Lower Monumental State Airport
W09 · Kahlotus, Washington · Walla Walla County · map
Lower Monumental State Airport is a public-use airport owned by Wsdot Aviation Division, 5 miles south of Kahlotus, Washington, 813 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 01/19, is 3,300 feet of gravel.
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What is the airport code for Lower Monumental State Airport?
Its FAA code is W09.
Where is Lower Monumental State Airport?
It is 5 miles south of Kahlotus, Washington, 813 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Lower Monumental State Airport?
Its one runway, 01/19, is 3,300 feet long, gravel.
Does Lower Monumental State Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Lower Monumental State Airport?
3 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
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 W09
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Wsdot Aviation Division
- Elevation
- 813 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 19E
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,300 × 50 ft | Gravel, fair |
- Runway 01: right-hand traffic pattern, tower 680 ft high 6,800 ft from the end
- Runway 19: right-hand traffic pattern, power line 115 ft high 2,300 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Walla Walla Regional (29 nm south), Tri-Cities Airport (30 nm southwest), Richland Airport (35 nm southwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Othello Municipal (27 nm northwest), Walla Walla Regional (29 nm south), Tri-Cities Airport (30 nm southwest), Martin Field (31 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
- Provided the following appears in TH aim; multiple power lines 0.4 MI nne of airport. Caution; runway rough; rock surface.
- Pilots provd own tiedown chains.
- Gravel ptns of runway abndt of weeds and surface rough and soft.
- Runway 01/19 runway surface emulsion layer crumbles.
- Multiple powerlines 0.4 mile nne of airport.
- Vehicles; pedestrians, and animals on and inov runway.
- No winter snow removal operations.
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 Kahlotus from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Kahlotus, Washington: 1 piston single. 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
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 engineering representative, 1 training center examiner.
All 6 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- 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.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- 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 · 7 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 Kahlotus 1 aircraft · 1 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 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/W09.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.