Lynden Muni/Jansen Field
38W · Lynden, Washington · Whatcom County · map
Lynden Muni/Jansen Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Lynden, 1 mile north of Lynden, Washington, 106 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 08/26, is 2,425 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
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What is the airport code for Lynden Muni/Jansen Field?
Its FAA code is 38W.
Where is Lynden Muni/Jansen Field?
It is 1 mile north of Lynden, Washington, 106 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Lynden Muni/Jansen Field?
Its one runway, 08/26, is 2,425 feet long, asphalt.
Does Lynden Muni/Jansen Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Lynden Muni/Jansen Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Lynden Muni/Jansen Field?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Lynden Flying Club INC and Chuckanut Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Lynden Muni/Jansen Field?
1 pilot examiner 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 Lynden Muni/Jansen Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 38W
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Lynden
- Elevation
- 106 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1961
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,425 × 40 ft | Asphalt, good | Non-standard lights |
- Runway 08: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 262 ft, 2,163 ft available for landing, trees 56 ft high 2,814 ft from the end
- Runway 26: PAPI, two lights on the right, threshold displaced 422 ft, 2,003 ft available for landing, trees 36 ft high 230 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA · each fuel's page: who burns it, where else it is sold
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Abbotsford Airport (6 nm northeast), Bellingham International (10 nm south), Pitt Meadows Airport (19 nm northwest), Vancouver/Boundary Bay Airport (23 nm west).
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
- Estabd prior to 15 may 1959.
- Use 3 clicks to activate rotating BCN- the common traffic frequency.
- Automated UNICOM; 3 clicks.
- Use 3 clicks to activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 08/26 - the common traffic frequency.
- Airport physical address: 8635 depot road, Lynden, WA 98264
- Automated credit card system for fuel.
- No white/red lights past displaced threshold.
- Road at 23 feet, ditch 43 feet left and 14 feet from threshold.
- Trees at 200 feet; 9 feet trees 60 feet right; road 101 feet left; 10 feet bushes 164 feet from runway end.
- Approach slope 16:1 to +17 feet road at 272 feet from displaced threshold.
- Approach slope 18:1 to displaced thld; 84 feet trees 1116 feet 0B.
- Report on downwind on 122.9
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 Lynden from the FAA register
33 aircraft are registered to owners in Lynden, Washington: 24 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 2 helicopters, 2 drones, 1 business jet. 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, 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:
- Lynden Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Lynden Lynden Flying Club is a radio control aircraft flying site located west of Lynden, Washington.
- Chuckanut Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Bellingham, 12 miles away Chuckanut Flying Club is a non-profit flying club based at Bellingham International Airport in Washington State.
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
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: 7 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 4 engineering representatives, 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 (10 nm) · (360) 719-5805 · [email protected]
All 15 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.
- 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.
- 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 · 3 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 Lynden 33 aircraft · 24 piston singles, 4 piston twins, 2 helicopters
- Hbk LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Flying J Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Fly48North LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Lynden Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Chuckanut Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 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 10,633 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/38W.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 November 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.