Auburn Municipal Airport (Washington)

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Auburn Municipal Airport

Dick Scobee Field
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner City of Auburn
OperatorAirport Management Group
Serves Auburn, Washington
LocationAuburn, Washington
Elevation  AMSL 63 ft / 19 m
Coordinates 47°19′39″N122°13′35″W / 47.32750°N 122.22639°W / 47.32750; -122.22639
Website auburnmunicipalairport.com
Map
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Auburn Municipal Airport (Washington)
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
17/353,8421,171 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2019)140,000
Based aircraft (2019)264

Auburn Municipal Airport( FAA LID : S50) is two miles north of downtown Auburn, in King County, Washington. [1]

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The airport is referred to as Dick Scobee Field, after Francis "Dick" Scobee, an Auburn and Washington native who was the commander astronaut for the Space Shuttle Challenger. Scobee was killed in the 1986 Challenger disaster.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a regional reliever facility. [2]

Facilities

The airport covers 110 acres (45 ha) and has one asphalt runway. [1] It has no scheduled airline service. In the year ending December 31, 2019, 264 aircraft were based at Auburn, including 240 single engine, 15 multi-engine aircraft, 7 helicopters, and 2 gliders. In 2019, the airport averaged 383 operations per day. [1] [3]

The closest commercial airport outside of Auburn, Washington is Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) northwest, in SeaTac, Washington.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Form 5010 for S50 PDF , effective August 10, 2023
  2. "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. "AirNav: S50 - Auburn Municipal Airport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 31 August 2023.