Quillayute Airport , formerly known as Quillayute State Airport, is a public

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located approximately west of the city of

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, in

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. It is owned by the City of Forks. This former Naval Auxiliary Air Station was deeded to the City of Forks by the Washington State Department of Transportation in 1999.

Facilities and aircraft

Quillayute Airport covers an area of . For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 6,700 aircraft operations: 97%

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and 3% military. The airport has two concrete runways, each one close to long. Runway 12/30 is closed (the north-south runway). Runway 4/22 is open with a displaced threshold of . In the Master Planning effort currently underway, it is the intent, in the long-term plan, to remove the displacement on runway 4/22 in the future, and reopen runway 12/30 at a shortened length.

Climate

Quillayute has a maritime west coast climate. The warmest month is August and the coldest month is December.

References

External links

Quillayute Airport
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