Shady Acres Airport
3B8 · Spanaway, WA · Non-towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-04 · night begins 09:13 PM
| Event | Local (PDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:17 AM | 12:17Z |
| Sunrise | 05:52 AM | 12:52Z |
| Sunset | 08:38 PM | 03:38Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 09:13 PM | 04:13Z |
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Runways
RWY 16LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 140° mag · 160° true
- Dimensions
- 1,800 × 20 ft
- TPA
- 1,400 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- Asphalt
- CTAF
- 122.9
Enter the left downwind (heading 320°) on the 45° at 1,400 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 16
- Markings
- nonstandard
- Approach obstacle
- Trees, 55 ft, 819 ft from threshold, 0 ft B of centerline — 11:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: schematic (headings + lengths)
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 1,800 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Taxi & takeoff
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Nearby navigation aids
TCM 109.60 · SEA 116.80 · OLM 113.40
| NavAid | Type | Freq · ch | Range | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCM · Mcchord | TACAN | 109.60 · 33X | — | r122° / 6.3 NM |
| SEA · Seattle | VORTAC | 116.80 · 115X | High | r168° / 22.1 NM |
| OLM · Olympia | VORTAC | 113.40 · 81X | High | r056° / 22.5 NM |
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Charts & procedures
Airport info
Airport information
- FAA LID
- 3B8
- Coordinates
- 47.0704, -122.3710
- Elevation
- 445 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 20E
- Sectional chart
- SEATTLE
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- No
- ARTCC
- SEATTLE (ZSE)
- Flight service (FSS)
- SEATTLE · 122.5 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- NOTAM facility
- SEA
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- yes
- Activated
- 1963/01
- Distance from city
- 3 SE
Night operations
- Airport lighting
- SS-SR
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- Usually keyed on CTAF 122.9 — confirm the click sequence in the Chart Supplement ↗
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are under Sun & FAA night in the Weather section.
Services fuel · repairs · oxygen · attendance
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Parking
- tiedowns
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 13 notes
General
- ALL PATTERNS TO THE EAST.
- SHADY ACRES PAINTED ON RWY MIDFIELD.
- PLINE EAST TREES. PWR POLE N OF FIELD TREES MRKD WITH ORANGE BALLS.
- PWR PLANTS WITH EMISSIONS THAT MAY NOT BE VSBL .5 & 1 SM NE OF APT.
- CIV HELS FLY IN FIXED WING TFC PATS DUE TO LTD VIS. TWRS LCTD: 2100 FT NE, 160 FT AGL RED/W. LGTD AT NGT; 2700 FT E 150 FT AGL, LGTD AT NGT.
- FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4723.
- TREES AND BLDGS IN TRSN SFCS.
Runways
- +80 FT BLDG 1,320 FT NW RY 16 END.
- RWY 16 ID IS NOT STD DIST FROM RWY END.
- DSPLCD THLD MKD WITH NSTD CHEVRONS.
Obstructions
- 90 FT TREES, 111 FT R FM RWY END. 5 FT FENCE, BRUSH, EMBANKMENT AND ROAD, 73 FT R FM RWY END. 15 FT TREE. 64 FT L, 80 FT RWY END.
- ROAD AT 23 FT; RWY 34 APCH SLP 13:1 TO DTHR; 9 FT SIGN, 76 FT L, AT 21 FT FM RWY END; 9 FT SIGN 69 FT R AT 20 FT; 39 FT POLE 111 FT L AT 18 FT FM RWY END. SIX 4 FT REFLECTIVE POSTS AT 12 FT CNTRD ON RWY. 4 FT FENCE AT 13 FT CNTRD ON RWY. 60 FT TREES, 89 FT R, 86 FT FM RWY.
- APCH RATIO 0:1 FM DSPLCD THLD TO 4 FT FENCE AT 0 FT, 100 FT L; 33 FT PWR POLE AT 206 FT, 81 FT R.
Nearby airports
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About 3B8
Shady Acres Airport (3B8) is an airport in Spanaway, WA, at 445 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 1,800 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for 3B8, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does 3B8 have a control tower?
No. Shady Acres Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at 3B8?
Shady Acres Airport has 1 runway; the longest is 1,800 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is 3B8?
Shady Acres Airport is in Spanaway, WA, at an elevation of 445 ft MSL. Coordinates: 47.0704, -122.3710.
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