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R & K Skyranch

Rochester, WA
Phone: 360-747-7079
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Rwy 18-36 Temporarily Closed

Runway 18-36 Temporarily Closed. As of July 2010 manager reports runway 18-36 as temporarily closed.

Overview

Attendance:	Not Attended Unattended
Tower:	No
Elevation:	149 ft (45.4 m) (Surveyed)
Location:	1.00 mi. N of Rochester
Beacon:	Present
Approaches:	(None)
Runways:	16/34 (unpaved) Runway length: 2480 ft
Fees:	Landing, Ramp, Parking, Tiedown, Hangar

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Rwy 18-36 Temporarily Closed

Runway 18-36 Temporarily Closed. As of July 2010 manager reports runway 18-36 as temporarily closed.

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Rwy 16 First 1,100 Ft Has Shrubs & 70 Ft+ Trees Approx 15 Ft Fm Ry Edges

Arpt Clsd Except Ppr Call Amgr 360-273-9893

No Touch and Go Landings

Intensive Flight Training

Contact APM bfr arrival

No tgl or fly bys below 2500'

Airport telephone is 360-273-9893

NOTAMs | TFR's

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:	2480 x 35ft. / 755.9 x 10.7m	Weight Bearing Cap:
Surface:	turf, grass, sod, no surface treatment, in good condition	Runway Edge Lights:

#	Elev/Hdg	Approach Lights	TD Point	Obstructions	Comments/Noise
16	No Data	No Data	700' Disp Threshold	Trees, Both-Sides, 92 ft high, 0 ft from end	Apch Slope 7:1 to Dsplcd Thr Ry 16/34 Mkd with Reflectors

34	No Data	No Data	327' Disp Threshold	Fence, 17 ft Right of center, 4 ft high, 0 ft from end	Apch Slope 50:1 to Dsplcd Thr

Business/Service Information

Name		Location	Freq. Monitored	Main Phone
R & K Skyranch	Maintenance Sales Flight Training	On field: CTR	UNICOM: 123.0	360-747-7079

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Operations & More Information

Lat/Long:	N46 49.9610' / W123 5.4851'46.8326828-123.0914186
Charts:	NACO: Seattle Sectional
Mag Var:	20E (1985)
ARTCC:	Seattle (ZSE)
FSS:	Seattle (SEA) 1-800-WXBRIEF
NOTAM Facility:	SEA
Approach/Departure Control Facility
Pattern Altitude:	Fixed Wing: 999 MSL
Wind Indicator:	Present (unlit)
Seg. Circle:	No
Lighting:	No data

Aircraft & Activity

Based GA Aircraft

Single Engine:	12
Multi Engine:
Jets:
Helicopters:	2
Gliders:
Ultralights:	0

Airport Activity

GA Local:	200
GA Itinerant:	200
Commercial:
Air Taxi:	0
Military:	100

(12-month period ending on 5/31/2011)

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Type	Location/Call	Freq./Phone
CTAF	N/A	123.0
UNICOM	N/A	123.0

Expand Navaids

ID	Type	Freq	Radial	Distance
OLM	VORTAC	113.4	204	11 nm
LAC	NDB	328.0	229	24 nm
MNC	NDB	348.0	161	25 nm
GRF	NDB	216.0	211	28 nm
TCM	VORTAC	109.6	211	32 nm
CAN	NDB	274.0	177	36 nm
LSO	NDB	256.0	333	41 nm
PWT	NDB	206.0	179	42 nm
HQM	VORTAC	117.7	080	44 nm
PEN	NDB	201.0	006	46 nm
SEA	VORTAC	116.8	203	48 nm
SEA	VOT	117.5	000	49 nm

Contact Addresses

Owner:	Airport Manager:
Kathleen Hugo	Kathleen Hugo
10011 173rd Ave Sw	10011 173rd Ave Sw
Rochester, WA 98579	Rochester, WA 98579
360-747-7079 (Office)	360-747-7079 (Office)
	Airport Manager Admin