# R & K Skyranch Airport (8W9)

**R & K Skyranch Airport** (FAA: 8W9) is a small airport in Rochester, Washington, United States. It opened in Oct 1971. It has one runway, 2,480 ft (756 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8w9

## At a glance

- FAA: 8W9
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Rochester, Washington, United States
- Opened: Oct 1971
- Elevation: 149 ft / 45 m
- Coordinates: 46.8327, -123.0910
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,480 ft / 756 m
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49749805
- Weather station: KCLS
- Ident: 8W9

## Timeline

- Oct 1971: R & K Skyranch Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 2,480 ft / 756 m | 35 ft / 11 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,480 ft / 756 m | =21,005 of 29,858 | =9,564 in North America | =8,261 in US |
| Elevation | 149 ft / 45 m | =35,363 of 43,403 | =16,079 in North America | =13,502 in US |
| Age | Opened 1971 | =6,388 of 15,079 | =4,595 in North America | =4,505 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [59WA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/59wa.md) Sorrell Airport · 7.4 mi / 12 km
- [65WA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/65wa.md) Wissler's Airport · 8.3 mi / 13 km
- [4WA2](https://dromopedia.com/airports/4wa2.md) Cricket Field · 8.7 mi / 14 km
- [WN48](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wn48.md) Kimbrel Farm Airport · 11 mi / 17 km
- [WA95](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wa95.md) Skyqueen Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [CLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcls.md) Chehalis Centralia Airport · 12 mi / 19 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/8w9/data