Kenmore Air
W55 · Seattle, Washington · King County · map
Kenmore Air is a public-use airfield owned by Green Hornet Enterprises LLC, Et Al, 1 mile north of Seattle, Washington, 14 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA W55
- Kind
- Airfield · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Green Hornet Enterprises LLC, Et Al
- Elevation
- 14 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, dawn to dusk
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 20E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1947
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16W/34W | 5,000 × 500 ft | Water |
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Seattle from the FAA register
1,397 aircraft are registered to owners in Seattle, Washington: 631 drones, 434 piston singles, 199 airliners and large jets, 37 business jets, 32 turboprops. Not every one of them is based at this airfield; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airfield alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Washington.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airfield NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airfield.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Estabd prior 15 may 1959.
- Approach surface data not checked.
- $150 transit docking fee.
- Owners: green hornet enterprises llc and munro banks holdco inc.
- Extn 2240.
- Airport has scheduled airline service
- Incrd boating operations on lake may 15 through sep 15.
- Kite flying in public park at north end of airport and drone (UAV)s operating at the north and south ends.
- Night landings not recommended due to unlighted small watercraft.
- Do not taxi closer than 200 feet from shoreline except in close proximity to Kenmore Air harbor.
- All takeoffs and landings in center of lake.
- When consistent with safety, avoid 'ON the STEP' operations south and west of red buoy.
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 5, 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.