Goldendale Airport
S20 · Goldendale, Washington · Klickitat County · map
Goldendale Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Goldendale, 1 mile northwest of Goldendale, Washington, 1,678 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 07/25, is 3,491 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Goldendale Airport?
Its FAA code is S20.
Where is Goldendale Airport?
It is 1 mile northwest of Goldendale, Washington, 1,678 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Goldendale Airport?
Its one runway, 07/25, is 3,491 feet long, asphalt.
Does Goldendale Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Goldendale Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Goldendale Airport?
2 pilot examiners and 5 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 Goldendale Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA S20
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Goldendale
- Elevation
- 1,678 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 19E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1958
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 3,491 × 40 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 07: gnd 15 ft high 475 ft from the end
- Runway 25: S2L, threshold displaced 330 ft, trees 95 ft high 2,573 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 07/25 - the common traffic frequency. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Columbia Gorge Rgnl/The Dalles Municipal (19 nm southwest), Yakima Air Trml/Mcallister Field (46 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.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 07/25 - the common traffic frequency.
- Pilots bring own ropes.
- 4 feet fence 111 feet right and boulders at 0 feet and 80 feet right of centerline.
- 4 feet fence 65 feet, ditch 67 feet, road 81 feet from threshold and fence at 124 feet.
- Nonstd white line crosses runway near runway 7 marking.
- Nonstd white line crosses runway near runway 25 marking.
- Runway 25 approach slope 31:1 to displaced thld.
- Fences, ditch, boulders, buildings and road in primary surface.
- Deer and wildlife in the vicinity of airport.
- Fuel 24 hour credit card service available.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
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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 Goldendale from the FAA register
21 aircraft are registered to owners in Goldendale, Washington: 21 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.
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, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for seaplanes. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 training center examiner.
- Douglas Scott Holzman private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · Hood Aero FBO · Hood River, OR (30 nm) · (541) 490-3208 · [email protected]
- Stacy Jean Grabb private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Hood River, OR (30 nm) · (503) 880-2668 · [email protected]
All 11 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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
- Aircraft registered in Goldendale 21 aircraft · 21 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 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 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Washington 130 landing places
- Washington 10,572 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/S20.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 28, 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.