Auburn Municipal Airport (Washington)

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Auburn Municipal Airport
Auburn Airport

IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA: S50
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Auburn
Operator Airport Management Group
Serves Auburn, Washington
Location Auburn, Washington
Elevation AMSL 63 ft / 19.2 m
Coordinates 47°19′39″N 122°13′35″W / 47.3275, -122.22639
Website http://www.s50wa.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 3,400 1,036 Asphalt
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 164,539
Based aircraft 300
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

The Auburn Municipal Airport (FAA LID: S50) is a city-owned public-use airport located 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) north of downtown Auburn, in King County, Washington.[1] The airport is also referred to as the Dick Scobee Field, after Francis "Dick" Scobee, a Washington native and astronaut. Scobee was killed in the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

The airport cover an area of 110 acres (45 ha) and contains one asphalt paved runway.[1] Mostly used for general aviation, the airport offers no commercial service. With 300 aircraft based at S50, including 288 single engine and 12 multi-engine aircraft, the Auburn Municipal Airport averages 450 operations per day.[1][2]

The closest commercial airport outside of Auburn, Washington is the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, 8 nautical miles (15 km) northwest, in Seattle, Washington.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for S50 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10
  2. ^ AirNav:Auburn Municipal Airport (2008-04-10). Retrieved on 2008-04-21.

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