118 public-use fields

Washington Airport Density Altitude

Washington has 118 public-use airports, and none of them typically exceed 5,000 ft of density altitude even on a summer afternoon — heat still trims performance, but the climate keeps typical density altitudes low.

Every field, worst typical afternoon first

Field elevation from FAA NASR · worst typical afternoon of each field's hottest month from NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station · standard pressure, dry air
Airport	City	Field elev	Worst typical afternoon DA	Month
09S — Sullivan Lake State	Metaline Falls	2,614 ft	4,840 ft	August
2S5 — Waterville	Waterville	2,645 ft	4,817 ft	July
4S6 — Tieton State	Rimrock	2,964 ft	4,715 ft	August
KPUW — Pullman/Moscow Regional	Pullman/Moscow	2,567 ft	4,710 ft	August
R49 — Ferry County	Republic	2,522 ft	4,697 ft	July
73S — Willard Field	Tekoa	2,520 ft	4,628 ft	August
W12 — Lost River	Mazama	2,415 ft	4,592 ft	July
KGEG — Spokane International	Spokane	2,385 ft	4,549 ft	July
68S — Davenport	Davenport	2,424 ft	4,481 ft	August
72S — Rosalia Municipal	Rosalia	2,170 ft	4,367 ft	August
8W3 — Mansfield	Mansfield	2,272 ft	4,363 ft	July
S94 — Port Of Whitman Business Air Center	Colfax	2,181 ft	4,356 ft	August
2S8 — Wilbur	Wilbur	2,183 ft	4,334 ft	July
21W — Ranger Creek	Greenwater	2,650 ft	4,332 ft	August
KDEW — Deer Park	Deer Park	2,211 ft	4,325 ft	July
1S9 — Chewelah Municipal	Chewelah	2,084 ft	4,298 ft	August
S23 — Ione Municipal	Ione	2,110 ft	4,227 ft	August
KSFF — Felts Field	Spokane	1,957 ft	4,193 ft	July
63S — Colville Municipal	Colville	1,883 ft	4,187 ft	August
70S — Mead Flying Service	Mead	1,905 ft	4,129 ft	July
33S — Pru Field	Ritzville	1,801 ft	3,979 ft	July
43D — Odessa Municipal	Odessa	1,738 ft	3,957 ft	July
KELN — Bowers Field	Ellensburg	1,763 ft	3,920 ft	August
27W — Lake Wenatchee State	Leavenworth	1,939 ft	3,853 ft	July
KESW — Easton State	Easton	2,226 ft	3,845 ft	August
S93 — Cle Elum Municipal	Cle Elum	1,945 ft	3,830 ft	August
S52 — Methow Valley State	Winthrop	1,706 ft	3,808 ft	July
S20 — Goldendale	Goldendale	1,678 ft	3,792 ft	July
3W7 — Grand Coulee Dam	Electric City	1,593 ft	3,780 ft	July
0S0 — Lind	Lind	1,507 ft	3,773 ft	July
69S — Avey Field	Laurier	1,655 ft	3,740 ft	August
2S0 — Twisp Municipal	Twisp	1,602 ft	3,682 ft	July
2W1 — De Vere Field	Cle Elum	1,800 ft	3,653 ft	August
5W1 — Wilson Creek	Wilson Creek	1,430 ft	3,582 ft	July
KOMK — Omak	Omak	1,305 ft	3,539 ft	July
2S4 — Warden	Warden	1,276 ft	3,522 ft	July
KEPH — Ephrata Municipal	Ephrata	1,276 ft	3,498 ft	July
W01 — Tonasket Municipal	Tonasket	1,311 ft	3,468 ft	July
KALW — Walla Walla Regional	Walla Walla	1,194 ft	3,447 ft	July
W20 — Moses Lake Municipal	Moses Lake	1,203 ft	3,433 ft	July
KMWH — Grant County International	Moses Lake	1,189 ft	3,416 ft	July
80T — Quincy Municipal	Quincy	1,271 ft	3,370 ft	July
KEAT — Pangborn Meml	Wenatchee	1,249 ft	3,362 ft	July
S70 — Othello Municipal	Othello	1,149 ft	3,362 ft	July
S10 — Lake Chelan	Chelan	1,263 ft	3,342 ft	August
KYKM — Yakima Air Trml/Mcallister Field	Yakima	1,099 ft	3,319 ft	July
S35 — Okanogan Legion	Okanogan	1,042 ft	3,219 ft	July
0S7 — Dorothy Scott International	Oroville	1,069 ft	3,173 ft	July
S97 — Anderson Field	Brewster	920 ft	3,162 ft	July
6S9 — Stehekin State	Stehekin	1,230 ft	3,137 ft	July
8S2 — Cashmere-Dryden	Cashmere	858 ft	2,971 ft	July
W09 — Lower Monumental State	Kahlotus	813 ft	2,953 ft	July
S95 — Martin Field	College Place	750 ft	2,925 ft	July
S40 — Prosser	Prosser	706 ft	2,872 ft	July
00W — Lower Granite State	Colfax	719 ft	2,863 ft	July
16W — Little Goose Lock And Dam	Starbuck	681 ft	2,817 ft	July
1S5 — Sunnyside Municipal	Sunnyside	768 ft	2,813 ft	July
M94 — Desert Aire Regional	Mattawa	586 ft	2,799 ft	July
