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]
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.
FAA Terminal Procedures for CLM, effective April 20, 2023
Resources for this airport:
FAA airport information for CLM
AirNav airport information for KCLM
ASN accident history for CLM
FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
May 17, 2023
william, fairchild, international, airport, confused, with, fairchild, force, base, iata, icao, kclm, public, airport, located, within, city, limits, port, angeles, clallam, county, washington, united, states, miles, northwest, central, business, district, por. Not to be confused with Fairchild Air Force Base 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 William R Fairchild International AirportPort Angeles Army Airfield2006 USGS orthophotoIATA CLMICAO KCLMFAA LID CLMSummaryAirport typePublicOwnerPort of Port AngelesServesPort Angeles WashingtonElevation AMSL291 ft 89 mCoordinates48 07 13 N 123 29 59 W 48 12028 N 123 49972 W 48 12028 123 49972MapCLMLocation of airport in Washington United StatesShow map of Washington state CLMCLM the United States Show map of the United StatesRunwaysDirection Length Surfaceft m8 26 6 347 1 935 Asphalt13 31 3 255 989 AsphaltStatistics 2018 Aircraft operations25 158Based aircraft66Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 Contents 1 History 2 Facilities and aircraft 3 Airlines and destinations 3 1 Cargo 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe 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 Tarmac with a Britten Norman Trislander aircraft Main terminalFacilities and aircraft EditWilliam 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 lt 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 EditCargo Edit AirlinesDestinationsFedEx FeederSeattle TacomaSee also EditWashington World War II Army AirfieldsReferences Edit a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for CLM PDF Federal Aviation Administration Effective December 31 2018 At airport Dedication honors Fairchild Port Angeles Evening News September 29 1969 p 5 Retrieved November 25 2021 via Newspapers com Facility Dashboard CLM FAA Retrieved July 6 2022 External links EditPort of Port Angeles William R Fairchild International Airport Dash Air Shuttle WSDOT Pilot s Guide Wm R Fairchild International PDF 59 kb WSDOT Economic Impacts William R Fairchild International PDF 434 kb Aerial photo from USGS The National Map FAA Terminal Procedures for CLM effective April 20 2023 Resources for this airport FAA airport information for CLM AirNav airport information for KCLM ASN accident history for CLM FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker NOAA NWS weather observations current past three days SkyVector aeronautical chart Terminal Procedures Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William R Fairchild International Airport amp oldid 1133353550, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
