Airport Facts
Since acquiring ownership of the William R. Fairchild International Airport in 1951, Port of Port Angeles has made continuous improvement a top priority. Today the airport provides passenger and cargo transportation, emergency services, disaster response, recreational activities and jobs.
Fairchild Airport encompasses more than 800 acres of property, with 690 in aeronautical use. The primary runway is operated with an Instrument Landing System and can handle aircraft up to Boeing 737s.
Runways & Instruments
Two runways are available at Fairchild Airport for the needs of larger and smaller aircraft:
- 8/26 6,350-feet long by 150-feet wide
- 13/31 (Daytime use ONLY) 3,250-feet long by 50-feet wide
The primary runway has the capacity for aircrafts up to 115,000 pounds. The runway is equipped with an instrument landing system, visual approach slope indicator, eight runway-end identifier lights, medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator, runway and taxiway lighting and signage.
Weather
Always be sure to check the weather before flying out of Fairchild International. The weather can quickly change. The airport has automated weather reporting equipment available by radio at 135.175 or at (360) 457-1070.
You can also check out the following links to research the weather:
Airport History
William R. Fairchild International had its beginnings in 1933. Between 1934 and 1948, the Works Progress Administration, the Army and the Navy developed the airport. In 1948 the Navy conveyed the airport to Clallam County, when it was named Clallam County Municipal Landing Field.
The county transferred the airport to the Port of Port Angeles in 1951. Two years later, Bill Fairchild started Angeles Flying Service and became the first airport supervisor. The airport was renamed William R. Fairchild International Airport in 1969 in his honor, following his death in a tragic aircraft accident.
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