William R Fairchild International
CLM · KCLM · Port Angeles, Washington · Clallam County · map
William R Fairchild International is a public-use airport owned by the Port of Port Angeles, 3 miles northwest of Port Angeles, Washington, 291 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 6,347 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KCLM · observed 12:53 pm PDT (19:53 UTC), 43 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east (100°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 58°F (14°C), dew point 51°F (11°C)
- Altimeter 30.20 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:33 am PDT (18:33 UTC), good until Wed 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 1 mile, mist, a broken layer at 200 feet LIFR
- At times between Tue 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC) and 3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC): scattered clouds at 200 feet
- From Tue 3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 5 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, a few clouds at 200 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 1:00 am PDT (08:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 1 mile, mist, a broken layer at 300 feet LIFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KCLM 061953Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP227 T01440106
TAF KCLM 061833Z 0619/0718 VRB04KT 1SM BR BKN002 TEMPO 0619/0622 SCT002 FM062200 07005KT 6SM BR FEW002 SCT250 FM070300 24004KT P6SM FEW250 FM070800 VRB03KT 1SM BR BKN003
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA CLM · ICAO KCLM
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Port of Port Angeles
- Elevation
- 291 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 9:00 am to 7:30 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1937
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 6,347 × 150 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 3,255 × 50 ft | Asphalt, fair |
- Runway 09: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 111 ft high 3,200 ft from the end
- Runway 27: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 1,354 ft, ant 19 ft high 300 ft from the end
- Runway 13: trees 27 ft high 522 ft from the end
- Runway 31: right-hand traffic pattern, trees 37 ft high 1,080 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.975 | |
| Clearance delivery | 124.15 | |
| Approach and departure | 118.2 | |
| Port Angeles Rco | 122.6 | Port Angeles · Communications provided by seattle radio on frequency 122.6 (Port Angeles rco). |
| Clm and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.175 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 360-457-1070.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Port Angeles from the FAA register
72 aircraft are registered to owners in Port Angeles, Washington: 65 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 2 helicopters, 1 turboprop, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Washington.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 9 since 1982, 1 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
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 09; medium-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - the common traffic frequency.
- Landing fee for aircraft in excess of 7000 pounds.
- Unusable beyond 5.0 NM due to high terrain
- Unusable beyond 8 degreess L of centerline.
- +35' building; dist 520'; 500' left; 15:1 based on displaced threshold.
- Runway 13/31 closed dusk to dawn.
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.