METAR & TAF S52
Current METAR
Observed 05:15Z
KS52 110515Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 20/10 A2976 RMK AO2 T02000099
- Wind
- 000° @ 0 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 20°C / 10°C
- Altimeter
- 29.76 inHg
- Clouds
- Clear
- Density alt
- 2,914 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- 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
- 3 NM SE
- VFR sectional
- SEATTLE
- ARTCC
- ZSE · SEATTLE
- NOTAM facility
- SEA (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
Not published.
Flight service · Hours
- FSS SEA
- SEATTLE1-800-WX-BRIEF
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
- 100LLA
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Yes
- Segmented circle
- Yes
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.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · S52
Answer card- ICAO
- S52
- Name
- METHOW VALLEY STATE
- Location
- WINTHROP, WASHINGTON
- Elevation
- 1,706 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 2,706 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 0
- Longest runway
- –
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 0
- Magnetic variation
- 20°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 000° at 0 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Methow Valley State Airport (S52) sits in Winthrop, Washington. The field elevation is 1,706 ft MSL. It has one runway. Runway 13/31 is 5,049 ft long and asphalt. There is no control tower. CTAF and UNICOM are both 122.8. No ILS approaches are published. The pattern altitude is not published, so use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston operations unless the current FAA Chart Supplement says otherwise.
Smokejumper Aviation is on the field. It carries 100LL and Jet A. Call (509) 322-1630 for current service details before you go. The airport is tied to USDA Forest Service smoke jumper operations. Expect limited UNICOM advisories tied to base activity. Parachute operations are common in spring and summer. The rotating beacon and medium intensity runway lights are pilot controlled on CTAF.
This is a field where you want to brief the obstructions before arrival. Runway 13 has a center pivot irrigation system affecting the approach slope. There is also a road near the threshold. Runway 31 has roads near the approach path plus a steel post and fence close to the runway. Pedestrians, vehicles and animals may be on or near the runway. Check the current FAA Chart Supplement for any published noise or curfew restrictions before flying in. The airport sits in a mountain valley, so plan for terrain and density altitude.