# West Valley Airport (48WA)

**West Valley Airport** (FAA: 48WA) is a small airport in Yakima, Washington, United States. It opened in Jun 1996. It has one runway, 2,400 ft (732 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/48wa

## At a glance

- FAA: 48WA
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Yakima, Washington, United States
- Opened: Jun 1996
- Elevation: 1,900 ft / 579 m
- Coordinates: 46.5622, -120.7803
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,400 ft / 732 m
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49751814
- Weather station: KYKM · WMO 72781
- Ident: 48WA

## Timeline

- Jun 1996: West Valley Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 2,400 ft / 732 m | 36 ft / 11 m | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,400 ft / 732 m | =21,418 of 29,858 | =9,745 in North America | =8,429 in US |
| Elevation | 1,900 ft / 579 m | =9,376 of 43,403 | =4,237 in North America | =3,208 in US |
| Age | Opened 1996 | =10,634 of 15,079 | =8,316 in North America | =8,202 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [55WA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/55wa.md) Wilkinson Ranch Airport · 2.7 mi / 4.4 km
- [US-6515](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-6515.md) Apple Valley Airport · 10 mi / 17 km
- [YKM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kykm.md) Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field · 11 mi / 18 km
- [WA26](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wa26.md) Harrah Airport · 13 mi / 20 km
- [5WA4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/5wa4.md) Boisselle Airport · 15 mi / 24 km
- [0WN1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/0wn1.md) Shangri-La Airport · 16 mi / 25 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/48wa/data