Lake Chelan Airport
S10 · Chelan, Washington · Chelan County · map
Lake Chelan Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Chelan/Port of Chelan, 3 miles northeast of Chelan, Washington, 1,263 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 02/20, is 3,506 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 47 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 16,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Lake Chelan Airport?
Its FAA code is S10.
Where is Lake Chelan Airport?
It is 3 miles northeast of Chelan, Washington, 1,263 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Lake Chelan Airport?
Its one runway, 02/20, is 3,506 feet long, asphalt.
Does Lake Chelan Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Lake Chelan Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Lake Chelan Airport?
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
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Lake Chelan Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA S10
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Chelan/Port of Chelan
- Elevation
- 1,263 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 3:00 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
- 20E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1938
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 3,506 × 60 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 02: right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 448 ft, road 15 ft high 203 ft from the end
- Runway 20: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 199 ft
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 - the common traffic frequency. |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | · Automated UNICOM. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- parachute jumping
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Pangborn Memorial (30 nm south), Methow Valley State Airport (35 nm north), Ephrata Municipal (38 nm southeast).
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.
- Runway 20 is prefd approach runway.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 02/20 - the common traffic frequency.
- PIL0TS bring own ropes.
- Automated UNICOM.
- SELF-SERVICE fuel available 24/7
- Runway 02, road 0-200 feet from threshold on both sides, road sign +7 feet, 170 feet from threshold, 77 feet L, 2 feet utility box 110 feet from threshold, 78 feet L.
- Runway 20 road in prim surface 125 feet from threshold; road at 124 feet from threshold and 4 feet signs 119 feet from threshold; 3 feet sign 18 feet from threshold, 67 feet R; 2 feet sign 18 feet from threshold, 72 feet R; 2 feet pipe 81 feet from threshold, 15 feet L; 2 feet sign 23 feet from threshold, 79 L; 5 feet sign 188 feet from threshold, 65 feet R.
- Approach slope 46:1 from displaced threshold.
- Runway 20 approach slope 14:1 to +19 feet road at 322 feet from displcd thld.
- May through october parachute jumping activities on airfield.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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 | 35 |
| multi-engine | 3 |
| helicopters | 3 |
| other | 6 |
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 16,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 4,500 |
| general aviation, local | 11,500 |
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 Chelan from the FAA register
39 aircraft are registered to owners in Chelan, Washington: 28 piston singles, 6 helicopters, 4 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 1 piston twin. 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Charter operators and airlines based in Chelan:
- North Wind Aviation LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate North Wind Aviation is a helicopter operator based in Chelan, Washington, providing aerial application services for agriculture, forestry, and firefighting across Central Washington and Oregon.
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
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 administrative pilot examiner.
All 4 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- 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 · 9 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 Chelan 39 aircraft · 28 piston singles, 6 helicopters, 4 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- North Wind Aviation LLC 6 aircraft in town
- North Wing Uum INC 3 aircraft in town
- N8372X LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Air Ex LLC 2 aircraft in town
- North Wind Aviation LLC 3 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 9 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Washington 2,709 since 1982 · 358 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Washington 130 landing places
- Washington 10,570 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/S10.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 29, 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.