# Christensen Field (8WA6)

**Christensen Field** (FAA: 8WA6) is a small airport in Royal City, Washington, United States. It opened in Mar 1976. It has one runway, 2,500 ft (762 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8wa6

## At a glance

- FAA: 8WA6
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Royal City, Washington, United States
- Opened: Mar 1976
- Elevation: 1,150 ft / 351 m
- Coordinates: 46.9207, -119.5900
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,500 ft / 762 m
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61726116
- Weather station: KMWH
- Ident: 8WA6

## Timeline

- Mar 1976: Christensen Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 07/25 | 2,500 ft / 762 m | 22 ft / 7 m | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,500 ft / 762 m | =20,464 of 29,858 | =9,064 in North America | =7,805 in US |
| Elevation | 1,150 ft / 351 m | =15,598 of 43,403 | =6,815 in North America | =5,367 in US |
| Age | Opened 1976 | =7,360 of 15,079 | =5,411 in North America | =5,315 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## 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/8wa6/data