R & K Skyranch Airport
8W9 · Rochester, Washington · Thurston County · map
R & K Skyranch Airport is a public-use airport, 1 mile north of Rochester, Washington, 149 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 2,480 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for R & K Skyranch Airport?
Its FAA code is 8W9.
Where is R & K Skyranch Airport?
It is 1 mile north of Rochester, Washington, 149 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at R & K Skyranch Airport?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 2,480 feet long, grass.
Does R & K Skyranch Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at R & K Skyranch Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Center O Flying Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to R & K Skyranch Airport?
11 pilot examiners and 22 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 8W9
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 149 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 850 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 20E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1971
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,480 × 35 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 16: threshold displaced 700 ft, trees on the approach
- Runway 34: threshold displaced 327 ft, trees 119 ft high 648 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Chehalis-Centralia Airport (10 nm southeast), Olympia Regional (11 nm northeast), Sanderson Field (24 nm north), Tacoma Narrows Airport (34 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Chehalis-Centralia Airport (10 nm southeast), Olympia Regional (11 nm northeast), ED Carlson Memorial Fld/South Lewis County (24 nm southeast), Sanderson Field (24 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
- No touch and go landings.
- Approach slope 7:1 to displaced threshold.
- Approach slope 50:1 to displaced threshold.
- Runway 16 first 1,100 feet has shrubs and 70 feet+ trees approx 15 feet from runway edges.
- Deer in the vicinity of runway.
- Trees and buildings in prim surface area.
- Fence parallels both sides of runway 50 feet from centerline.
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 Rochester from the FAA register
21 aircraft are registered to owners in Rochester, Washington: 16 piston singles, 2 gliders, 1 piston twin, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 helicopter. 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 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:
- Center O Flying Club 3 aircraft · Tumwater, 14 miles away
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
11 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 8 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 5 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 7 for airplanes, 6 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 22 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 5 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 13 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 8 training center evaluators, 44 aircrew program designees, 2 training center examiners.
- David Ames private pilot, commercial pilot; helicopters · Tumwater, WA (9 nm) · (509) 929-7171 · [email protected]
- Julie Ann Elizabeth Paasch private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Oakville, WA (9 nm) · (801) 726-4770 · [email protected]
- Maureen Claire Mayo private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Gig Harbor, WA (34 nm) · (564) 225-2443 · [email protected]
- Thomas Scott Crichton Jones private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Skyport/Intercept Aviation · Gig Harbor, WA (34 nm) · (253) 720-0050 · [email protected]
- Marie Fox Kellermann private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Puyallup, WA (37 nm) · (253) 273-2380 · [email protected]
- Galey William Corby instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Federal Way, WA (43 nm) · (206) 769-3398 · [email protected]
- Peter Kim private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Des Moines, WA (46 nm) · (909) 730-8141 · [email protected]
- Efren James Jamir foreign pilot certificates · Seattle, WA (49 nm) · (206) 833-9093 · [email protected]
All 113 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.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- 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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Rochester 21 aircraft · 16 piston singles, 2 gliders, 1 piston twins
- Center O Flying Club 3 aircraft · flying club
- 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 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/8W9.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.