Port Of Whitman Business Air Center Airport
S94 · Colfax, Washington · Whitman County · map
Port Of Whitman Business Air Center Airport is a public-use airport owned by the Port of Whitman County, 3 miles southwest of Colfax, Washington, 2,181 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 08/26, is 3,209 feet of asphalt. It has about 27 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 15,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for Port Of Whitman Business Air Center Airport?
Its FAA code is S94.
Where is Port Of Whitman Business Air Center Airport?
It is 3 miles southwest of Colfax, Washington, 2,181 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Port Of Whitman Business Air Center Airport?
Its one runway, 08/26, is 3,209 feet long, asphalt.
Does Port Of Whitman Business Air Center Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Port Of Whitman Business Air Center Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Ewartsville Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Port Of Whitman Business Air Center Airport?
4 pilot examiners and 9 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 Port Of Whitman Business Air Center Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA S94
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Port of Whitman County
- Elevation
- 2,181 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 829 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- January to December, every day, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 19E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1949
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,209 × 60 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 08: threshold displaced 492 ft, 2,718 ft available for landing, road 15 ft high 443 ft from the end
- Runway 26: threshold displaced 450 ft, 2,890 ft available for landing
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 08/26 - the common traffic frequency. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Pullman/Moscow Regional (14 nm southeast), Lewiston/Nez Perce County (33 nm southeast), Spokane International (46 nm north), Felts Field (50 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Pullman/Moscow Regional (14 nm southeast), Willard Field (27 nm northeast), Lewiston/Nez Perce County (33 nm southeast), Jack A Buell Airport (44 nm northeast).
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 08/26 - the common traffic frequency.
- Approach ratio 50:1 from displaced thld.
- Approach ratio 37:1 from displaced thld.
- Hills
- Runway 08/26 farm machinery may be operating in fields on both sides of runway and off both runway ends.
- 30 feet building 250 feet south aer runway 26.
- Watch for birds in the vicinity of creek south of airport.
- Deer in the vicinity of runway.
- Dense agricultural operations february through october.
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.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 26 |
| multi-engine | 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 15,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 4,000 |
| general aviation, local | 11,000 |
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 Colfax from the FAA register
29 aircraft are registered to owners in Colfax, Washington: 25 piston singles, 3 turboprops, 1 piston twin. 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:
- Ewartsville Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Pullman, 15 miles away
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
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 4 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 2 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 9 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 4 training center evaluators, 2 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Jared Ryan Testa private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Spokane Valley, WA (47 nm) · (509) 999-2138 · [email protected]
- David Lucio Valenti private pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; helicopters · Spokane, WA (50 nm) · (509) 999-2449 · [email protected]
- Jay Daniel Bigley 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 · Spokane, WA (50 nm) · (509) 434-4789 · [email protected]
- Timothy Michael Lewis private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Northwest Flight Service · Spokane, WA (50 nm) · (509) 220-0498 · [email protected]
All 24 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.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- TCE: Training Center Evaluator: gives tests at a simulator training center.
- 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 · 5 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 Colfax 29 aircraft · 25 piston singles, 3 turboprops, 1 piston twins
- Tlc Flying INC 6 aircraft in town
- Ewartsville Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 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 10,568 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/S94.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.