Forks Airport
S18 · Forks, Washington · Clallam County · map
Forks Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Forks, 1 mile southwest of Forks, Washington, 299 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 04/22, is 2,400 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Forks Airport?
Its FAA code is S18.
Where is Forks Airport?
It is 1 mile southwest of Forks, Washington, 299 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Forks Airport?
Its one runway, 04/22, is 2,400 feet long, asphalt.
Does Forks Airport 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 S18
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Forks
- Elevation
- 299 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 21E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1939
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 2,400 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 04: trees 61 ft high 373 ft from the end
- Runway 22: right-hand traffic pattern, trees 68 ft high 581 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: William R Fairchild International (38 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: William R Fairchild International (38 nm east), Sequim Valley Airport (49 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
- Estabd prior to 5/15/59.
- Parl TW marked with reflectors.
- Pilots bring own TIE-DOWNS.
- Extn 106.
- All patterns north of field.
- Row of jersey barriers 142 feet east of centerline extending full length of the runway; 4 feet sign, 61 feet from threshold, 115 feet rite.
- 4 feet sign, 70 feet from threshold, 90 feet L.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
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 Forks from the FAA register
8 aircraft are registered to owners in Forks, Washington: 8 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.
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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 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.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Forks 8 aircraft · 8 piston singles
- No See Um Lodge INC 3 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Washington 2,709 since 1982 · 358 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 4 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Washington 130 landing places
- Washington 10,568 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/S18.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 30, 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.