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WA09 · Roche Harbor Airport

ICAO · US · 11 NTSB events

ID WA09 Elev 100 ft Lat 48° 36.74' N Lon 123° 8.34' 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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,300 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
06 079° 4,300 ft 35 ft ASP Yes —
24 259° 4,300 ft 35 ft ASP Yes —
07 — 3,593 ft 30 ft ASPH-F No —
25 — 3,593 ft 30 ft ASPH-F 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 · 14 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (14 sentences)
  • ·NO LINE OF SIGHT BTN RY ENDS.
  • ·PILOTS MAINTAIN COMMS ON FREQ 128.25 WITH LDG LGTS ON.
  • ·TARND AT WEST END ENLARGED, 80 FT CRC.
  • ·APCH/DEP SVC PRVD BY VICTORIA TRML ON 132.7/290.8. 604 586-4560.
  • ·NOISE ABATEMENT PROCS IN EFCT CTC AMGR 360-830-6436.
  • ·NO PARKING ON GRASS DURG RAINY SEASON NOV-APR.
  • ·MEDIVAC ACFT HAVE PRIORITY USE OF ARPT, AND THE TWO HELIPADS.
  • ·NGT OPNS NOT RECOMMENDED.
  • ·SIDE RY 30 FT FM RY EDGE.
  • ·NO INTERSECTION DEPARTURES FROM TWY C.
  • ·NO DEPARTURES ALLOWED FROM TWY C.
  • ·UNICOM FREQUENCY CTAF - 128.25 TARND AT WEST END FOR PAX DROP OFF / NO PRKG.
  • ·RWY 25 HAS A DOWNHILL 50 FT GRAD FM DTHR TO WEST END OF RWY.
  • ·RY 07/25 NSTD LIRL, ONLY CENTER 2700 FT OF RY IS LGTD.

Field profile

Use

Private

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

9S1

Source: OurAirports community

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NTSB events

11 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Loss of control 2
  • Hard landing 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=12

  • Other 3
  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • 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
2018-09-12 Cessna 172 · Hard landing · IMC · day →
2012-05-11 Maule MX-7 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2010-08-05 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2007-07-11 Cessna 172RG · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2007-06-14 Nelson Murphy SR3500 Moose · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1984-07-22 Cessna 150K AEROBAT · Other · VMC · day →
1983-05-19 Mooney M20J · Weather · day →
1982-03-20 Luscombe 8E · Other · day →
2023-01-03 Cessna 150 · Loss of control · VMC · dusk →
2022-12-05 Beech F33A · Other · VMC · night →
2012-03-03 SKEETER 1M · CFIT · 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
Travis Paul Holland Bellingham WA 28 nm
Summer Martell Port Townsend WA 33 nm
Cecilia Aragon Everett WA 54 nm
Jelica Matic Everett WA 54 nm
Jay Todhunter Kenmore WA 63 nm
Michelle Rose Cowan Kenmore WA 63 nm
Efren James Jamir Seattle WA 67 nm
Matthew Joseph Coleman Seattle WA 67 nm
Thomas Scott Crichton Jones Seattle WA 67 nm
Grant Carl Moshner Tukwila WA 77 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
Christopher Vernon Blaine Roche Harbor WA 0 nm
Grant Edwin Schumaker Deer Harbor WA 5 nm
Christopher Robert Caps Deer Harbor WA 5 nm
Richard James Goodhart Friday Harbor WA 7 nm
James Stephen Gruneisen Friday Harbor WA 7 nm
Robert Frederic Jamieson Friday Harbor WA 7 nm
William Frederick Kelsey Friday Harbor WA 7 nm
Nadine Marie Tarte Friday Harbor WA 7 nm
Bruce Miles Moorad Friday Harbor WA 7 nm
Daniel Stuart Schwartz Friday Harbor WA 7 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
Christopher Vernon Blaine Roche Harbor WA 0 nm
Michael Dennis Ward Deer Harbor WA 5 nm
John Robert Woods Friday Harbor WA 7 nm
Brian Scott Cole Friday Harbor WA 7 nm
Dean Allen Riley Friday Harbor WA 7 nm
Carlo Cataldo Franciosi Friday Harbor WA 7 nm
Bernhard Christian Juchli Friday Harbor WA 7 nm
Sidney Stewart Smith Friday Harbor WA 7 nm
Douglas Earl Tones Friday Harbor WA 7 nm
Debra Ann Rasmussen Friday Harbor WA 7 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
 7 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 48 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 55 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 84 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 86 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 97 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 162 nm
Northwest Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
 185 nm
Twin Oaks Aircraft Maintenance
Hillsboro, OR
 191 nm
Western Aircraft Propeller Service Inc.
Sandy, OR
 196 nm

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