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  IATA CLM
  ICAO KCLM
  Type Public
  Run By Port of Port Angeles
  Opened 1948
  Closest Town Port Angeles, Washington
  Distance 3 miles (5 km) NW
  Elevation Ft 291
  Elevation M 887



  Runway Angle 08/26
  Runway Length F 6,347
  Runway Length M 1,935
  Runway Surface Asphalt


  Runway Angle 13/31
  Runway Length F 3,245
  Runway Length M 989
  Runway Surface Asphalt


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William R. Fairchild International Airport is a public Airport located in Clallam County near the Strait Of Juan De Fuca , three miles (5 km) northwest of Port Angeles , Washington , USA .


HISTORY

The airport was developed from 1934 through 1948 by the Works Progress Administration , the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy . It was named Clallam County Municipal Landing Field when ownership was given to Clallam County in 1948. Three years later the county transferred the airport to the Port of Port Angeles . In 1953, William R. Fairchild started the Angeles Flying Service and became the first airport supervisor. The airport was renamed in his honor in 1969, following his death in a tragic aircraft accident.


FACILITIES

Fairchild Airport encompasses more than 800 acres of property, with 690 in aeronautical use. The primary runway is operated with an Instrument Landing System and can handle aircraft up to Boeing 737s.
  • Runway 08/26: 6,347 x 150 ft. (1,935 x 46 m), Surface: Asphalt

  • Runway 13/31: 3,245 x 50 ft. (989 x 15 m), Surface: Asphalt



AIRLINES


  • Rite Bros. Aviation



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