Moses Lake Municipal
W20 · Moses Lake, Washington · Grant County · map
Moses Lake Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Moses Lake, 2 miles northeast of Moses Lake, Washington, 1,203 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 2,513 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Moses Lake Municipal?
Its FAA code is W20.
Where is Moses Lake Municipal?
It is 2 miles northeast of Moses Lake, Washington, 1,203 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Moses Lake Municipal?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 2,513 feet long, asphalt.
Does Moses Lake Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Moses Lake Municipal?
5 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Big Bend Community College and Big Bend Community College Foundation. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Moses Lake Municipal?
1 aviation medical examiner 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 Moses Lake Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA W20
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Moses Lake
- Elevation
- 1,203 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; 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
- March 1958
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,513 × 50 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 466 ft, tree 83 ft high 1,648 ft from the end
- Runway 34: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 253 ft, building 22 ft high 405 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Grant County International (5 nm northwest), Ephrata Municipal (15 nm northwest), Pangborn Memorial (42 nm west), Wilbur Airport (42 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Grant County International (5 nm northwest), Ephrata Municipal (15 nm northwest), Othello Municipal (22 nm south), Pangborn Memorial (42 nm west).
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.
- Bird hazard.
- Pilots bring own ropes
- 15 feet from threshold 4 feet fence, 25 feet from threshold road; 80 feet from threshold 4 feet fence; 45 feet tree, 125 feet R, 153 feet FR thld; 23 feet tree, 83 feet R, 176 feet from threshold.
- +5 feet embankment, road, canal, +4 feet fence 30 feet from runway end 200 feet L/R.
- Approach ratio 13:1 from displaced threshold.
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 Moses Lake from the FAA register
170 aircraft are registered to owners in Moses Lake, Washington: 142 piston singles, 8 turboprops, 7 piston twins, 7 gliders, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes. 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:
- Big Bend Community College 33 aircraft · Moses Lake, 6 miles away
- Big Bend Community College Foundation 4 aircraft · Moses Lake, 6 miles away Big Bend Community College is a community college in Moses Lake, Washington that operates a flight programme offering aviation pilot and aviation maintenance technology degrees and certificates.
- 355 Flyers Association 1 aircraft · Moses Lake, 6 miles away
- Fat Tyre Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Moses Lake, 6 miles away
- Jackson Flight Center LLC 1 aircraft · Moses Lake, 6 miles away
Repair stations in Moses Lake:
- Aerotec INC AeroTEC develops, tests, and certifies new aerospace products, including aircraft modifications and special mission platforms.
- Basin Technical Services LLC Blue Sky Aviation is a repair station and flight school in Moses Lake, Washington.
- Big Bend Community College
- Greenpoint Technologies INC Greenpoint Technologies is a business jet completion center that designs, engineers, manufactures, and installs custom aircraft interiors for private clients, governments, and heads of state.
- Sonico 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
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 administrative pilot examiner.
All 4 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- 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.
- 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 · 8 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 Moses Lake 170 aircraft · 142 piston singles, 8 turboprops, 7 piston twins
- Big Bend Community College 32 aircraft in town
- Rainbow Flying Service LLC 3 aircraft in town
- Big Bend Community College Foundation 3 aircraft in town
- Twotards Aviation LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Big Bend Community College 33 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- Big Bend Community College Foundation 4 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- 355 Flyers Association 1 aircraft · flying club
- Aerotec INC · repair station
- Basin Technical Services LLC · repair station
- Big Bend Community College · repair station
- Greenpoint Technologies INC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 8 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/W20.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.