Will Rogers Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base
W36 · Renton, Washington · King County · map
Will Rogers Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base is a public-use seaplane base owned by the City of Renton, 1 mile north of Renton, Washington, 0 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive).
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What is the airport code for Will Rogers Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base?
Its FAA code is W36.
Where is Will Rogers Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base?
It is 1 mile north of Renton, Washington, 0 feet above sea level.
Does Will Rogers Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Will Rogers Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive.
Are there flight schools at Will Rogers Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base?
17 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Rainier Flight Service LLC and Boeing Employees Flying Association. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Will Rogers Wiley Post Memorial Seaplane Base?
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
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The seaplane base facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA W36
- Kind
- Seaplane base · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Renton
- Elevation
- 0 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to dusk
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 20E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12W/30W | 5,000 × 200 ft | Water |
- Runway 12W: right-hand traffic pattern
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 124.7 | |
| UNICOM | 122.8 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- avionics, beach gear, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Renton Municipal (0 nm south), Boeing Fld/King County International (4 nm northwest), Seattle-Tacoma International (5 nm southwest).
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
- Contact Renton tower when operating; for traffic data. When tower not operating announce intentions on 124.7.
- Extensive boating and personal watercraft in vicinity.
- Flocks of waterfowl in the vicinity of airport on lake Washington - be alert landings/takeoffs.
- Flight notification service (adcus) available.
- Water depths vary at docks and seaplane launch ramp. Use caution for localized shoaling.
- Drng rnt tower hours of operates and vmc weather, rnt tower has cntl of the west channel, over the water, at and below 800 feet above ground level. If operates in the west channel above 800 feet above ground level or outside of rnt tower operates hours, contact boeing tower, 118.3, prior to operates in the west channel.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Renton from the FAA register
325 aircraft are registered to owners in Renton, Washington: 150 piston singles, 132 airliners and large jets, 20 business jets, 7 piston twins, 7 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this seaplane base; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this seaplane base 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 17, all in Washington):
- Rainier Flight Service LLC 34 aircraft · Renton, 1 mile 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, 1 mile 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.
- Alternate Air INC 8 aircraft · Seattle, 6 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, 6 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, 6 miles away South Seattle College is a community college established in 1969 and located on an 87-acre hilltop campus in West Seattle.
- Blue Skies Flying Club 1 aircraft · Burien, 6 miles away Blue Skies Flying Club is a member-owned flying club based at Auburn Municipal Airport (S50) in Washington.
- Bw Flying Association 1 aircraft · Seattle, 6 miles away
- C C Flying Club 1 aircraft · Seattle, 6 miles away
- Cedar River Flyers 1 aircraft · Seattle, 6 miles away
- Hi Line Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Seattle, 6 miles away
- N739Zx Flying Association 1 aircraft · Kent, 8 miles away
- Evergreen Flying Club INC 3 aircraft · Medina, 9 miles away
Charter operators and airlines based in Renton:
- West Isle Air, Inc. 5 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Renton:
Companies in the same town as this seaplane base, 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, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 6 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 39 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.
- 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 (4 nm) · (253) 709-3167 · [email protected]
- Efren James Jamir foreign pilot certificates · Seattle, WA (5 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 (5 nm) · (425) 761-4729 · [email protected]
- Matthew Joseph Coleman foreign pilot certificates · Seattle, WA (5 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 (5 nm) · (253) 720-0050 · [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 (8 nm) · (909) 730-8141 · [email protected]
- James Edward Simon private pilot, commercial and instrument, sport pilot; airplanes · Kent, WA (9 nm) · (253) 820-8781 · [email protected]
- Eric Haupt private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, gliders · Maple Valley, WA (12 nm) · (206) 458-1295 · [email protected]
All 175 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 seaplane base
Accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 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 seaplane base links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Renton 325 aircraft · 150 piston singles, 132 airliners and large jets, 20 business jets
- Boeing CO 154 aircraft in town
- Rainier Flight Service LLC 34 aircraft in town
- Boeing Employees Flying Association 6 aircraft in town
- Boeing Company 6 aircraft in town
- West Isle Air, Inc. 5 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Rainier Flight Service LLC 34 aircraft · flight school
- Boeing Employees Flying Association 10 aircraft · flying club
- Alternate Air INC 8 aircraft · flying club
- Ace Aviation INC · repair station
- Renton Coil Spring Company · repair station
- The Boeing Company · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this seaplane base 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 10,570 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/W36.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 23, 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.