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Seattle Paine Field International

PAE · KPAE · Everett, Washington · Snohomish County · map

Seattle Paine Field International is a public-use airport owned by Snohomish County, 6 miles southwest of Everett, Washington, 607 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 16R/34L, is 7,000 feet of asphalt and concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 553 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 18 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 158,114 takeoffs and landings a year. About 297,783 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.

Quick answers answers refresh every morning

What is the airport code for Seattle Paine Field International?

Its FAA code is PAE, and its ICAO code is KPAE.

Where is Seattle Paine Field International?

It is 6 miles southwest of Everett, Washington, 607 feet above sea level.

How long is the longest runway at Seattle Paine Field International?

The longest of its 2 runways, 16R/34L, is 7,000 feet long.

Does Seattle Paine Field International have a control tower?

Yes, it has a control tower.

What fuel can you buy at Seattle Paine Field International?

The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.

Where can you fly nonstop from Seattle Paine Field International?

Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Phoenix Sky Harbor International, Harry Reid International, San Francisco International, Los Angeles International, San Diego International. Every route

Are there flight schools at Seattle Paine Field International?

15 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Puget Sound Flyers INC and Emerald Flyers LLC. Compare them

Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Seattle Paine Field International?

16 pilot examiners and 37 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name

Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions

Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Seattle Paine Field International…

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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks

The airport

Codes
FAA PAE · ICAO KPAE
Kind
Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
Owner
Snohomish County
Elevation
607 feet above sea level
Control tower
A control tower · 7:00 am to 9:00 pm
Attended
November to April, every day, 7:00 am to 9:00 pm; May to October, every day, 7:00 am to 9:00 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 · certified for airline service (Part 139)
On the chart
Seattle sectional
Magnetic variation
16E
In the FAA's files since
November 1938

This airport's record at the FAA

Runways 2

16R34L16L34RN1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.
FAA airport diagram for Seattle Paine Field International
The FAA's official airport diagram (taxiways, ramps, hot spots); tap to enlarge, or open the FAA's PDF.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
16R/34L7,000 × 150 ftAsphalt and concrete, goodHigh-intensity lights
16L/34R3,004 × 75 ftAsphalt, goodMedium-intensity lights
  • Runway 16R: ILS, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
  • Runway 34L: PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF), trees 125 ft high 4,000 ft from the end
  • Runway 16L: PAPI, two lights on the left, pole 9 ft high 400 ft from the end
  • Runway 34R: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, pole 25 ft high 690 ft from the end

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower Runway 16R/34L132.95Paine
UNICOM122.95
ATIS (recorded airport information)128.65Paine
Clearance delivery127.175Paine
Ground121.8Paine
Tower Runway 16L/34R120.2Paine
Approach and departure128.5Paine
Olympia and star125.6Paine

Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 425-355-6192.

Fuel and services as reported to the FAA

Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Repairs
airframe and engine: major repairs
Parking
hangars, tie-downs
Oxygen
bottled oxygen (high-pressure), bulk oxygen (high-pressure)
Also here
air freight, avionics, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Notes
landing fee charged

Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Harvey Field (7 nm east), Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane Base (9 nm south), Arlington Municipal (16 nm north).

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

  • Estabd prior to 15 may 1959.
  • When the control tower closed, activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 16R; malsf 34L; high-intensity runway lights runway 16R/34L - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 34L operates continuously.
  • Landing fee ovr 30000 LB gross weight.
  • Closed 0500-1500Z. avoid int departure. Ltd to helicopter 8000 LB or less. Runup areas near F1, F5, G4 and NON-MOV area west of G1.
  • When the control tower closed int departure NA. tgl NA 7:00 am to 9:00 am MON-FRI. runup area at A4.
  • First 1000 feet runway 16R concrete.
  • Alert; runway 16R/34L cnvgg traffic base to fnl 9:00 pm to 7:00 am.
  • Avoid low lvl otfc of boeing ramp northeast corner of airport.
  • Training operations NA aft 2200 hours.
  • Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
  • Itinerant departure of small aircraft ovr 250 horse pwr runway 34R.
  • South 1200 feet east edge taxiway a, txl east from southeast corner of west hngrs to taxiway a and txl H from northwest edge of west hngrs to txl east not vsb from the control tower.

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.

Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026

Airlines reported 3,915 departures from PAE in those twelve months, carrying 310,758 passengers in 389,439 seats (80% filled), to 101 destinations (14 abroad) on 18 airlines.

