Lester State Ultralight Flightpark

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Lester State Ultralight Flightpark
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner WSDOT Aviation Division
Serves Lester, Washington
Opened1948 (1948)
Elevation  AMSL 1,693 ft / 516 m
Coordinates 47°12′54″N121°27′44″W / 47.21500°N 121.46222°W / 47.21500; -121.46222
Lester State Ultralight Flightpark
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
5/23400122Turf
Helipads
NumberLengthSurface
ftm
H110030Turf

Lester State Ultralight Flightpark( FAA LID : 15S) was a state-owned, public-use ultralight airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) east of the central business district of Lester, a town in King County, Washington, United States. It is owned by the WSDOT Aviation Division and opened in 1948. [1]

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Facilities

Lester State Ultralight Flightpark covered an area of 56 acres (23 ha) at an elevation of 1,693 feet (516 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 5/23 with a turf surface measuring 400 by 100 feet (122 x 30 m). It also has one helipad designated H1 with a turf surface measuring 100 by 100 feet (30 x 30 m). [1] [2]

In 1989, the Green River washed away the runway, but it remained listed; the 2016 Airport/Facility Directory noted the runway was "closed indefinitely due to severe erosion from the river", and the grass helipad was available for emergency use. [3] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Form 5010 for 15S PDF . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 11 February 2010.
  2. 1 2 wsdot.wa.gov https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/publications/manuals/fulltext/m3072/airporthandbook.pdf . Retrieved 30 June 2025. The airport was constructed in 1948 to provide access to this remote area of the state. The majority of the airport runway was washed away by the adjacent Green River in 1989 and is now listed as a helicopter landing zone only. Ground access to the airport is provided via NF-54, a gravel road crossing Stampede Pass and connecting to Interstate 90 approximately 20 miles northeast of the airport. Approximately 400 feet of runway is available for helicopter and search and rescue operations. The state will be re‑evaluating the airport to determine future improvements to meet the state's air transportation needs.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ "2016 AFD" (PDF). aeronav.faa.gov. p. 189. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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