Packwood Airport
55S · Packwood, Washington · Lewis County · map
Packwood Airport is a public-use airport owned by Lewis County in Packwood, Washington, 1,057 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 01/19, is 2,357 feet of asphalt. The FAA counts about 3,100 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Packwood Airport?
Its FAA code is 55S.
Where is Packwood Airport?
It is in Packwood, Washington, 1,057 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Packwood Airport?
Its one runway, 01/19, is 2,357 feet long, asphalt.
Does Packwood Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Packwood Airport?
3 pilot examiners 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
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Packwood Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 55S
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Lewis County
- Elevation
- 1,057 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
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 20E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1948
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 2,357 × 60 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 01: trees 150 ft high 1,152 ft from the end
- Runway 19: trees 50 ft high 330 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Activate runway 01/19 medium-intensity runway lightss - the common traffic frequency |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Yakima Air Trml/Mcallister Field (47 nm east), Auburn Municipal (49 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Pierce County/Thun Field (39 nm northwest), ED Carlson Memorial Fld/South Lewis County (47 nm west), Yakima Air Trml/Mcallister Field (47 nm east), Crest Airfield (47 nm north).
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
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Activate runway 01/19 medium-intensity runway lightss - the common traffic frequency
- Runway 01/19 soft shoulders both sides; use runway for back taxi to north end.
- Runway 01 fence at 64 feet from threshold and 67 feet L, fence at 60 feet R and -5 feet ditch at 125 feet from threshold.
- Trees and buildings in transitional surfaces.
- Trees and fences in prim surface.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Within ten miles
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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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
No based-aircraft count is published for this airport.
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 3,100, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 2,500 |
| general aviation, local | 500 |
| military | 100 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Packwood from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Packwood, WA as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for sport pilot; 2 for airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 1 training center examiner.
- Marie Fox Kellermann private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Puyallup, WA (39 nm) · (253) 273-2380 · [email protected]
- James Edward Simon private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot; airplanes · Kent, WA (49 nm) · (253) 820-8781 · [email protected]
- Galey William Corby instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Federal Way, WA (50 nm) · (206) 769-3398 · [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.
- 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.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- 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 · 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.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 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 6 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Washington 130 landing places
- Washington 10,570 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/55S.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 29, 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.