All 101 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.

Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024

single-engine478multi-engine52jets18helicopters4other1
Based aircraft, as a table
aircraft
single-engine478
multi-engine52
jets18
helicopters4
other1
18different aircraft heard arriving or departing here in the last 7 days (64 in 30 days)

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 aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.

297,783passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024

Takeoffs and landings a year about 158,114, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)

airline7,030air taxi and commuter2,552general aviation, travelling62,002general aviation, local85,991military539
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
a year
airline7,030
air taxi and commuter2,552
general aviation, travelling62,002
general aviation, local85,991
military539

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 Everett from the FAA register

114 aircraft are registered to owners in Everett, Washington: 106 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 2 gliders, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 helicopter. 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:

Morcom Aviation Services INC DBA 14Vectored Solutions INC 3Morcom Aviation Services INC 3Puget Sound Flyers INC 2My Piper Pacer LLC 2Kad Enterprises LLC 2Aircraft Leasing INC 2

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 (12 nearest of 15, all in Washington):

  • Puget Sound Flyers INC 3 aircraft · Everett Puget Sound Flyers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit flying club operating at Paine Field in Everett, Washington, offering 24/7 access to hangared aircraft for recreational pilots.
  • Emerald Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Everett Puget Sound Flyers is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit flying club operating at Paine Field in Everett, Washington, offering 24/7 access to hangared aircraft for recreational pilots.
  • Legend Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Everett
  • Red-Tailed Hawks Aviation Academy 4 aircraft · Mukilteo, 1 mile away Red-Tailed Hawks Aviation Academy is a 501(c)(3) non-profit flight school and flying club based in Mukilteo, Washington, affiliated with Black Pilots of America.
  • Yellowjet Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Mukilteo, 1 mile away YellowJET Aviation Services operates from Paine Field in Everett, Washington, offering Part 135 charter flights, aircraft management for Honda Jet and Jet It clients, premium flight instruction at multiple levels, and an online flight acade
  • Arlington Flyers Club 1 aircraft · Mill Creek, 4 miles away Arlington Flyers Club is an equity flying club based at Arlington Municipal Airport (KAWO) in Arlington, Washington.
  • Snohomish Flying Service INC 18 aircraft · Snohomish, 8 miles away Snohomish Flying Service is an FAA-approved flight training school and fixed base operator located at Harvey Field in Snohomish, Washington, about 20 miles north of Seattle.
  • Olympic Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Snohomish, 8 miles away
  • N4603Z Colt Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Kenmore, 10 miles away
  • Swamp Creek Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Lake Forest Park, 10 miles away
  • Sierra Flying Club LLC 2 aircraft · Woodinville, 12 miles away
  • Finnan-Johnson Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Woodinville, 12 miles away

Charter operators and airlines based in Everett:

Repair stations in Everett (12 of 13, all of them):

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

16 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 13 for private pilot, 13 for commercial and instrument, 6 for airline transport pilot, 8 for flight instructor, 6 for sport pilot; 12 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 3 for seaplanes, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 37 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 6 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 38 engineering representatives, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 8 training center evaluators, 52 aircrew program designees, 2 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.

All 171 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 · 54 since 1982, 5 fatal

2026-04-25WPR26LA178 · Cessna 162 N162HA · accident · no injuries
2025-08-27WPR25LA270 · Cessna 170A N1755D · accident · no injuries
2022-07-20WPR22LA263 · Zenith Ch701 N8787G · accident · serious injuries
2021-03-23WPR21LA140 · Cessna 172S N2164Z · accident · minor injuries
2018-07-22GAA18CA519 · Cessna 150 N45586 · accident · no injuries
2017-12-08GAA18CA078 · Cessna 172 N4801D · accident · no injuries
2017-12-03WPR18LA042 · Cessna 152 N714TD · accident · minor injuries
2017-05-02WPR17LA096 · Piper Pa 32-260 N3457W · accident · minor injuries
2016-08-04GAA16CA417 · Cessna 172 N4801D · accident · no injuries
2016-06-29GAA16CA345 · Cessna 170 N401P · accident · no injuries
2015-06-11GAA15CA120 · Beech Rc 45J N585PB · accident · no injuries
2015-06-10WPR15FA181 · Beech F35 N4224B · accident · 1 killed

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.

Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register

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The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/PAE.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 27, 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.