Shortest Paved Runways in Washington State List

This page contains lists of the shortest runways in Washington State by several variables:

Shortest paved public runways in WA state by Available Landing Distance (ALD)
Shortest paved public runways in WA state by total runway pavement length
Smallest paved public runways in WA state by total pavement area
Shortest runways (public or private) in WA state under 2500 feet by total runway pavement length

Note: Public on this page means publicly-available, whether the airport is publicly or privately owned.

Shortest paved public runways in Washington state by Available Landing Distance (ALD)

Rank	Airport	Runway	Available Landing Distance (in feet)
1	First Air Field (W16) Monroe	25	1587 (displaced 500′)
2	Shady Acres (3B8) Spanaway	34	1600 (displaced 200′)
3	Woodland State (W27) Woodlawn	14	1663 (displaced 290′)
4	Camano Island (13W) Stanwood	16/34	1750 (full length pavement)
5	Cashmere-Dryden (8S2)	25/7	1800 (full length pavement)

Camano Island Airfield (13W) near Stanwood is the shortest paved public runway in Washington State by total runway pavement length at 1750 feet.

Shortest paved public runways in Washington state by total runway pavement length

Rank	Airport	Runway	Usable runway length (in feet)
1	Camano Island (13W) Stanwood	34/16	1750 x 24
2	Cashmere-Dryden (8S2)	25/7	1800 x 50¹
3	Shady Acres (3B8) Spanaway	34/16	1842 x 20²
4	De Vere Field (2W1) Cle Elum	8/26	2023 x 30³
5	Port of Ilwaco (7W1) Ilwaco	10/28	2075 x 50⁶
6	First Air Field (W16) Monroe	25/7	2087 x 34⁴
7	Woodland State (W27) Woodlawn	32/14	2245 x 25⁵

¹total usable runway length at Cashmere-Dryden by Google Maps is confirmed at 1800 feet but does not include 30-foot overrun for runway 7.

²length is listed as 1800 in the Chart Supplement, however Google Maps measures 1842 feet, objectively longer than at Cashmere-Dryden.

³length is listed as 2055 in Chart Supplement, however Google Maps confirms this would include pavement that extends beyond the western fence onto Airport Road.

⁴does not include the ~400-foot grass overrun of runway 25, resulting in 2487 feet possible, however impractical.

⁵total usable runway length at Woodland by Google Maps is 2272 feet.

⁶length is listed as 2080 in Chart Supplement, however Google Maps confirms this would extend beyond the usable pavement.

3B8 Shady Acres has the *smallest* paved publicly-accessible runway by *area* in Washington at around 36,000 sq. feet.

Smallest paved runways in Washington state by total runway pavement area

Rank	Airport	Runway	Runway Area	Available Landing Distance (in feet)
1?	Shady Acres (3B8) Spanaway	34/16	36k sq. feet	1800 x 20
2?	Camano Island (13W) Stanwood	34/16	42k sq. feet	1750 x 24
3?	Woodland State (W27) Woodlawn	32/14	56k sq. feet	2245 x 25
for comparison:	Whidbey Air Park (W10) Langley	34/16	62k sq feet	2470 x 25
for comparison:	Apex Air Park (8W5) Silverdale	35/17	70k sq feet	2491 x 28
for comparison:	First Air Field (W16) Monroe	25/7	71k sq. feet	2087 x 34
for comparison:	Cashmere-Dryden (8S2)	25/7	90k sq. feet	1800 x 50

KFCT, Vagabond Army Heliport (“AHP”) near Yakima has a *heliport* listed as 1601 feet, is labeled 5/23 as well as with an “H” at both ends, and is clearly an old military runway, as published on the following WAC from 2002 below:

Vagabond published as an Army Airfield (AAF) on the 2002 World Aeronautical Chart (WAC).

Shortest paved runways (public or private) in Washington State under ~2500 feet

Note: for this list, the Google Maps measurement of total available runway length is used to order the results. The published length is listed in parenthesis when it differs significantly (more than a few feet) from the satellite-measured length. Note every entry here has a published length of 2500 feet or shorter, despite some being considerably longer.

Code	Airport	Useable runway in feet (published length)
97WA	Basin City Airport – private	1461 x 50 (2200, “remaining 800 foot turf”)
WN26	Schoepflin Airport – private	1600 x 25 (curved Rwy 11/29 from in front of the hangar)
KFCT	Vagabond Army Heliport – military	1601 (“heliport” marked 5/23)
13W	Camano Island Stanwood – public	1750 x 24
8S2	Cashmere-Dryden – public	1800 x 50
3B8	Shady Acres Spanaway – public	1800 x 20
WA67	Green Mountain Airport – private	1824 (1760)
WN59	Nelson’s Nitch – private	1850 x 25
91WT	Riverview Airpark – private	1851 (1889)
WN45	Take Five – private	2000 x 30 (listed
0WA1	Dwight Field – private	2000 x 50 listed
95WA	Black Diamond – private, closed?	2044 x 40 (2100)
55WA	Wilkinson Ranch Airport – private	2050 x 30 listed
1WN0	Schmidt Ranch Airport – private	2051 x 40 (2200)
2W1	De Vere Field – public	2023 x 30 (2055)
7W1	Port of Ilwaco – public	2075 x 50 (2080)
W16	First Air Field Monroe – public	2087 x 34
WA87	Parkside Airport – private	2091 x 25
1WA6	Fall City – private	2238 x 25 (1625; 3000)
W27	Woodland State -public	2245 x 25
73S	Willard Airfield – public	2261 x 40
2WA1	Diamond Point Airstrip – private	2317 x 24 (2335)
14S	Westport Airport – public	2318 x 50
55S	Packwood Airport – public	2357 x 60
S93	Cle Elum Municipal- public	2379 x 60
S18	Forks Airport – public	2396 x 75 (2400)
48WA	West Valley Airport – private	2412 x 36 (2400)
W10	Whidbey Airpark – public	2467 x 25 (2470) 400′ grass overrun Rwy 16
86WA	Kapowsin Airpark – private	2476 x 24 (2500)
1S2	Darrington Municipal Airport – public	2483 x 40 (2491)
WA30	Lacrosse Muni – private	2508 x 30 (2400) very poor condition
W20	Moses Lake Municipal – public	2508 x 50 (2518)
38WA	Blakely Island Airport – private	2525 x 40 (2200)
S35	Okanogan Legion Airport – public	2533 x 36
70S	Mead Flying Service Airport – public	2557 x 30 (2481)
8W5	Apex Airpark – public	2571 x 28 (2491)
38W	Lynden Municipal Airport/Jansen Field – public	2574 x 40 (2425)
8W3	Mansfield Airport – public	2575 x 46
4WA9	Port Orchard Airport – private	2617 x 28 (2460)
8WA6	Christensen Field Airport – private	3000 x 22 (2500)
5W1	Wilson Creek Airport – public	3100 x 50 (2500) 2475 with 300-foot paved overruns at each end