Methow Valley State Airport
S52 · Winthrop, Washington · Okanogan County · map
Methow Valley State Airport is a public-use airport owned by Wsdot Aviation Division, 3 miles southeast of Winthrop, Washington, 1,706 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 5,049 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 10 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 7,650 takeoffs and landings a year. About 3 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Methow Valley State Airport?
Its FAA code is S52.
Where is Methow Valley State Airport?
It is 3 miles southeast of Winthrop, Washington, 1,706 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Methow Valley State Airport?
Its one runway, 13/31, is 5,049 feet long, asphalt.
Does Methow Valley State Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Methow Valley State Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at Methow Valley State Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Methow Valley Flyers. Compare them
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 Methow Valley State Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA S52
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Wsdot Aviation Division
- Elevation
- 1,706 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 5,049 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 129 ft, 4,619 ft available for landing, other 4 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 31: threshold displaced 231 ft, 4,619 ft available for landing, trees 39 ft high 538 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| S52 and aWOS-3 | 118.425 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 509-997-0142.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Omak Airport (25 nm east), Lake Chelan Airport (35 nm south).
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
- Rotating beacon pcl - the common traffic frequency.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 - the common traffic frequency.
- Pilots provd own chains for tiedown.
- Usda forest service smoke jump base UNICOM. ltd advisories related to base operations mostly during summer fire season.
- Road at 0 feet.
- Road 0 feet, 125 feet L, road 182 feet, +5 feet steel post and fence at 78 feet, 80 feet L.
- Irrigation center pivot. Distance from end varies from 200 feet to 280 feet from runway end. Distance from threshold varies from 330 feet to 410 feet.
- Multiple trees. Distance from end varies from 425 to 730 feet from runway end. Distance from threshold 725 feet to 1030 feet.
- Runway 31 approach slope to displaced +65 feet tree 538 feet from thld, 39 feet right of centerline.
- Center pivot.
- Most restrictive tree.
- AGRI-IRRIGATION system
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 4 |
| multi-engine | 3 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 1 |
| other | 1 |
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 7,650, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 300 |
| general aviation, travelling | 7,000 |
| general aviation, local | 300 |
| military | 50 |
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 Winthrop from the FAA register
33 aircraft are registered to owners in Winthrop, Washington: 29 piston singles, 1 piston twin, 1 helicopter, 1 electric aircraft, 1 balloon. 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:
- Methow Valley Flyers 1 aircraft · Winthrop
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.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 1 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 Winthrop 33 aircraft · 29 piston singles, 1 piston twins, 1 helicopters
- Abidance INC 19 aircraft in town
- Methow Valley Flyers 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 1 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/S52.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 27, 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.