Ephrata Municipal
EPH · KEPH · Ephrata, Washington · Grant County · map
Ephrata Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the Port Dist No 9 Grant CO, 2 miles southeast of Ephrata, Washington, 1,276 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 03/21, is 5,500 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive) and about 38 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 45,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Ephrata Municipal?
Its FAA code is EPH, and its ICAO code is KEPH.
Where is Ephrata Municipal?
It is 2 miles southeast of Ephrata, Washington, 1,276 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Ephrata Municipal?
The longest of its 3 runways, 03/21, is 5,500 feet long.
Does Ephrata Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Ephrata Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive.
Are there flight schools at Ephrata Municipal?
5 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Big Bend Community College and Big Bend Community College Foundation. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Ephrata Municipal?
1 pilot examiner and 1 aviation medical examiner 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 EPH · ICAO KEPH
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Port Dist No 9 Grant CO
- Elevation
- 1,276 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1943
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 5,500 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 11/29 | 3,843 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 3,467 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair |
- Runway 03: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, gnd 58 ft high 2,450 ft from the end
- Runway 21: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 11: gnd 52 ft high 1,666 ft from the end
- Runway 29: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 22: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · UNICOM mntd intmtly. |
| Approach and departure | 126.4 | |
| Marlin and center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.1 | |
| Eph and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.775 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 509-754-3761.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, gliders
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Grant County International (10 nm southeast), Pangborn Memorial (29 nm west), Lake Chelan Airport (38 nm northwest).
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
- Activate runway end identifier lights runways 3, 11, 21 and 29; medium-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 and medium-intensity runway lights runway 11/29 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 29, runway 03 and runway 21 operates continuously.
- UNICOM mntd intmtly.
- Fuel 24 hour credit card service available.
- JET-A available seven days a week 1500Z-2300Z.
- JET-A with additive available seven days a week 1500Z-2300Z
- Runway 04/22 glds use 1 apr to 1 nov.
- Be alert aerobatic aircraft activity over center of airport.
- (E81) reflectors on portions of taxiways.
- Conditions not mnt MON-FRI 4:00 pm to 7:00 am, conditions not mnt SAT-SUN and holidays 4:00 pm to 7:00 am.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 16 |
| other | 22 |
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 45,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 10,000 |
| general aviation, local | 35,000 |
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 Ephrata from the FAA register
15 aircraft are registered to owners in Ephrata, Washington: 11 piston singles, 2 helicopters, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 glider. 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:
- Big Bend Community College 33 aircraft · Moses Lake, 12 miles away
- Big Bend Community College Foundation 4 aircraft · Moses Lake, 12 miles away Big Bend Community College is a community college in Moses Lake, Washington that operates a flight programme offering aviation pilot and aviation maintenance technology degrees and certificates.
- 355 Flyers Association 1 aircraft · Moses Lake, 12 miles away
- Fat Tyre Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Moses Lake, 12 miles away
- Jackson Flight Center LLC 1 aircraft · Moses Lake, 12 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
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Andrew Mc Irvin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ellensburg, WA (44 nm) · (509) 306-0135 · [email protected]
All 5 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
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 · 15 since 1982, 2 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 Ephrata 15 aircraft · 11 piston singles, 2 helicopters, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Big Bend Community College 33 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Big Bend Community College Foundation 4 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- 355 Flyers Association 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 15 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Washington 2,709 since 1982 · 359 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Washington 131 landing places
- Washington 10,571 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/EPH.json.
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 26, 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.