Auburn Municipal Airport (FAA LID: S50) is two miles north of downtown Auburn, in King County, Washington.[1]
Auburn Municipal Airport Dick Scobee Field | |||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
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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 reliver facility.[2]
The airport cover 110 acres (45 ha) and has one asphalt runway.[1] It has no scheduled airline service. With 318 aircraft based at Auburn, including 293 single engine, 14 multi-engine aircraft, and 11 helicopter. The airport averages 450 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.
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