METAR & TAF W55
W55 does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KBFI (BOEING FLD/KING COUNTY INTL) · 6.1 NM away. Conditions at W55 may differ.
METAR · KBFI
Observed 01:53Z
KBFI 120153Z VRB05KT 10SM FEW060 22/06 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02170061
- Wind
- VAR @ 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 22°C / 6°C
- Altimeter
- 30.08 inHg
- Clouds
- FEW
- Density alt
- 659 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
- 1 NM N
- VFR sectional
- SEATTLE
- ARTCC
- ZSE · SEATTLE
- NOTAM facility
- SEA (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- SARAH FELLER
- Phone
- 425-486-1257
- Address
- 950 WESTLAKE AVENUE N, SEATTLE WA 98109
Flight service · Hours
- FSS SEA
- SEATTLE1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- DAWN-DUSK
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
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Other services
- CHTR
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Not published
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Wind indicator
- Yes
- 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
- APCH SURFACE DATA NOT CHECKED.
- INCRD BOATING OPNS ON LAKE MAY 15 THRU SEP 15.
- SPECIAL NOISE ABATEMENT RULES IN EFFECT CONTACT OPERATOR FOR PATTERN INFORMATION.
- KITE FLYING IN PUBLIC PARK AT N END OF ARPT AND UAVS OPERATING AT THE N AND S ENDS.
- NIGHT LANDINGS NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO UNLIGHTED SMALL WATERCRAFT.
- DO NOT TAXI CLOSER THAN 200 FT FM SHORELINE EXCP IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO KENMORE AIR HARBOR.
- ALL TAKEOFFS & LANDINGS IN CENTER OF LAKE.
- WHEN CONSISTENT WITH SAFETY, AVOID 'ON THE STEP' OPERATIONS SOUTH AND WEST OF RED BUOY.
- CALL 425-486-1257 X2010 FOR APVL AT LEAST 3 HRS PRIOR TO ARR. DOCKING FEE.
- FUEL AVBL EMERG ONLY.
- KENMORE AIR LAKE UNION DOCK FREQ 130.30.
- FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4722.
- FIVE TEMPO BUOYS HAVE BEEN PLACED ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH CNTRLN OF LAKE UNION, EACH SEPARATED BY APPROXIMATELY 750FT, AND MARK THE APRX LOCATION OF THE PREFERRED SEAPLANE OPR AREA. THE BUOYS HAVE A YELLOW FLASHING LIGHT THAT CAN BE ACTVT BY FIVE CLICKS ON 122.9, TO ALERT BOATERS OF AN IMPENDING SEAPLANE TKOF OR LANDING. RUN TIME ON THE LIGHTS IS 60 SECONDS. THE BUOY/LIGHT SYSTEM IS ADVISORY ONLY, AND BOATERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO CLEAR THE AREA. THE BUOYS WILL BE REMOVED WITHIN FIVE DAYS FOLLOWING LABOR DAY, OR EARLIER.
Other notes
- ESTABD PRIOR 15 MAY 1959.
- $150 TRANSIT DOCKING FEE.
- OWNEROWNERS: GREEN HORNET ENTERPRISES LLC AND MUNRO BANKS HOLDCO INC.
- MANAGEREXTN 2240.
- CHTRAIRPORT HAS SCHEDULED AIRLINE SERVICE
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · W55
Answer card- ICAO
- W55
- Name
- KENMORE AIR
- Location
- SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
- Elevation
- 14 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,014 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
- 000° at 5 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Kenmore Air (W55) sits in Seattle, Washington on Lake Union. Field elevation is 14 ft MSL. No runways are listed here because this is a seaplane base. There is no control tower. CTAF is 122.9. No ILS approaches are published. Pattern altitude is not published in the facts, so verify the current pattern and operating area with the operator before you go.
This field has special operating rules that matter on the water. All takeoffs and landings must be in the center of the lake. Do not taxi closer than 200 feet from the shoreline except near Kenmore Air Harbor. The published remarks also call for special noise abatement. Contact the operator for pattern information. Five temporary buoys mark the preferred seaplane operating area on Lake Union. They are advisory only. The buoy lights can be activated with five clicks on 122.9 to warn boaters before a takeoff or landing.
Fuel is available for emergency use only. There are no on-field FBOs listed in the facts. For clearance delivery, contact Seattle Approach at 206-214-4722. The airport has scheduled airline service. First-time pilots should plan for water traffic, shoreline clearance and the local noise rules before arrival.