Washington County
8WC · Potosi, Missouri · Washington County · map
Washington County is a public-use airport owned by Washington County, 3 miles east of Potosi, Missouri, 959 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 02/20, is 4,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 8WC
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Washington County
- Elevation
- 959 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- St Louis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1969
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 4,000 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 02: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 - the common traffic frequency. |
| Saint Louis Center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.35 |
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Aircraft registered in Potosi from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Potosi, Missouri: 1 piston single. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Missouri.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 - the common traffic frequency.
- Pavement rated for aircraft under 12,500 pounds.
- Use right traffic for runway 02; do not overfly prison area.
- 24-HR sunset 100LL and JET-A fuel located at south apron.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 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.