Olympia Regional
OLM · KOLM · Olympia, Washington · Thurston County · map
Olympia Regional is a public-use airport owned by the Port of Olympia, 4 miles south of Olympia, Washington, 208 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 5,500 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 137 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 63,639 takeoffs and landings a year. About 26 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.
6 pilot reports within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours, the nearest three:
- EPIC at 31,000 ft, 51 nm southwest, 6:38 pm PDT (01:38 UTC): moderate turbulence from 30,000 ft to 31,000 ft, remarks: zse.
as filed, and in English
AST UA /OV AST070020/TM 0138/FL310/TP EPIC/TB MOD 310-300/RM ZSE
- Report
- a routine report filed through AST
- Where
- 20 nm east (070°) of AST
- Time
- 01:38 UTC
- Height
- at 31,000 ft
- Aircraft
- EPIC
- Turbulence
- moderate from 31,000 ft to 30,000 ft
- Remarks
- zse
- A321 at 13,500 ft, 54 nm east, 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, 55 nm east, 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, 38 nm northeast), 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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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 2 departures from OLM in those twelve months, carrying 0 passengers in 12 seats (0% filled), to 2 destinations on 1 airline.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympia Regional → Seattle Paine Field International OLM–PAE | 1 | 0 | Kenmore Air Harbor |
| Olympia Regional → Chelan OLM–VWE | 1 | 0 | Kenmore Air Harbor |
All 2 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA OLM · ICAO KOLM
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Port of Olympia
- Elevation
- 208 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 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
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1937
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,500 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 08/26 | 4,157 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 17: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 08: right-hand traffic pattern, trees 58 ft high 1,360 ft from the end
- Runway 26: tree 107 ft high 950 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 124.4 | Olympia |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 135.725 | Olympia |
| Ground | 121.6 | Olympia |
| Approach and departure | 121.1 | Olympia |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 360-485-0905.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 110 |
| multi-engine | 7 |
| jets | 2 |
| helicopters | 18 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 63,639, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 907 |
| general aviation, travelling | 28,818 |
| general aviation, local | 32,801 |
| military | 1,113 |
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 Olympia from the FAA register
241 aircraft are registered to owners in Olympia, Washington: 132 piston singles, 93 helicopters, 5 turboprops, 4 piston twins, 4 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
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- air ambulance, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Chehalis-Centralia Airport (18 nm south), Sanderson Field (19 nm northwest), Tacoma Narrows Airport (22 nm northeast).
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
Fuel and service companies in Olympia, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Unlimited Aviation Services LLC Unlimited Aviation Services is a flight training provider in Olympia, Washington, offering personalized flight instruction, ground school, and mentorship.
Charter operators and airlines based in Olympia:
- Northwest Helicopters, LLC 4 aircraft on the certificate Northwest Helicopters operates a diverse fleet of utility helicopters from Olympia, Washington, providing charter flights, fire suppression, search and rescue, and other aerial services.
Repair stations in Olympia:
- Northwest Helicopters INC Northwest Helicopters is a helicopter operator and maintenance facility based in Olympia, Washington.
- Olympia Propeller Governor, LLC
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
13 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 10 for private pilot, 9 for commercial and instrument, 5 for airline transport pilot, 7 for flight instructor, 3 for sport pilot; 9 for airplanes, 6 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 28 aviation medical examiners, 4 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 5 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 16 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 8 training center evaluators, 52 aircrew program designees, 3 training center examiners.
- David Ames private pilot, commercial pilot; helicopters · Tumwater, WA (7 nm) · (509) 929-7171 · amesd57@gmail.com
- 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 (18 nm) · (801) 726-4770 · dpejulie@gmail.com
- 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 (23 nm) · (564) 225-2443 · momayodpe@gmail.com
- 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 (23 nm) · (253) 720-0050 · jonesing2fly@gmail.com
- Marie Fox Kellermann private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Puyallup, WA (26 nm) · (253) 273-2380 · mfoxdpe@gmail.com
- Galey William Corby instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Federal Way, WA (31 nm) · (206) 769-3398 · bocorby@gmail.com
- 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 (35 nm) · (909) 730-8141 · peterkim512@gmail.com
- Efren James Jamir foreign pilot certificates · Seattle, WA (38 nm) · (206) 833-9093 · jjamir@icloud.com
All 136 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.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 21 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
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Estabd prior to 15 may 1959.
- When the control tower closed activate high-intensity runway lights runway 17/35; approach lights (MALSR) 17; runway end identifier lights runway 35, taxiway lights and directional signage - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runways 17 and 35 oper continuous.
- Surface condition irreg and uneven.
- Taxiway lights on taxiway west, a, L, and B.
- Airport field conditions unmonitored 1700 local - 0700 local.
- Emergency frequency 121.5 not mnt at tower.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Olympia 241 aircraft · 132 piston singles, 93 helicopters, 5 turboprops
- Northwest Helicopters LLC 49 aircraft in town
- Northwest Helicopters I INC 12 aircraft in town
- Northwest Helicopters INC 11 aircraft in town
- Olympic Jet INC 9 aircraft in town
- Unlimited Aviation Services LLC 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Northwest Helicopters, LLC 4 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Northwest Helicopters INC · repair station
- Olympia Propeller Governor, LLC · repair station
- Seattle Paine Field International (PAE) 1 flights in twelve months · Kenmore Air Harbor
- Chelan (VWE) 1 flights in twelve months · Kenmore Air Harbor
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 21 since 1982 · 0 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/OLM.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.