# Gower Field (6WA2)

**Gower Field** (FAA: 6WA2) is a small airport in Olympia, Washington, United States. It opened in Jun 1997. It has 2 runways; the longest is 5,000 ft (1,524 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/6wa2

## At a glance

- FAA: 6WA2
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Olympia, Washington, United States
- Opened: Jun 1997
- Elevation: 130 ft / 40 m
- Coordinates: 47.1115, -122.8210
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 5,000 ft / 1,524 m
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61726047
- Weather station: KOLM · WMO 72792
- Ident: 6WA2

## Timeline

- Jun 1997: Gower Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16W/34W | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Water |  |  |
| 06/24 | 1,800 ft / 549 m | 40 ft / 12 m | Grass |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | =6,591 of 29,858 | =2,430 in North America | =2,018 in US |
| Elevation | 130 ft / 40 m | =35,893 of 43,403 | =16,287 in North America | =13,656 in US |
| Age | Opened 1997 | =10,733 of 15,079 | =8,402 in North America | =8,287 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [00WA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/00wa.md) Howell Airport · 5.2 mi / 8.3 km
- [44T](https://dromopedia.com/airports/44t.md) Hoskins Field · 8.2 mi / 13 km
- [WN36](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wn36.md) Kari Field · 9.8 mi / 16 km
- [3WA9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3wa9.md) Flying Carpet Airport · 10 mi / 16 km
- [14WA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/14wa.md) Lz Ranch Airport · 11 mi / 17 km
- [OLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kolm.md) Olympia Regional Airport · 11 mi / 17 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/6wa2/data