# Center Island Airport (CWS / 78WA)

**Center Island Airport** (IATA: CWS, FAA: 78WA) is a small airport in Center Island, Washington, United States. It opened in Nov 1978. It has one runway, 1,600 ft (488 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/78wa

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CWS / —
- FAA: 78WA
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Center Island, Washington, United States
- Opened: Nov 1978
- Elevation: 115 ft / 35 m
- Coordinates: 48.4900, -122.8316
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,600 ft / 488 m
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_Island_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16890156
- Weather station: KS31
- Ident: 78WA

## Timeline

- Nov 1978: Center Island Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 1,600 ft / 488 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Grass |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 1,600 ft / 488 m | =27,382 of 29,858 | =13,715 in North America | =12,194 in US |
| Elevation | 115 ft / 35 m | =36,348 of 43,403 | =16,487 in North America | =13,809 in US |
| Age | Opened 1978 | =7,719 of 15,079 | =5,716 in North America | =5,618 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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- [LPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/s31.md) Lopez Island Airport · 4.9 mi / 7.9 km
- [US-2839](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2839.md) Allan Island Airport · 6.1 mi / 9.9 km
- [BYW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/38wa.md) Blakely Island Airport · 6.2 mi / 9.9 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/78wa/data