Airport type Public 17/35 2,001 Elevation 96 m | Elevation AMSL 316 ft / 96 m 2,001 610 Phone +1 206-463-3142 | |
Owner/Operator King County Airport District #1 Location Vashon Island, Washington, USA Address 11130 SW Cove Rd, Vashon, WA 98070, USA Similar King County Internatio, Renton Municipal Airport, Auburn Municipal Airport, Vashon Island Beachco, Wax Orchards Airport‑W | ||
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Vashon Municipal Airport is a municipal airport on Vashon Island in King County, Washington, United States. The airport is unique in being one of the few public airports in Washington State with only a grass runway. Other state-owned public grass-only runway airports exist in Washington, but these are actually more accurately landing strips, as they are not equipped with hangars.
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Vashon municipal airport
Facilities and aircraft
Vashon Municipal Airport covers an area of 20 acres (8.1 ha) at an elevation of 316 feet (96 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway and one helipad, both with turf surfaces: 17/35 is 2,001 by 60 feet (610 m × 18 m) and H1 is 98 by 98 feet (30 m × 30 m). The airport contains a sculpture commemorating a 1968 UFO sighting.
For the 12-month period ending September 1, 2009, the airport had 10,020 aircraft operations, an average of 27 per day: 99.8% general aviation and 0.2% air taxi. At that time there were 34 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine and 9% ultralight.
Commercial air service
Vashon Island Air provides FAA Part 135 Air Charter Service on the island.