Copalis State Airport
S16 · Copalis, Washington · Grays Harbor County · map
Copalis State Airport is a public-use airport owned by Wsdot Aviation Division, 2 miles northwest of Copalis, Washington, 1 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 14/32, is 3,560 feet of sand.
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What is the airport code for Copalis State Airport?
Its FAA code is S16.
Where is Copalis State Airport?
It is 2 miles northwest of Copalis, Washington, 1 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Copalis State Airport?
Its one runway, 14/32, is 3,560 feet long, sand.
Does Copalis State Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Copalis State Airport?
2 pilot examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
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 S16
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Wsdot Aviation Division
- Elevation
- 1 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 20E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1958
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 3,560 × 150 ft | Sand, fair |
- Runway 14: right-hand traffic pattern, other on the approach
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
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Bowerman Field (15 nm southeast), Sanderson Field (43 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Bowerman Field (15 nm southeast), Sanderson Field (43 nm east).
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
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Runway available when tide is low.
- Airport closed to vehicles april 15 through the day after labor day.
- Rock
- Vehicles, pedestrians and animals on and in the vicinity 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 Copalis from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Copalis, WA as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 parachute rigger examiner.
- 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 (40 nm) · (801) 726-4770 · [email protected]
- David Ames private pilot, commercial pilot; helicopters · Tumwater, WA (47 nm) · (509) 929-7171 · [email protected]
All 3 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
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 · 3 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
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Washington 2,713 since 1982 · 362 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 10,633 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/S16.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 November 5, 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.