Auburn Municipal
S50 · Auburn, Washington · King County · map
Auburn Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Auburn, 1 mile north of Auburn, Washington, 63 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,842 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 233 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 13 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 140,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Auburn Municipal?
Its FAA code is S50.
Where is Auburn Municipal?
It is 1 mile north of Auburn, Washington, 63 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Auburn Municipal?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,842 feet long, asphalt.
Does Auburn Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Auburn Municipal?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Auburn Municipal?
15 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Green River College and Valley Fliers Flying Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Auburn Municipal?
17 pilot examiners and 36 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 Auburn Municipal…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA S50
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Auburn
- Elevation
- 63 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 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
- 15E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1970
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,842 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 200 ft, building 25 ft high 700 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, two lights on the right, threshold displaced 241 ft, other 18 ft high 442 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.975 | |
| Approach and departure · Clearance delivery | 123.85 | |
| S50 and aWOS-3PT | 118.050 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 253-802-0933.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Seattle-Tacoma International (8 nm northwest), Renton Municipal (10 nm north), Will Rogers Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base (10 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
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 17 and 35; medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 17 and 35 operates continuously.
- Calm wind runway.
- PAPI unusble beyond 10 degreess right of centerline.
- 20:1 approach slope; 80 feet E-W pwr line 1804 feet north of threshold.
- Ctlg obstruction parking lot light poles.
- Ultralight NA. otfc of residential area east of airport NA. traffic pattern instrn - amgr.
- Birds and wildlife in the vicinity of airport.
- Calm wind runway: 35
- Avoid runway dla when pattern actv.
- Winter weather rpt MON-FRI 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.
- Ref airport website for pattern information and noise abatement.
- Weather rprt available, key mic 4 times on frequency 122.8.
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 | 211 |
| multi-engine | 14 |
| helicopters | 6 |
| other | 2 |
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 aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 140,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 6,100 |
| general aviation, travelling | 47,731 |
| general aviation, local | 86,069 |
| military | 100 |
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 Auburn from the FAA register
136 aircraft are registered to owners in Auburn, Washington: 102 piston singles, 23 drones, 4 helicopters, 2 turboprops, 2 balloons. 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
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles (12 nearest of 15, all in Washington):
- Green River College 23 aircraft · Auburn Green River College is a community college in Auburn, Washington with nearly 15,000 students.
- Valley Fliers Flying Club 3 aircraft · Auburn Valley Fliers is a Washington state non-profit flying club established in 1986 that offers aircraft co-ownership partnerships to pilots.
- N739Zx Flying Association 1 aircraft · Kent, 4 miles away
- Alternate Air INC 8 aircraft · Seattle, 9 miles away Alternate Air is a membership-based aircraft rental and flight training business based at Seattle's Boeing Field (with some aircraft at Auburn Municipal Airport).
- University of Washington 5 aircraft · Seattle, 9 miles away The University of Washington is a public research university founded in 1861 with campuses in Seattle, Bothell, and Tacoma.
- South Seattle College 3 aircraft · Seattle, 9 miles away South Seattle College is a community college established in 1969 and located on an 87-acre hilltop campus in West Seattle.
- Bw Flying Association 1 aircraft · Seattle, 9 miles away
- C C Flying Club 1 aircraft · Seattle, 9 miles away
- Cedar River Flyers 1 aircraft · Seattle, 9 miles away
- Hi Line Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Seattle, 9 miles away
- Rainier Flight Service LLC 34 aircraft · Renton, 11 miles away Rainier Flight Service is a flight school offering pilot training at multiple locations in the Seattle area (Seattle, Everett, Auburn, and Gig Harbor, Washington).
- Boeing Employees Flying Association 10 aircraft · Renton, 11 miles away The Boeing Employees Flying Association is a non-profit flying club affiliated with Boeing that offers flight training, aircraft rental, and community activities for its members.
Repair stations in Auburn:
- Aero Controls, LLC Aero Controls is an FAA Part 145 repair station headquartered near Seattle, Washington, with facilities spanning over 225,000 square feet across three buildings.
- Cascade Airframe Repair INC Cascade Helicopter Services is an FAA and EASA certified repair station located in Auburn, Washington, providing helicopter maintenance, repair, and avionics services.
- North Star Aerospace INC North Star Aerospace is an FAA and EASA Part 145 approved repair station based in Auburn, Washington, specializing in flight deck transparencies, hydraulics, and airframe accessories.
- Unilode Aviation Solutions US INC
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
17 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 14 for private pilot, 13 for commercial and instrument, 6 for airline transport pilot, 8 for flight instructor, 6 for sport pilot; 12 for airplanes, 5 for multi-engine airplanes, 3 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 36 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 5 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 36 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 8 training center evaluators, 52 aircrew program designees, 3 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Galey William Corby instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Federal Way, WA (4 nm) · (206) 769-3398 · [email protected]
- James Edward Simon private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot; airplanes · Kent, WA (5 nm) · (253) 820-8781 · [email protected]
- Peter Kim private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Des Moines, WA (5 nm) · (909) 730-8141 · [email protected]
- Grant Carl Moshner private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Tukwila, WA (7 nm) · (253) 709-3167 · [email protected]
- Efren James Jamir foreign pilot certificates · Seattle, WA (8 nm) · (206) 833-9093 · [email protected]
- Howard William Wolvington private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes · SeaTac, WA (8 nm) · (425) 761-4729 · [email protected]
- Matthew Joseph Coleman foreign pilot certificates · Seattle, WA (8 nm) · (206) 359-2061 · [email protected]
- Thomas Scott Crichton Jones private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · SEA FSDO - 01 · Seattle, WA (8 nm) · (253) 720-0050 · [email protected]
All 170 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- 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 · 35 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 Auburn 136 aircraft · 102 piston singles, 23 drones, 4 helicopters
- Green River College 23 aircraft in town
- Alldredge Aviation 7 aircraft in town
- Valley Fliers Flying Club 3 aircraft in town
- Classic Helicopter CORP 2 aircraft in town
- Green River College 23 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Valley Fliers Flying Club 3 aircraft · flying club
- N739Zx Flying Association 1 aircraft · flying club
- Aero Controls, LLC · repair station
- Cascade Airframe Repair INC · repair station
- North Star Aerospace INC · repair station
- Unilode Aviation Solutions US INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 35 since 1982 · 2 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/S50.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.