William R. Fairchild International Airport

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William R. Fairchild International Airport
IATA: CLM - ICAO: KCLM
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Port of Port Angeles
Serves		Port Angeles, Washington
Elevation AMSL		291 ft (88.7 m)
Coordinates		48°07′12.7″N, 123°29′58.9″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
8/26	6,347	1,935	Asphalt
13/31	3,245	989	Asphalt

William R. Fairchild International Airport (IATA: CLM, ICAO: KCLM) 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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 8/26: 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