# Flying B Airport (8WA0)

**Flying B Airport** (FAA: 8WA0) is a small airport in Rainier, Washington, United States. It opened in Nov 1969. It has one runway, 2,200 ft (671 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8wa0

## At a glance

- FAA: 8WA0
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Rainier, Washington, United States
- Opened: Nov 1969
- Elevation: 445 ft / 136 m
- Coordinates: 46.8776, -122.6010
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,200 ft / 671 m
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49746262
- Weather station: KGRF
- Ident: 8WA0

## Timeline

- Nov 1969: Flying B Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 13/31 | 2,200 ft / 671 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,200 ft / 671 m | =22,925 of 29,858 | =10,720 in North America | =9,336 in US |
| Elevation | 445 ft / 136 m | =28,173 of 43,403 | =13,351 in North America | =11,194 in US |
| Age | Opened 1969 | =6,015 of 15,079 | =4,280 in North America | =4,191 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [3WA0](https://dromopedia.com/airports/3wa0.md) Taylor Airport · 3.5 mi / 5.7 km
- [06WN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/06wn.md) Western Airpark · 4.0 mi / 6.4 km
- [49WA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/49wa.md) Cougar Mountain Airfield · 4.3 mi / 6.9 km
- [20WA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-2514.md) Skyraider Skyranch Airport · 6.5 mi / 10 km
- [08WA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-0877.md) P-L Ranch Airport · 8.7 mi / 14 km
- [14WA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/14wa.md) Lz Ranch Airport · 9.1 mi / 15 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/8wa0/data