Apex Airpark
8W5 · Silverdale, WA · Non-towered · Print kneeboard · Open on the map
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Sun & FAA night2026-09-18 · night begins 07:48 PM
| Event | Local (PDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 06:21 AM | 13:21Z |
| Sunrise | 06:52 AM | 13:52Z |
| Sunset | 07:17 PM | 02:17Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 07:48 PM | 02:48Z |
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Runways
RWY 17LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 167° mag · 188° true
- Dimensions
- 2,491 × 28 ft
- TPA
- 1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- Asphalt
- CTAF
- 122.8
Enter the left downwind (heading 347°) on the 45° at 1,500 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 17
- Threshold elev
- 520 ft
- Markings
- basic
- Approach obstacle
- Trees, 65 ft, 844 ft from threshold, 0 ft B of centerline — 9:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
- TDZ elevation
- 520 ft
Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 2,491 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Taxi & takeoff
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
Nearby navigation aids
SEA 116.80 · PAE 110.60 · TCM 109.60 · +1
| NavAid | Type | Freq · ch | Range | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA · Seattle | VORTAC | 116.80 · 115X | High | r289° / 21.7 NM |
| PAE · Paine | VOR/DME | 110.60 · 43X | Low | r209° / 24.2 NM |
| TCM · Mcchord | TACAN | 109.60 · 33X | — | r326° / 32.3 NM |
| CVV · Penn Cove | VOR/DME | 117.20 · 119X | Low | r162° / 35.3 NM |
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Charts & procedures
Airport info
Airport information
- FAA LID
- 8W5
- Coordinates
- 47.6564, -122.7332
- Elevation
- 525 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 21E
- 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
- ALL 1000-1900
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- yes
- Activated
- 1947/08
- Distance from city
- 2 NW
Night operations
- Airport lighting
- SS-SR
- Rotating beacon
- white-green · SS-SR
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- Usually keyed on CTAF 122.8 — 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
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Parking
- tiedowns
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 18 notes
General
- TWY EAST SIDE RWY.
- NO LN OF SIGHT BTN RWY ENDS. TAX TO MID-FIELD RUN-UP AREA RQRD PRIOR TO TKOF TO CLR FOR OPDT.
- TREES, ACFT AND BDLGS IN TRANSITION SFCS.
- CHILDREN AND PETS ETC. INVOF ARPT.
- BE ALERT ON TWY.
- FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4722.
- ALL TFC PATS EAST OF FLD.
- CALM WIND RWY IS RWY 35.
- USE CTN FOR ACFT OPRG ON GRASS WEST OF RWY.
- INT TKOF PROHIBITED.
- TSNT PRKG BYD NORTH END RWY 35.
- USE MID-FIELD RUN-UP PAD FOR ALL RUN-UPS.
- CLIMB TO 1000 FT PRIOR TO TURNING FOR NOISE ABATEMENT.
Runways
- ARPT NAME & SEGEMENTED CIRCLE PAINTED ON RWY AT MIDFIELD.
Obstructions
- +3 FT FENCE, 26 FT RIGHT AT 60 FT; +60 FT TREES, 65 FT RIGHT AT 150 FT; 15 FT BRUSH, 67 FT LEFT AT 75 FT; BLDG AT 55 FT, 80 FT LEFT; 17 FT BLDG AT 77 FT, 72 FT RIGHT.
- +4 FT SIGN 66 FT RIGHT AT 45 FT, +10 FT TO +70 FT BRUSH AND TREES 85-125 FT LEFT FM THR TO 200 FT. BRUSH AND TREES 105 FT RIGHT AT 174 FT FM THR.
Contact
- H2OAV8R@GMAIL.COM
- ALT MGR BILL ROARK AT 206-390-4131.
Nearby airports
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About 8W5
Apex Airpark (8W5) is an airport in Silverdale, WA, at 525 ft MSL. It has 1 runway, the longest 2,491 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for 8W5, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does 8W5 have a control tower?
No. Apex Airpark is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at 8W5?
Apex Airpark has 1 runway; the longest is 2,491 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is 8W5?
Apex Airpark is in Silverdale, WA, at an elevation of 525 ft MSL. Coordinates: 47.6564, -122.7332.
More about 8W5
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