS, CTC BOEING TWR, 118.3, PRIOR TO OPR IN THE WEST CHANNEL.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

8 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 ↗

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=8

  • Other 3
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2021-07-20 Cessna 172I · Other · day →
2018-06-10 AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A 1 · Weather · day →
2010-09-19 DEHAVILLAND BEAVER DHC-2 MK.1 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1991-03-05 Cessna 150 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1990-06-21 Cessna 150 · Weather · VMC · day →
1989-11-28 Cessna 421B · Other · VMC · dusk →
1983-12-17 Cessna C-172M · Other · night →
1983-03-10 GRUMMAN AMERICAN AA-1B · Engine failure · VMC · 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
Grant Carl Moshner Tukwila WA 3 nm
Howard William Wolvington Seatac WA 5 nm
James Edward Simon Kent WA 7 nm
Peter Kim Des Moines WA 8 nm
Efren James Jamir Seattle WA 9 nm
Matthew Joseph Coleman Seattle WA 9 nm
Thomas Scott Crichton Jones Seattle WA 9 nm
Eric Haupt Maple Valley WA 11 nm
Galey William Corby Federal Way WA 12 nm
Jay Todhunter Kenmore WA 15 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
Daniel Richard Alfus Renton WA 2 nm
Stephen Michael Brown Renton WA 2 nm
James Stephen Craig Renton WA 2 nm
Mary Margaret Hoy Renton WA 2 nm
Said Mohamed Said Sheikh Renton WA 2 nm
Dale Allen Sinnott Renton WA 2 nm
Grant Malcolm Smith Renton WA 2 nm
Thomas Lawrence Stauffer Renton WA 2 nm
Kenneth Edward Kinnear Renton WA 2 nm
Scot Andrew Blalock Renton 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 Selby Allan Iii Renton WA 2 nm
Barton Rhett Bennett Renton WA 2 nm
Harold Blackstone Jr Renton WA 2 nm
James Stephen Craig Renton WA 2 nm
Bernard Thomas Moran Renton WA 2 nm
Thomas Lawrence Stauffer Renton WA 2 nm
Bakht Mahmood Khan Renton WA 2 nm
Sanders James Pratt Renton WA 2 nm
Craig Warren Alldredge Renton WA 2 nm
James Patrick Mahoney Renton 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
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 11 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 20 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 24 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 25 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 40 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 70 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 89 nm
Northwest Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
 122 nm
Western Aircraft Propeller Service Inc.
Sandy, OR
 126 nm
Twin Oaks Aircraft Maintenance
Hillsboro, OR
 128 nm

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