Ferry County
R49 · Republic, Washington · Ferry County · map
Ferry County is a public-use airport owned by Ferry County, 6 miles northeast of Republic, Washington, 2,522 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 17/35, is 3,498 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Ferry County?
Its FAA code is R49.
Where is Ferry County?
It is 6 miles northeast of Republic, Washington, 2,522 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Ferry County?
The longest of its 3 runways, 17/35, is 3,498 feet long.
Does Ferry County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
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 R49
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Ferry County
- Elevation
- 2,522 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 800 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 20E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1974
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,498 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| H1 | 20 × 20 ft | Concrete, good | |
| H2 | 20 × 20 ft | Concrete, good |
- Runway 17: right-hand traffic pattern, trees 61 ft high 1,022 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 23 ft high 432 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Colville Municipal (32 nm east), Omak Airport (37 nm southwest), Chewelah Municipal (44 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Colville Municipal (32 nm east), Dorothy Scott International (33 nm northwest), Omak Airport (37 nm southwest), Okanogan Legion Airport (42 nm southwest).
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
- Suggest night landings be made on runway 35.
- Activate PAPI runway 35; medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 - 122.8.
- Runway 35, slope 69 feet R and 59 feet L from edge of runway.
- Runway markings faded.
- Runway markings faded.
- Runway 17/35 trees located on unlighted unmkd mountainous trrn.
- Power lines northeast of runway 17 lighted dusk to dawn.
- Wildlife in the vicinity of of runway.
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.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Republic from the FAA register
5 aircraft are registered to owners in Republic, Washington: 5 piston singles. 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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 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
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Republic 5 aircraft · 5 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 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/R49.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.