S52
Airport
Methow Valley State
Winthrop, Washington

FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 11/27/2025 - 1/22/2026

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Current NOTAMs Remarks

Location

FAA Identifier:S52
Lat/Lng:48.4249483333, -120.145885556
48-25-29.8140N, 120-08-45.1880W
Estimated by State on 06/13/2002
Elevation:1706 feet Estimated by Region on 07/28/2005
Magnetic Variation:20E,(1985), [14E (2025)]
Sectional:SEATTLE
From City:3nm SE of Winthrop

Operations

Use:Open to the public
Ownership:Publicly owned
Activation:12/1938
Control Tower:no
ARTCC:Seattle(ZSE)Seattle Center
FSS:Seattle FSS(SEA)
NOTAMs and Weather:SEANOTAM-D service at airport
Wind Indicator:Unlighted
Segmented Circle:yes
Lights:Activate MIRL Runway 13/31 - CTAF.
Beacon:Rotating Beacon Pcl - CTAF.
Landing Fee:no

Communications

CTAF:122.800
UNICOM:122.800,Usda Forest Service Smoke Jump Base Unicom. Limited Advisories Related to Base Operations Mostly During Summer Fire Season.
Weather:AWOS-3 509-997-0142 118.425

Services

Fuel:Grade 100LL Gasoline (low lead blue)
Jet A - Kerosene, freeze point -40C
Airframe Repair:None
Powerplant Repair:None
Bottled Oxygen:None
Bulk Oxygen:None
Transient Storage:Tie-Down
Pilots Provd Own Chains for Tiedown.

Based Aircraft

Total:0

Annual Operations

Total:0

Ownership

Owner:Wsdot Aviation Division
Po Box 47312
Olympia, Wa 98504-7264
800-552-0666
Manager:John Wilson
Po Box 47312
Olympia, Wa 98504-7264
360-618-2477

Runways

Runways:13/31

Runway 13/31

Length:5049 feet
by State on 06/13/2002
Width:75 feet
Surface:Asphalt / Bituminous Concrete, Excellent Condition
Surface Treatment:NONE
Weight Capacity:Single Wheel aircraft: 30,000 lbs
Runway Lights Edge Intensity:Med Intensity
End 13 End 31
Takeoff Run Available (TORA):5049 feet5049 feet
Takeoff Distance Available (TODA):5049 feet5049 feet
Accelerate-Stop Distance Available (ASDA):4749 feet4919 feet
Landing Distance Available (LDA):4619 feet4619 feet
Runway Markings:Basic,Good ConditionBasic,Good Condition
Displaced Threshold Distance:129'231'
Elevation at End:1694.0' MSL 
Threshold Crossing Glide Path Height:43' AGL 
Visual Glide Path Angle:3.50° 
Visual Glide Slope Indicator:2-light PAPI on left side of runway 
Objects:Other
Agriculture-Irrigation System
Trees
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77):Utility runway with a visual approachUtility runway with a visual approach
Object Clearance Slope:0:1
Center Pivot Irrigation. Runway 13 Approach Slope 0:1 to +13' Service Road @ 0', 92' R from Displaced Threshold.
Center Pivot.
9:1
Runway 31 Approach Slope to Displaced +65 ft Tree 538 ft from Threshold, 39 ft Right of Centerline.
Most Restrictive Tree.
Object Height:4' AGL39' AGL
Object Distance:200' Along centerline
175'Left and Right of centerline
Irrigation Center Pivot. Distance from End Varies from 200 Feet to 280 Feet from Runway End. Distance from Threshold Varies from 330 Feet to 410 Feet.
538' Along centerline
33'Left and Right of centerline
Multiple Trees. Distance from End Varies from 425 to 730 Feet from Runway End. Distance from Threshold 725 Feet to 1030 Feet.
Other Objects:Road at 0 ft.Road 0 ft, 125 ft L, Road 182 ft, +5 ft Steel Post & Fence at 78 ft, 80 ft L.

Procedures

NOTAMs

Additional Remarks

Some Obstns in Primary and Transitional Sfcs.
Pedestrians, Vehicles, and Animals on and in Vicinity of Runway.
Smoke Jumper Base Prcht Operations Common During Spring and Summer Months.

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