Auburn Municipal Airport (Washington)

Auburn Municipal Airport (FAA LID: S50) is two miles north of downtown Auburn, in King County, Washington.^[1]

Auburn Municipal Airport Dick Scobee Field
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: S50
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	City of Auburn
Operator	Airport Management Group
Serves	Auburn, Washington
Location	Auburn, Washington
Elevation AMSL	63 ft / 19 m
Coordinates	47°19′39″N 122°13′35″W
Website	auburnmunicipalairport.com
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 17/35 3,842 1,171 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2019) 140,000 Based aircraft (2019) 264
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

The airport is referred to as Dick Scobee Field, after Francis "Dick" Scobee, an Auburn and Washington native who was the commander astronaut for the Space Shuttle Challenger. Scobee was killed in the 1986 Challenger disaster.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a regional reliever facility.^[2]

Facilities

The airport covers 110 acres (45 ha) and has one asphalt runway.^[1] It has no scheduled airline service. In the year ending December 31, 2019, 264 aircraft were based at Auburn, including 240 single engine, 15 multi-engine aircraft, 7 helicopters, and 2 gliders. In 2019, the airport averaged 383 operations per day.^[1][3]

The closest commercial airport outside of Auburn, Washington is Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) northwest, in SeaTac, Washington.

See also

• List of airports in Washington