Arlington Municipal
AWO · KAWO · Arlington, Washington · Snohomish County · map
Arlington Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Arlington, 3 miles southwest of Arlington, Washington, 142 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 16/34, is 5,332 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 247 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 67,080 takeoffs and landings a year. About 9 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
1 warning in force over this field:
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft.
4 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- SB20 at 16,000 ft, 44 nm southeast, 6:52 pm PDT (01:52 UTC): remarks: zse.
as filed, and in English
PAE UA /OV PAE075045/TM 0152/FL160/TP SB20/SK TOP120/RM ZSE
- Report
- a routine report filed through PAE
- Where
- 45 nm east (075°) of PAE
- Time
- 01:52 UTC
- Height
- at 16,000 ft
- Aircraft
- SB20
- Sky
- TOP120
- Remarks
- zse
- A321 at 13,500 ft, 81 nm south, 6:54 pm PDT (01:54 UTC): remarks: zse.
as filed, and in English
SEA UA /OV SEA120045/TM 0154/FL135/TP A321/SK TOP130/RM ZSE
- Report
- a routine report filed through SEA
- Where
- 45 nm southeast (120°) of SEA
- Time
- 01:54 UTC
- Height
- at 13,500 ft
- Aircraft
- A321
- Sky
- TOP130
- Remarks
- zse
- PC12 at 15,000 ft, 81 nm south, 5:42 pm PDT (00:42 UTC): remarks: zse.
as filed, and in English
YKM UA /OV YKM270050/TM 0042/FL150/TP PC12/SK TOP130/RM -ZSE
- Report
- a routine report filed through YKM
- Where
- 50 nm west (270°) of YKM
- Time
- 00:42 UTC
- Height
- at 15,000 ft
- Aircraft
- PC12
- Sky
- TOP130
- Remarks
- zse
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (SEA, 43 nm south), for use 02:00–09:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 050° at 7 kt; 6,000 ft: 050° at 11 kt, 1 °C; 9,000 ft: 050° at 12 kt, -5 °C; 12,000 ft: 030° at 31 kt, -7 °C; 18,000 ft: 010° at 61 kt, -15 °C.
No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles.
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
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The airport
- Codes
- FAA AWO · ICAO KAWO
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Arlington
- Elevation
- 142 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 1,058 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- M to F, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1937
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 5,332 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
| 11/29 | 3,498 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent |
- Runway 16: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, tree 92 ft high 2,287 ft from the end
- Runway 34: LOCALIZER, PAPI, two lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights (MALS)
- Runway 11: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 29: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 176 ft high 3,967 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.725 | |
| Clearance delivery | 121.725 | |
| Approach and departure | 128.5 | |
| Awo and aWOS-3PT | 135.625 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 360-435-8045.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 179 |
| multi-engine | 5 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 3 |
| other | 59 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 67,080, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 2,325 |
| general aviation, travelling | 21,990 |
| general aviation, local | 42,685 |
| military | 80 |
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.
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 Arlington from the FAA register
145 aircraft are registered to owners in Arlington, Washington: 119 piston singles, 13 helicopters, 4 piston twins, 4 gliders, 3 weight-shift and powered parachutes. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Washington.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- air ambulance, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, gliders, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales, aerial surveying, glider towing
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Harvey Field (16 nm south), Seattle Paine Field International (16 nm south), Delaurentis Airport (21 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes in Arlington, by their names on the register:
- Mission Aviation Training Academy 8 aircraft
Charter operators and airlines based in Arlington:
- Point To Point Air LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate Point to Point Air is a charter operator serving the Pacific Northwest and San Juan Islands.
- Worldwind Helicopters, INC. 3 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Arlington:
- Precision Airmotive, LLC Precision Airmotive is an Original Equipment Manufacturer of RSA fuel injection systems and related fuel control components for general aviation aircraft.
Companies in the same town as this airport; 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
14 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 12 for private pilot, 12 for commercial and instrument, 6 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 6 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 10 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 3 for seaplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 30 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 4 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 38 engineering representatives, 8 training center evaluators, 52 aircrew program designees, 2 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Cecilia Aragon private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot; airplanes · Seattle Paine Field International Airport · Everett, WA (16 nm) · (510) 779-2722 · aragon444@gmail.com
- Jelica Matic private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Regal Air · Everett, WA (16 nm) · (808) 364-4643 · jelicamatic@me.com
- Jay Todhunter private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; seaplanes · Kenmore Air Harbor · Kenmore, WA (25 nm) · (425) 985-9161 · jay.todhunter@gmail.com
- Michelle Langlie private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, seaplanes · Kenmore Air Harbor · Kenmore, WA (25 nm) · (206) 999-6734 · michcowan@gmail.com
- Summer Martell private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Port Townsend, WA (27 nm) · (360) 531-1726 · summermartell@hotmail.com
- Travis Paul Holland private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; multi-engine airplanes · Shepherd Aero · Bellingham, WA (41 nm) · (360) 719-5805 · dpe@shepherd.aero
- Efren James Jamir foreign pilot certificates · Seattle, WA (43 nm) · (206) 833-9093 · jjamir@icloud.com
- Grant Carl Moshner 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 · Tukwila, WA (43 nm) · (253) 709-3167 · skipmoshner@msn.com
All 156 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 47 since 1982, 6 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
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Glider operations at airport daily.
- Runway end identifier lights runway 11 and 29 operates continuously; PAPI runway 11, 16, 29 and 34 operates continuously. Activate mals runway 34; reilrwy 16; runway 16/34 edge lights; taxiway lights the common traffic frequency.
- Pattern altitude for ultralights 542 (400), helicopters 642 (500).
- Pilots provide own ropes.
- 100L fuel available 24 hour credit card service.
- Runway 34 calm wind runway.
- Ultralight and powered prcht operations daily west of runway 16/34
- Winter weather operations and reporting MON-FRI 1600-0000Z.
- Runway 11/29 grass located between D2 and D3 dimensions 1400 feet an X 100 feet.
- Gld grass parl east of runway 16/34 not full length; 3 segmented gld grass areas between taxiway A1- A2, taxiway A2-A3, and taxiway A3- A4 with paved areas between. Gld grass dimensions: A1-A2 (685 X115FT), A2-A3 (1380 X100FT), A3-A4 (1220 X105FT).
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Arlington 145 aircraft · 119 piston singles, 13 helicopters, 4 piston twins
- Northwest Navion INC 8 aircraft in town
- Mission Aviation Training Academy 8 aircraft in town
- Flight Tech INC 7 aircraft in town
- Arlington Flight Services INC 4 aircraft in town
- Point To Point Air LLC 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Worldwind Helicopters, INC. 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Mission Aviation Training Academy 8 aircraft · flight school
- Precision Airmotive, LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 47 since 1982 · 6 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Washington 2,709 since 1982 · 360 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 10,417 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/AWO.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 9, 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.