Sekiu Airport is a public 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...

 serving the small community of Sekiu

Sekiu, Washington

Sekiu is an unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States. Overlooking the west side of Clallam Bay and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, it is twinned with Clallam Bay, on the east side of the bay....

, in Clallam County, Washington, United States

United States

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. It is owned by the Port of Port Angeles

Port Angeles, Washington

Port Angeles is a city in and the county seat of Clallam County, Washington, United States. The population was 19,038 at the 2010 census. The area's harbor was dubbed Puerto de Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles by Spanish explorer Francisco de Eliza in 1791, but by the mid-19th century the name had...

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Facilities and aircraft

Sekiu Airport covers an area of 25 acres (10.1 ha) which contains a 2,997 x 50 ft (913 x 15 m) lighted runway

Runway

According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...

 (8/26) with a visual approach indicator. For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 498 aircraft operations: 95% general aviation

General aviation

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 and 5% air taxi

Air taxi

An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...

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External links

• Sekiu Airport at Port of Port Angeles
• Sekiu Airport at Washington State DOT