# Stehekin State Airport (6S9)

**Stehekin State Airport** (FAA: 6S9) is a small airport in Stehekin, Washington, United States. It opened in Jun 1961. It has one runway, 2,630 ft (802 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/6s9

## At a glance

- FAA: 6S9
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Stehekin, Washington, United States
- Opened: Jun 1961
- Elevation: 1,230 ft / 375 m
- Coordinates: 48.3457, -120.7210
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,630 ft / 802 m
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49751235
- Weather station: KS52
- Ident: 6S9

## Timeline

- Jun 1961: Stehekin State Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 2,630 ft / 802 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass | 152° / 332° |  |

- 13/31 slopes 1.5%: threshold 31 at 1,190 ft / 363 m, threshold 13 at 1,230 ft / 375 m.

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,630 ft / 802 m | =18,831 of 29,858 | =8,251 in North America | =7,047 in US |
| Elevation | 1,230 ft / 375 m | =14,639 of 43,403 | =6,334 in North America | =4,938 in US |
| Age | Opened 1961 | =4,721 of 15,079 | =3,230 in North America | =3,154 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [W12](https://dromopedia.com/airports/w12.md) Lost River Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [S52](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ks52.md) Methow Valley State Airport · 27 mi / 43 km
- [2S0](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2s0.md) Twisp Municipal Airport · 29 mi / 46 km
- [WA20](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-1516.md) Pianosa Flying Farm Ultralight Flightpark · 29 mi / 47 km
- [WS87](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ws87.md) Port Field · 30 mi / 49 km
- [27W](https://dromopedia.com/airports/27w.md) Lake Wenatchee State Airport · 36 mi / 59 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/6s9/data