Point Roberts Airpark
1RL · Point Roberts, Washington · Whatcom County · map
Point Roberts Airpark is a public-use airport owned by Lily Point Holdings LLC, 1 mile southwest of Point Roberts, Washington, 11 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 2,265 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Point Roberts Airpark?
Its FAA code is 1RL.
Where is Point Roberts Airpark?
It is 1 mile southwest of Point Roberts, Washington, 11 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Point Roberts Airpark?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 2,265 feet long, grass.
Does Point Roberts Airpark have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Point Roberts Airpark?
1 pilot examiner and 4 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 1RL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Lily Point Holdings LLC
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 19E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 2002
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,265 × 125 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 16: right-hand traffic pattern, trees 120 ft high 752 ft from the end
- Runway 34: trees 28 ft high 203 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this airport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Vancouver/Boundary Bay Airport (7 nm northeast), Vancouver International (14 nm north), Pitt Meadows Airport (20 nm northeast), Victoria International (24 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Vancouver/Boundary Bay Airport (7 nm northeast), Vancouver International (14 nm north), Orcas Island Airport (17 nm south), Pitt Meadows Airport (20 nm northeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Washington · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Traffic pattern west of field over water.
- When able land to the 'N' and depart to the 'S'.
- Takeoff to the south, 15 degrees right turn for noise abatement
- Takeoff to the north, turn 30 degrees west as soon as possible
- There is no camping on the property.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Point Roberts from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Point Roberts, Washington: 9 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Washington.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 engineering representative, 1 training center examiner.
- Travis Paul Holland private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; multi-engine airplanes · Shepherd Aero · Bellingham, WA (24 nm) · (360) 719-5805 · [email protected]
All 7 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Point Roberts 9 aircraft · 9 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Washington 2,709 since 1982 · 359 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Washington 131 landing places
- Washington 10,571 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/1RL.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.