Ranger Creek Airport
21W · Greenwater, Washington · Pierce County · map
Ranger Creek Airport is a public-use airport owned by Wsdot Aviation Division, 10 miles southeast of Greenwater, Washington, 2,650 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 15/33, is 2,875 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Ranger Creek Airport?
Its FAA code is 21W.
Where is Ranger Creek Airport?
It is 10 miles southeast of Greenwater, Washington, 2,650 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Ranger Creek Airport?
Its one runway, 15/33, is 2,875 feet long, asphalt.
Does Ranger Creek Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Ranger Creek Airport?
12 pilot examiners and 25 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 Ranger Creek Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 21W
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Wsdot Aviation Division
- Elevation
- 2,650 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 19E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1997
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,875 × 30 ft | Asphalt, fair |
- Runway 15: trees 100 ft high 1,406 ft from the end
- Runway 33: trees 75 ft high 965 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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: Auburn Municipal (34 nm northwest), Renton Municipal (40 nm northwest), Will Rogers Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base (40 nm northwest), Bowers Field (41 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Crest Airfield (30 nm northwest), Pierce County/Thun Field (31 nm west), Auburn Municipal (34 nm northwest), Renton Municipal (40 nm northwest).
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
- Closed 1 oct to 1 jun except for approved military and public safety/law enforcement helicopter operations.
- Runway 15 2 feet sign, 45 feet R and 11 feet from threshold; 65 feet trees 87 feet R; guardrail and road 55 feet L; 2 feet sign 45 feet L and 11 feet from threshold.
- Has road, guard and +95 feet trees 90 feet R of centerline and 80 feet trees 84 feet L of centerline. 2 feet signs, 35 feet R and 43 feet L and 11 feet from threshold.
- Vehicles, pedestrians, and animals on and in the vicinity of runway.
- Usfs campgrounds east and north of runway.
- Guardrail and road runs full length of eastside of runway.
- Ctn: mountainous trrn surrounds airport.
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 Greenwater from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Greenwater, WA as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
12 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 9 for private pilot, 9 for commercial and instrument, 5 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot; 9 for airplanes, 6 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 25 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 5 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 17 engineering representatives, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 8 training center evaluators, 52 aircrew program designees, 3 training center examiners.
- Eric Haupt private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, gliders · Maple Valley, WA (30 nm) · (206) 458-1295 · [email protected]
- Marie Fox Kellermann private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Puyallup, WA (31 nm) · (253) 273-2380 · [email protected]
- James Edward Simon private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot; airplanes · Kent, WA (32 nm) · (253) 820-8781 · [email protected]
- Galey William Corby instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Federal Way, WA (36 nm) · (206) 769-3398 · [email protected]
- Peter Kim 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 · Des Moines, WA (39 nm) · (909) 730-8141 · [email protected]
- Grant Carl Moshner private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Tukwila, WA (40 nm) · (253) 709-3167 · [email protected]
- Andrew Mc Irvin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ellensburg, WA (41 nm) · (509) 306-0135 · [email protected]
- Efren James Jamir foreign pilot certificates · Seattle, WA (41 nm) · (206) 833-9093 · [email protected]
All 133 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- 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 · 4 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
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Washington 2,709 since 1982 · 358 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 10,572 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/21W.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 28, 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.