William R. Fairchild International Airport Port Angeles Army Airfield
2006 USGS orthophoto
IATA: CLM ICAO: KCLM FAA LID: CLM
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Port of Port Angeles
Serves	Port Angeles, Washington
Elevation AMSL	291 ft / 89 m
Coordinates	48°07′13″N 123°29′59″W / 48.12028°N 123.49972°W / 48.12028; -123.49972
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 8/26 6,347 1,935 Asphalt 13/31 3,255 989 Asphalt
Statistics (2018)
Aircraft operations 25,158 Based aircraft 66
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

William R. Fairchild International Airport (IATA: CLM, ICAO: KCLM, FAA LID: CLM) is a public airport located within the city limits of Port Angeles in Clallam County, Washington, United States. It is 3.5 miles (3.0 nmi; 5.6 km) northwest of the central business district of Port Angeles,^[1] near the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The airport is owned by the Port of Port Angeles.^[1]

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.^{[citation needed]} In 1953, William R. Fairchild started the Angeles Flying Service and became the first airport supervisor. The airport was renamed in his honor in September 1969, following his death in an aircraft accident earlier in the year.^[2]

Facilities and aircraft

William R. Fairchild International Airport covers an area of 797 acres (323 ha) at an elevation of 291 feet (89 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways:

• 8/26 measuring 6,347 ft × 150 ft (1,935 m × 46 m)
• 13/31 measuring 3,245 ft × 50 ft (989 m × 15 m)^[1]

The primary runway is operated with an instrument landing system and can handle aircraft up to an Airbus A319.^{[citation needed]}

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2018, the airport had 25,158 aircraft operations, an average of 69 per day: 79% general aviation, 20% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 66 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine, 4.5% multi-engine, 1.5% jet, and 3% helicopter.^[3]

Fairchild Airport is also home to Port Angeles' Civil Air Patrol squadron.

Airlines and destinations

Cargo