Facilities and Aircraft
William R. Fairchild International Airport covers an area of 797 acres (323 ha) at an elevation of 291 feet (89 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 8/26 is 6,347 by 150 feet (1,935 x 46 m) and 13/31 is 3,245 by 50 feet (989 x 15 m). The primary runway is operated with an Instrument Landing System and can handle aircraft up to Boeing 737s.
For the 12-month period ending February 1, 2005, the airport had 52,675 aircraft operations, an average of 144 per day: 88% general aviation, 12% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 85 aircraft based at this airport: 92% single-engine, 6% multi-engine and 2% helicopter.
Fairchild Airport is also home to Port Angeles' Civil Air Patrol squadron.
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