Stehekin State Airport
6S9 · Stehekin, WA · Non-towered · Print kneeboard
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Sun & FAA night2026-08-04 · night begins 09:12 PM
| Event | Local (PDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:05 AM | 12:05Z |
| Sunrise | 05:42 AM | 12:42Z |
| Sunset | 08:35 PM | 03:35Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 09:12 PM | 04:12Z |
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Runways
RWY 13LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 132° mag · 152° true
- Dimensions
- 2,630 × 100 ft
- TPA
- 2,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- Turf
- CTAF
- 122.9
Enter the left downwind (heading 312°) on the 45° at 2,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 13
- Threshold elev
- 1,230 ft
- Approach obstacle
- Road, 10 ft, 150 ft from threshold, 0 ft B of centerline — 15:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 2,630 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Taxi & takeoff
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
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Charts & procedures
Airport info
Airport information
- FAA LID
- 6S9
- Coordinates
- 48.3457, -120.7210
- Elevation
- 1,230 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
- 1961/06
- Distance from city
- 3 NW
Night operations
- 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 · 6 notes
General
- ARPT CLSD 1 OCT-1 JUN, EXC FOR PUB SAFETY/LAW ENFOCEMENT HOPS. NO MIL USE EXC EMERG.
- VEHICLES, PEDESTRIANS, AND ANIMALS ON & INVOF RY.
- CAUTION--DENSITY ALTITUDE.
- FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
Runways
- TREES IN THE APPROACH AREA
Lighting
- RWY 31 EXTEND TOUCHDOWN 3OOFT PAST THRSHOLD ROUGH SURFACE
Nearby airports
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Also nearby: W12 Lost River Airport (20 NM) · S52 Methow Valley State Airport (23 NM) · 2S0 Twisp Municipal Airport (25 NM) · WS87 Port Field (private) (26 NM) · 27W Lake Wenatchee State Airport (32 NM) · 1S2 Darrington Municipal Airport (36 NM)
About 6S9
Stehekin State Airport (6S9) is an airport in Stehekin, WA, at 1,230 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 2,630 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for 6S9, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does 6S9 have a control tower?
No. Stehekin State Airport is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at 6S9?
Stehekin State Airport has 1 runway; the longest is 2,630 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is 6S9?
Stehekin State Airport is in Stehekin, WA, at an elevation of 1,230 ft MSL. Coordinates: 48.3457, -120.7210.
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Weather is live from the Aviation Weather Center; airport facility data is from the FAA NASR (28-day cycle). For planning and education only; always verify against official sources. Open 6S9 in a full tool: METAR/TAF decoder, crosswind calculator, sun & night times, or the density altitude calculator. Planning from here? Find the nearest airport with fuel or an approach, or check whether an IFR alternate is required.