General Aviation lost another Seattle-area airport with the recent closure of the private Wax Orchards (WA69) strip located on Vashon Island here. 47.400182,-122.499415
Aerial photo by me in June 2020 showing an empty but still usable Wax Orchards airport. The single runway was listed at 2050 x 120 turf.May 2025 aerial photo by me showing development and subdivisions of the former Wax Orchards Airport on Vashon Island, Washington. Wax Orchards appears as a VFR reporting point on this October 2019 Seattle TAC.Wax Orchards airport as published on the October 2021 Seattle Sectional chart. Purported 2025 Satellite photo of Wax Orchards airport, showing one plane in the parking area. Last plane at Wax Orchards airport in this Google Maps satellite photo.
I’m not a long-term local so I never got to fly into Wax Orchards or know any stories about it. Do you? If so please leave a comment below!!
