Copalis Beach State Airport
Encyclopedia
Copalis State Airport , formerly Copalis Beach State Airport, is located on the beach near Copalis Beach
, in Grays Harbor County, Washington
, United States
. It is the only airport
in the United States
that is located on an ocean
beach
.
The runway is the 4500 feet (1,371.6 m) stretch of ocean beach from the Copalis River on the south to the rocks a mile north. It is only available during low tide.
Copalis Beach, Washington
Copalis Beach is a census-designated place in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. The population was 415 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Copalis Beach is located at ....
, in Grays Harbor County, Washington
Grays Harbor County, Washington
Grays Harbor County is a county in the state of Washington, in the United States of America. As of 2010, the population was 72,797. The county seat is at Montesano, and its largest city is Aberdeen. The county is named after a large estuarine bay near its southwestern corner...
, United States
United States
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. It is the only airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
that is located on an ocean
Ocean
An ocean is a major body of saline water, and a principal component of the hydrosphere. Approximately 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by ocean, a continuous body of water that is customarily divided into several principal oceans and smaller seas.More than half of this area is over 3,000...
beach
Beach
A beach is a geological landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea, lake or river. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles or cobblestones...
.
The runway is the 4500 feet (1,371.6 m) stretch of ocean beach from the Copalis River on the south to the rocks a mile north. It is only available during low tide.
External links
- Copalis State Airport at Washington State DOT