- Copalis State Airport
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Coordinates: 47°07′29″N 124°11′05″W / 47.12472°N 124.18472°W
Copalis State Airport 
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: S16 Summary Airport type Public Owner Washington State DOT Serves Copalis Beach, Washington Elevation AMSL 1 ft / 0 m Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 14/32 4,500 1,372 Sand Statistics (2006) Aircraft operations 200 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Copalis State Airport (FAA LID: S16), formerly Copalis Beach State Airport, is located on the beach near Copalis Beach, in Grays Harbor County, Washington, United States. It is the only airport in the United States that is located on an ocean beach.
The runway is the 4,500-foot (1,400 m) stretch of ocean beach from the Copalis River on the south to the rocks a mile north. It is only available during low tide.
References
- ^ FAA Airport Master Record for S16 (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
External links
- Copalis State Airport at Washington State DOT
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for S16
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for S16
Categories:- Airports in Washington (state)
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