METAR & TAF 81W
81W does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KFHR (FRIDAY HARBOR) · 4.2 NM away. Conditions at 81W may differ.
METAR · KFHR
Observed 00:53Z
KFHR 280053Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM OVC047 13/08 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01330083
- Wind
- 160° @ 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 13°C / 8°C
- Altimeter
- 30.03 inHg
- Clouds
- OVC
- Density alt
- -376 ft
- Ceiling
- 4,700 ft AGL
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 1 NM N
- VFR sectional
- SEATTLE
- ARTCC
- ZSE · SEATTLE
- NOTAM facility
- SEA (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- WIL CATLIN
- Phone
- 360-468-4116
- Address
- PO BOX 907, LOPEZ ISLAND WA 98261
Flight service · Hours
- FSS SEA
- SEATTLE1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- Unattended
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY —
| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
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Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Not published
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- Beware of boats anchored in the seaplane landing area.Show FAA
- For clearance delivery contact Whidbey Approach at 360-257-3310.Show FAA
- Avoid overflights of houses on surrounding land. No step taxi in the bay.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 81W
Answer card- ICAO
- 81W
- Name
- FISHERMANS BAY
- Location
- LOPEZ, WASHINGTON
- Elevation
- 0 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,000 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 0
- Longest runway
- –
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 1
- Magnetic variation
- 20°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 160° at 6 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Fishermans Bay (81W) sits on Lopez in Washington at 0 ft MSL. This is a seaplane landing area with no runways listed. No tower is published. CTAF is 122.9. No ILS approaches are published here.
The pattern altitude is not published. Use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston operations unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. The field sits in a marine environment. That means you need to watch for boats anchored in the landing area. The published remarks also say to avoid overflights of houses on the surrounding land. No step taxi in the bay.
There are no on-field FBOs listed in the facts. Contact the airport operator directly before arrival, or call the field on CTAF for current service availability. For clearance delivery, contact Whidbey Approach at 360-257-3310. If you are planning a first arrival here, brief the water traffic and the nearby residential area before you go. Check the current FAA Chart Supplement for any published noise or curfew restrictions before flying into the field.