# Walter Sutton's Private Strip (WA79)

**Walter Sutton's Private Strip** (FAA: WA79) is a small airport in Amboy, Washington, United States. It opened in Apr 1974. It has one runway, 2,000 ft (610 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/wa79

## At a glance

- FAA: WA79
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Amboy, Washington, United States
- Opened: Apr 1974
- Elevation: 451 ft / 138 m
- Coordinates: 45.9332, -122.4180
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,000 ft / 610 m
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49751721
- Weather station: KSPB
- Ident: WA79

## Timeline

- Apr 1974: Walter Sutton's Private Strip opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| E/W | 2,000 ft / 610 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Grass |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,000 ft / 610 m | =24,247 of 29,858 | =11,669 in North America | =10,238 in US |
| Elevation | 451 ft / 138 m | =28,013 of 43,403 | =13,287 in North America | =11,133 in US |
| Age | Opened 1974 | =6,983 of 15,079 | =5,099 in North America | =5,006 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [WN10](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wn10.md) Mount St Helens Aero Ranch Airport · 4.5 mi / 7.3 km
- [WA80](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wa80.md) McClellan Field · 6.8 mi / 11 km
- [59AS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/59as.md) Becker Field · 8.3 mi / 13 km
- [WA29](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wa29.md) La Center View-Air Airport · 8.9 mi / 14 km
- [WA87](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wa87.md) Parkside Airpark · 10 mi / 17 km
- [W52](https://dromopedia.com/airports/w52.md) Goheen Airport · 11 mi / 17 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/wa79/data