Kautz Helibase Heliport
7WA7 · Ashford, Washington · Pierce County · map
Kautz Helibase Heliport is a private heliport owned by Mount Rainier National Park, Doi, 7 miles ese of Ashford, Washington, 2,312 feet above sea level. Its landing pad, H1, is 30 by 30 feet of asphalt and concrete.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The heliport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 7WA7
- Kind
- Heliport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Owner
- Mount Rainier National Park, Doi
- Elevation
- 2,312 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- November 2020
Landing pad
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Pad | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| H1 | 30 × 30 ft | Asphalt and concrete |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
The FAA's record lists no fuel or services for this heliport.
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Auburn Municipal (39 nm northwest), Tacoma Narrows Airport (44 nm northwest), Olympia Regional (45 nm west), Chehalis-Centralia Airport (46 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Pierce County/Thun Field (29 nm northwest), Crest Airfield (38 nm north), Auburn Municipal (39 nm northwest), ED Carlson Memorial Fld/South Lewis County (42 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
- Ctn: fqt helicopter operations in the area spring through fall; pls avoid low level overflight. Nps aircraft and Helibase Monday 123.025 durg all operations.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Ashford from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Ashford, Washington: 1 piston single. Not every one of them is based at this heliport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this heliport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Washington.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this heliport
Accidents and incidents at or near this heliport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this heliport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this heliport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Ashford 1 aircraft · 1 piston singles
- 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 10,568 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/7WA7.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 30, 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.