4W0 — Bandera State	Bandera	1,636 ft	2,785 ft	August
KPSC — Tri-Cities	Pasco	410 ft	2,639 ft	July
55S — Packwood	Packwood	1,057 ft	2,629 ft	August
39P — Strom Field	Morton	941 ft	2,499 ft	August
KRLD — Richland	Richland	394 ft	2,425 ft	July
S88 — Skykomish State	Skykomish	1,002 ft	2,412 ft	August
2W3 — Swanson Field	Eatonville	843 ft	2,380 ft	August
1S2 — Darrington Municipal	Darrington	553 ft	1,975 ft	August
1W1 — Grove Field	Camas	429 ft	1,899 ft	August
KTDO — Ed Carlson Meml Field/South Lewis County	Toledo	374 ft	1,875 ft	August
8W5 — Apex Airpark	Silverdale	525 ft	1,841 ft	August
KPLU — Pierce County/Thun Field	Puyallup	538 ft	1,806 ft	August
S36 — Crest Airfield	Covington	472 ft	1,776 ft	August
KSEA — Seattle-Tacoma International	Seattle	432 ft	1,746 ft	August
KPWT — Bremerton Ntl	Bremerton	444 ft	1,741 ft	August
W56 — Fly For Fun	Vancouver	297 ft	1,706 ft	August
W52 — Goheen	Battle Ground	292 ft	1,700 ft	August
3B8 — Shady Acres	Spanaway	445 ft	1,692 ft	August
W58 — Cedars North	Battle Ground	275 ft	1,679 ft	August
KPAE — Seattle Paine Field International	Everett	607 ft	1,670 ft	August
KSHN — Sanderson Field	Shelton	273 ft	1,608 ft	August
2S1 — Vashon Municipal	Vashon	316 ft	1,604 ft	August
W27 — Woodland State	Woodland	29 ft	1,528 ft	August
44T — Hoskins Field	Olympia	213 ft	1,503 ft	August
KVUO — Pearson Field	Vancouver	29 ft	1,503 ft	August
KOLM — Olympia Regional	Olympia	208 ft	1,497 ft	August
3W5 — Mears Field	Concrete	267 ft	1,487 ft	August
KCLS — Chehalis-Centralia	Chehalis	177 ft	1,471 ft	August
KTIW — Tacoma Narrows	Tacoma	295 ft	1,452 ft	August
8W9 — R & K Skyranch	Rochester	149 ft	1,437 ft	August
W10 — Whidbey Air Park	Langley	271 ft	1,429 ft	August
11S — Sekiu	Sekiu	355 ft	1,424 ft	August
KKLS — Southwest Washington Regional	Kelso	20 ft	1,417 ft	August
KAWO — Arlington Municipal	Arlington	142 ft	1,397 ft	August
S18 — Forks	Forks	299 ft	1,355 ft	August
74S — Anacortes	Anacortes	246 ft	1,354 ft	August
S50 — Auburn Municipal	Auburn	63 ft	1,338 ft	July
38W — Lynden Municipal/Jansen Field	Lynden	106 ft	1,277 ft	August
KRNT — Renton Municipal	Renton	32 ft	1,256 ft	August
KBVS — Skagit Regional	Burlington/Mount Vernon	145 ft	1,236 ft	August
KBFI — Boeing Field/King County International	Seattle	22 ft	1,231 ft	August
S31 — Lopez Island	Lopez	209 ft	1,201 ft	August
KBLI — Bellingham International	Bellingham	171 ft	1,141 ft	August
S43 — Harvey Field	Snohomish	23 ft	1,125 ft	August
W16 — First Air Field	Monroe	50 ft	1,095 ft	August
KFHR — Friday Harbor	Friday Harbor	113 ft	1,083 ft	August
KCLM — William R Fairchild International	Port Angeles	291 ft	1,072 ft	August
0S9 — Jefferson County International	Port Townsend	110 ft	1,066 ft	August
KOKH — Delaurentis	Oak Harbor	193 ft	1,002 ft	August
W28 — Sequim Valley	Sequim	151 ft	944 ft	August
13W — Camano Island Airfield	Stanwood	145 ft	943 ft	August
2S9 — Willapa Harbor	South Bend/Raymond/	13 ft	928 ft	August
1RL — Point Roberts Airpark	Point Roberts	11 ft	926 ft	July
KUIL — Quillayute	Quillayute	194 ft	901 ft	August
S16 — Copalis State	Copalis	1 ft	754 ft	August
KORS — Orcas Island	Eastsound	35 ft	725 ft	July
KHQM — Bowerman Field	Hoquiam	18 ft	633 ft	August
W04 — Ocean Shores Municipal	Ocean Shores	15 ft	630 ft	August
14S — Westport	Westport	14 ft	590 ft	August
7W1 — Port Of Ilwaco	Ilwaco	13 ft	524 ft	August

▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.

Frequently asked questions

Which Washington airport has the highest density altitude in summer?

Sullivan Lake State (09S) tops the list: from 2,614 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 4,840 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.

What is the highest airport in Washington?

Tieton State (4S6) at 2,964 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.