Auburn Municipal Airport (Washington)
Washington, United States
Auburn Municipal Airport (FAA LID: S50) is two miles north of downtown Auburn, in King County, Washington. The airport is referred to as Dick Scobee Field, after Francis "Dick" Scobee, an Auburn and Washington native who was the commander astronaut for the Space Shuttle Challenger. Scobee was killed in the 1986 Challenger disaster. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a regional reliever facility.
The airport covers 110 acres (45 ha) and has one asphalt runway. It has no scheduled airline service. In the year ending December 31, 2019, 264 aircraft were based at Auburn, including 240 single engine, 15 multi-engine aircraft, 7 helicopters, and 2 gliders. In 2019, the airport averaged 383 operations per day. The closest commercial airport outside of Auburn, Washington is Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) northwest, in SeaTac, Washington. The Airport is supplied with both 100LL grade and Jet A aviation fuel. Rates are posted on the Auburn Municipal Airport Website.
Auburn Municipal Airport (official site) City of Auburn, Washington
Resources for this airport: FAA airport information for S50 AirNav airport information for S50 FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker SkyVector aeronautical chart for S50
Airport data from the OpenFlights open database.