Facilities Omak Airport

1 facilities

1.1 geography , climate
1.2 runways , terminals
1.3 services

facilities
geography , climate

the omak airport, non-towered airport covers area of 153 acres (62 ha) of city-owned property , 325 acres (132 ha) overall @ elevation of 1,305 feet (398 m), located on 202 omak airport road in riverside, 3 miles (4.8 km) north of omak s city centre, municipality serves, situated off washington state route 20 , washington state route 97 on mountainous , forested terrain. however, people have stated based in omak city limits regardless. located 41.3 miles (66.5 km) south of canada–united states border , opposite duck lake, fry lake , proctor lake attractions, lakes based in area; east of airfield mountain peaks. nearest commercial airport penticton regional airport, 79.3 miles (127.6 km) north in canadian city of penticton. part of okanogan county minimum requirement district, , north omak business park. due location, airport serves okanogan county whole, , nearby communities outside of county.

this 1 of 3 aviation services serving omak area, others being mid-valley hospital ems heliport, 5.3 miles (8.5 km) south, , wings christ airport, 3.6 miles (5.8 km) southeast, available private use. paid parking, taxis , car rentals available, there no bus service. there 34 tie-in parking spaces offered enlarged. local , upcoming weather of omak , riverside observed @ weather station, provides real-time climatologically data, such wind directions , speed using automated surface observation system. station determined omak airport experiences semi-arid climate (köppen climate classification bsk). little precipitation, hot summers, , moderate winters, annually handles 15.72 inches (399 mm) of precipitation, average high of 56.1 °f (13.4 °c), daily mean of 47.3 °f (8.5 °c), average low of 39.2 °f (4.0 °c) , 46.12 inches (1,171 mm) of snow. these statistics differ central omak.

runways , terminals

food , snacks available @ airport s terminal, medical facility, accommodation areas, administrative offices , hangar buildings maintained omak city council; of these serve pilot lounges, while 3 office spaces exist. there off-site buildings relating airport, several of used storage purposes. based aircraft obtain fuel chevron corporation, located on site , serves aviation dealer. site home self-service automated fuel pump system company serves 100ll avgas, outside terminal, , credit card purchasing system. per year, 50,000 gallons (190,000 l; 42,000 imp gal) of fuel sold. there fedex express drop-off box available public use. of 1999 when performance survey conducted improvement, airfield has 4,667 150 feet (1,423 46 m) paved, asphalt runway aligned 17–35 equipped automated lights , maintains published global positioning system non-precision approach approved faa, making largest in okanogan county , third largest in central washington, large aircraft , bomb tankers may land on. military transportation rights have been secured airport.

the runway, home non-directional beacon, inspected land development , transportation service organization whpacific, home full-length 50 feet (15 m) taxiway developed in 1997 , finished 1999 in addition taxilane between hangar buildings in fair poor condition according wsdot. there guidance provided on runway use pilots use it. orientation determined direction of winds. freight volume includes 910,000 pounds (410,000 kg) of deplaned cargo , enplane of 100,000 pounds (45,000 kg). airfield contains 3 apron areas, of situated on east side. fueling apron southernmost apron in airport, 325 200 feet (99 61 m) region concrete anchors, while central 1 asphalt 140 200 feet (43 61 m) tie-down. dimension of 195 688 feet (59 210 m), northernmost apron covered asphalt , tie-down. funds airport improvement in future consists of $48,675.

services

a private business instructor offers flying lessons @ airfield, while omak aircraft services based on site , offers airframe , powerplant repairs. since august 2008 when large fire occurred around omak , surrounding communities, bureau of indian affairs , washington state department of natural resources (dnr) have been permitted land large tanker aircraft , helicopters @ firefighting purposes; service frequents in summer months. critical aircraft, refers airfield designed , has landed @ at least 500 times, serves cessna 208 caravan according wsdot database records. seattle air route traffic control center, based in auburn 243 miles (391 km) away, manages traffic @ airport, in addition other airports in washington , selected airfields in other nearby states.

there radio navigation aid provided @ omak airport used pilots on aircraft coming other nearby airports determine location. navigation system owned omak city council, operates 24 hours daily, , serves number of surrounding airports not contain these aids. other navigational purpose aids include communication system, full-instrument landing approach system, lighted wind sock , segmented circle. water system situated @ omak airport well, , there proposals improve it. while telephone service provided west, power e-class airfield in omak, offered okanogan county public utilities district. there have been proposals faa amend e-class status extending upward elevation of 700 feet (210 m) , removing non-active navigation aid since january 2013. faa noted size , shape of omak airport still stay same using airport reference point. according them, regulation involve technical facilities. owned , operated omak city council, airport contains number of employees including manager ken mears. having been surveyed u.s. national geodetic survey , part of civil rights act of 1964, serves member of national plan of integrated airport systems (npias) 2011–15, categorized general aviation airport, along 2 other okanogan airports: anderson field , dorothy scott airport. npias has commercial airports, reliever , selected general aviation airports part of system.

the omak airport s revenue resources include fuel sales, landing fees , rental fees set omak city council. while aircraft fuel charges $0.50 per gallon, landing fees charged commercial contact carriers not purchase @ least 20 gallons (76 l; 17 imp gal) of fuel respective airplane, typically $40 per month. tanker aircraft charged reasoning unless buy gas @ rate of $0.20 per 1,000 pounds (450 kg) of maximum depending on aircraft weight usually. in addition, there hangar lease fees; hangars owned , operated omak city council $0.09 per square foot rate annually. in january 2012, there plans airport technical maintainer obtained. after expressing interest in improving airport, omak city council requested access letters of interests qualified consultants provide design , construction of period of 5 years in april 2012. washington state office of minority & women s business stated management offerings may included in consultant chosen must perform.