Vashon Municipal
2S1 · Vashon, Washington · King County · map
Vashon Municipal is a public-use airport owned by King CO Arpt Dist Nr One, 1 mile northwest of Vashon, Washington, 316 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 2,001 feet of grass.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 2S1
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- King CO Arpt Dist Nr One
- Elevation
- 316 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 983 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 20E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1949
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,001 × 60 ft | Grass, good | Non-standard lights |
| H1 | 98 × 98 ft | Grass | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 17: right-hand traffic pattern, trees on the approach
- Runway 35: trees on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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Aircraft registered in Vashon from the FAA register
33 aircraft are registered to owners in Vashon, Washington: 28 piston singles, 2 business jets, 1 piston twin, 1 helicopter, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Washington.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 5 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Estabd prior to 15 may 1959.
- Night operations only for pilots familiar with apt close in obstructions, all quadrants.
- Pilots bring own tie-downs.
- For medivac emergency med services only.
- Non-standard low-intensity runway lights; threshold lights NON-STD colors 360 degrees green.
- G perimeter lights.
- +5 feet fence and dirt road approximately 182 feet from threshold.
- Trees in prim surface at thld; gravel road 45 feet right at thld.
- Occasional large wild animals on airport.
- Runway 17/35 soft when wet.
- Hangars 90 feet east and west of centerline.
- Touch and go landings not recommended.
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 5, 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.