William R. Fairchild International Airport

William R. Fairchild International Airport is a public airport located within the city limits of Port Angeles in Clallam County, Washington, United States. It is 3.5 mi northwest of the central business district of Port Angeles, near the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The airport is owned by the Port of Port Angeles.

History
The airport was developed from 1934 through 1948 by the Works Progress Administration, the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy. It was named Clallam County Municipal Landing Field when ownership was given to Clallam County in 1948. Three years later the county transferred the airport to the Port of Port Angeles. In 1953, William R. Fairchild started the Angeles Flying Service and became the first airport supervisor. The airport was renamed in his honor in September 1969, following his death in an aircraft accident earlier in the year.



Facilities and aircraft
William R. Fairchild International Airport covers an area of 797 acre at an elevation of 291 ft above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways:


 * 8/26 measuring 6347 x
 * 13/31 measuring 3245 x

The primary runway is operated with an instrument landing system and can handle aircraft up to an Airbus A319.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2018, the airport had 25,158 aircraft operations, an average of 69 per day: 79% general aviation, 20% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 66 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine, 4.5% multi-engine, 1.5% jet, and 3% helicopter.

Fairchild Airport is also home to Port Angeles' Civil Air Patrol squadron.