# Sanderson Field (SHN / KSHN)

**Sanderson Field** (IATA: SHN, ICAO: KSHN) is a small airport in Shelton, Washington, United States. It opened in Dec 1938. It has one runway, 5,005 ft (1,526 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kshn

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SHN / KSHN
- FAA: SHN
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Shelton, Washington, United States
- Opened: Dec 1938
- Elevation: 273 ft / 83 m
- Coordinates: 47.2336, -123.1480
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 5,005 ft / 1,526 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: http://www.portofshelton.com/airport.html
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanderson_Field (6 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7416157
- Weather station: KSHN
- Ident: KSHN

## Timeline

- Dec 1938: Sanderson Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 05/23 | 5,005 ft / 1,526 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 068° / 248° | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 5,005 ft / 1,526 m | =6,349 of 29,858 | =2,192 in North America | =1,786 in US |
| Elevation | 273 ft / 83 m | =32,002 of 43,403 | =14,694 in North America | =12,380 in US |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =246 in North America | =228 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | SEATTLE APP/DEP | 120.100 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 119.275 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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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/kshn/data