Auburn Municipal Airport is two miles north of downtown
Auburn, in
King County, Washington.
The airport is referred to as ''Dick Scobee Field'', after
Francis "Dick" Scobee, an
Auburn and Washington native who was the commander astronaut for the
Space Shuttle ''Challenger''. Scobee was killed in the 1986
''Challenger'' disaster.
The
Federal Aviation Administration
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(FAA)
National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021
categorized it as a regional reliver facility.
Facilities
The airport cover and has one
asphalt
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runway.
It has no scheduled airline service. With 318 aircraft based at Auburn, including 293 single engine, 14 multi-engine aircraft, and 11 helicopter. The airport averages 450 operations per day.
The closest commercial airport outside of Auburn, Washington is
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, northwest, in
SeaTac, Washington.
References
External links
Auburn Municipal Airport(official site)
City of Auburn, Washington
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Airports in King County, Washington
Auburn, Washington
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