William R. Fairchild International Airport (IATA: CLM, ICAO: KCLM, FAA LID: CLM) is a public airport located within the city limits of Port Angeles in Clallam County, Washington, United States. It is 3.5 miles (3.0 nmi; 5.6 km) northwest of the central business district of Port Angeles,[1] near the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The airport is owned by the Port of Port Angeles.[1]
William R. Fairchild International Airport Port Angeles Army Airfield | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2006 USGS orthophoto | |||||||||||||||
| Summary | |||||||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Port of Port Angeles | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Port Angeles, Washington | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 291 ft / 89 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°07′13″N 123°29′59″W / 48.12028°N 123.49972°W | ||||||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||||||
  CLM Location of airport in Washington  CLM CLM (the United States) | |||||||||||||||
 | |||||||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Statistics (2018) | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
History
editThe airport was developed from 1934 through 1948 by the Works Progress Administration, the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy. It was named Clallam County Municipal Landing Field when ownership was given to Clallam County in 1948. Three years later the county transferred the airport to the Port of Port Angeles.[citation needed] In 1953, William R. Fairchild started the Angeles Flying Service and became the first airport supervisor. The airport was renamed in his honor in September 1969, following his death in an aircraft accident earlier in the year.[2]
Facilities and aircraft
editWilliam R. Fairchild International Airport covers an area of 797 acres (323 ha) at an elevation of 291 feet (89 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways:
- 8/26 measuring 6,347 ft × 150 ft (1,935 m × 46 m)
- 13/31 measuring 3,245 ft × 50 ft (989 m × 15 m)[1]
The primary runway is operated with an instrument landing system and can handle aircraft up to an Airbus A319.[citation needed]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2018, the airport had 25,158 aircraft operations, an average of 69 per day: 79% general aviation, 20% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 66 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine, 4.5% multi-engine, 1.5% jet, and 3% helicopter.[3]
Fairchild Airport is also home to Port Angeles' Civil Air Patrol squadron.
Airlines and destinations
editCargo
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| FedEx Feeder | Seattle/Tacoma |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for CLM PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective December 31, 2018.
- ^ "At airport: Dedication honors Fairchild". Port Angeles Evening News. September 29, 1969. p. 5. Retrieved November 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Facility Dashboard-CLM". FAA. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
External links
edit- Port of Port Angeles: William R. Fairchild International Airport
- Dash Air Shuttle
- WSDOT Pilot's Guide: Wm. R. Fairchild International (PDF 59 kb)
- WSDOT Economic Impacts: William R. Fairchild International (PDF 434 kb)
- Aerial photo from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for CLM, effective November 28, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for CLM
- AirNav airport information for KCLM
- ASN accident history for CLM
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures