Public soft-field runways in Washington

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Here’s a list of selected soft-field runways available to the public in Washington state. Airports participating in Fly Washington Passport stamp are listed in bold. Runway surface is “TURF” unless otherwise indicated.

RegionAirportIDRunway length Elevation
NorthwestBandera State4W02344 x 1001636
(Southwest)Cedars NorthW581960 x 50275
OlympicCopalis State1S163560 x 150 (SAND)01
(Eastern)Cross Winds2C723800 x 125 (DIRT) (13L – 31R)2150
(Eastern)Cross Winds2C722065 x 50 (DIRT)
(13R – 31L)		2150
South CentralEaston StateESW2640 x 1002226
SouthwestGoheenW522565 x 50 (15-33)292
SouthwestGoheenW5213149 x 48 (7-25)292
NorthwestHarvey Field3S432430 x 100
(15R-33L)		23
(Olympic)Hoskins44T2015 x 116213
North CentralLake Wenatchee State427W2473 x 1001935
EasternLittle Goose Lock and Dam16W3500 x 50 (GRVL)681
North CentralLost River5W123150 x 852415
EasternLower Granite State00W3400 x 50 (GRVL)719
South CentralLower MonumentalW093300 x 50 (GRVL)813
NorthwestPoint Roberts61RL2265 x 12511
(Olympic)R&K Sky Ranch78W92480 x 35 149
(Eastern)Rogersburg8D691471 x 50869
NorthwestSkykomish State4S882050 x 1001002
North CentralStehekin State46S92630 x 1001230
EasternSullivan Lake State409S1765 x 100 2614
South CentralTieton State44S62509 x 100 2964
NorthwestVashon Muni2S12001 x 60 316

1runway is on unimproved beach.

2Crosswinds only open to ski-equipped aircraft

3turf runway 15R-33L only open in summer months.

4Lake Wenatchee State/Skykomish/Stehekin/Sullivan State/Tieton Closed 1 Oct to 1 June

5Lost River Closed 1 Nov to 1 April

6Text for prior permission, little parking, landing/overnight fee

7R&K Sky Ranch displaced thresholds 327′ Rwy 34 and 700′ Rwy 16

8Airport closed indefinitely per Chart Supplement

91500 published is disputed by the author: Utilizing runway 7-25 includes crossing a public road (NE 96th Ave) and from starting directly at the hangars, Google Maps measures only 1314 feet as in the graphic below:

Image suggesting the published 1500 foot length for runway 7-25 at Goheen is significantly longer than the actual usable length.

My visits to Washington soft fields:

Final approach into 1RL, the US enclave of Point Roberts, Washington. We camped at the county park on the south side of the field! So far, my favorite Fly WA Passport airport!
The King County Sheriff’s Bell UH-x1? “Huey” departs 4W0, Bandera State Airport during a mountain rescue operation. Here we drove in as it is right next to I-5 in order to inspect it for a later visit.
Takeoff roll on grass runway 33L at Harvey Field (S43), Snohomish, WA in a Cessna 172
Takeoff roll on grass runway 33L at Harvey Field (S43), Snohomish, WA in a Cessna 172
Looking north from the threshold of runway 02 at Tieton State (4S6) in July 2025, showing tall grass, favoring tail-draggers. The surface was rock solid with no obvious ruts or holes on the south 1/2 of the runway. I didn’t grab a stamp this time since we were just camping on the lake and I wanted to do ground recon before flying in.

Musings on soft fields of Washington

Rogersburg (D69) was an airstrip in the southeast corner of Washington above the Snake River and is listed as CLOSED in the August 2025 Chart Supplement.
Rogersburg (D69) near the tri-state corner of Washington, Idaho, and Oregon on the Snake River. Screenshot skyvector.com retrieved 17 Aug 2025.
Aerial photo of Easton State Airport (ESW) along I-5.
ESW Easton State Airport along I-5, which in my opinion makes it less than ideal for camping unless one brings good earplugs! I snapped this photo while flying a Cessna 172 from Ellensburg (ELN) back to Auburn (S50) in late June 2025.
Gorgeous Rimrock Reservoir below 14,000-foot Tahoma hides Tieton State Airport (4S6) at the bottom right corner of the lake. We snapped this photo while flying a Cessna 172 between Goldendale and Ellensburg in June 2025.
Gorgeous Rimrock Reservoir below 14,000-foot Tahoma hides Tieton State Airport (4S6) at the bottom right corner of the lake. We snapped this photo while flying a Cessna 172 between Goldendale and Ellensburg in June 2025.

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