Chewelah Municipal
1S9 · Chewelah, Washington · Stevens County · map
Chewelah Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Chewelah in Chewelah, Washington, 2,084 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,537 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Chewelah Municipal?
Its FAA code is 1S9.
Where is Chewelah Municipal?
It is in Chewelah, Washington, 2,084 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Chewelah Municipal?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,537 feet long, asphalt.
Does Chewelah Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Chewelah Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Chewelah Municipal?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Chewelah Flyers. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Chewelah Municipal?
5 pilot examiners and 7 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Chewelah Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 1S9
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Chewelah
- Elevation
- 2,084 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 20E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1979
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,537 × 48 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: PAPI, two lights on the right, right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 230 ft, tree 31 ft high 270 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 87 ft
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Colville Municipal (15 nm north), Deer Park Airport (24 nm southeast), Felts Field (41 nm southeast).
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
- Provided trees on approach end of runway 17 are removed or runway threshold be displaced to provide 20:1 obstruction free approach surface 15' over sand canyon road.
- All patterns to the west.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 17 and runway 35 oper continuously.
- Pilots bring own ropes.
- 100LL and jet a available 24 hours credit card self service.
- 3 feet ditch +1 feet to +3 feet rocks and road 56 feet from threshold; 77 feet L, +14 feet trees 200 feet from threshold, and 10 feet sign, 86 feet R, 53 feet from threshold.
- Runway 17 approach slope 50:1 to displaced threshold.
- Deer and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Lodging and food available at aprt.
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 Chewelah from the FAA register
25 aircraft are registered to owners in Chewelah, Washington: 20 piston singles, 4 gliders, 1 helicopter. 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Chewelah Flyers 1 aircraft · Chewelah Chewelah Flyers is a flying club based at Chewelah Municipal Airport in Washington, founded in the 1970s.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
5 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 7 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 4 training center evaluators, 1 training center examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Jared Ryan Testa private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Deer Park Airport · Deer Park, WA (24 nm) · (509) 999-2138 · [email protected]
- David Lucio Valenti private pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Spokane, WA (41 nm) · (509) 999-2449 · [email protected]
- Douglas Glen Belcher instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Newman Lake, WA (41 nm) · (509) 999-4380 · [email protected]
- Jay Daniel Bigley private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Spokane, WA (41 nm) · (509) 434-4789 · [email protected]
- Timothy Michael Lewis private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Northwest Flight Service · Spokane, WA (41 nm) · (509) 220-0498 · [email protected]
All 26 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.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 1 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 Chewelah 25 aircraft · 20 piston singles, 4 gliders, 1 helicopters
- Chewelah Flyers 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Washington 2,713 since 1982 · 362 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Washington 130 landing places
- Washington 10,568 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/1S9.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 30, 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.