Washburn Municipal
5C8 · Washburn, North Dakota · Mc Lean County · map
Washburn Municipal is a public-use airport owned by Washburn Airport Authority, 4 miles north of Washburn, North Dakota, 1,908 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 08/26, is 3,700 feet of concrete. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 15 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 5,700 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Washburn Municipal?
Its FAA code is 5C8.
Where is Washburn Municipal?
It is 4 miles north of Washburn, North Dakota, 1,908 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Washburn Municipal?
The longest of its 2 runways, 08/26, is 3,700 feet long.
Does Washburn Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Washburn Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Washburn Municipal?
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 Washburn Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 5C8
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Washburn Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 1,908 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; the services card below
- On the chart
- Billings sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1943
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,700 × 60 ft | Concrete, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 2,204 × 135 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 08: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 26: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | |
| Minot and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 127.6 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Mercer County Regional (23 nm west), Bismarck Municipal (37 nm south).
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 North Dakota · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Existed prior to 1959.
- +700' smoke stack of power plant located 6 MI wnw of airport.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 08/26 and PAPI runway 8/26 - the common traffic frequency. Low intst not available.
- 24HR SELF-SERVICE fuel available with credit card.
- Closed winter months due to lack of snow removal.
- Marked with daylight boundary markers; black/white cones.
- Marked with daylight boundary markers; black/white cones.
- +150 feet EAST-WEST transmission line 9500' south on extndd centerline.
- Waterfowl, blackbirds, deer, and antelope on and in the vicinity of of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 15 |
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 5,700, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 100 |
| general aviation, travelling | 1,200 |
| general aviation, local | 4,000 |
| military | 400 |
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 Washburn from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Washburn, North Dakota: 2 piston singles. 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 North Dakota.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners.
All 4 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
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 · 2 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 Washburn 2 aircraft · 2 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in North Dakota 581 since 1982 · 59 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in North Dakota 89 landing places
- North Dakota 2,493 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/5C8.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.