Vashon Municipal Airport


Vashon Municipal Airport is a municipal airport on Vashon Island in King County, Washington, United States. The airport is unique in being one of the few public airports in Washington State with only a grass runway. Other state-owned public grass-only runway airports exist in Washington, but these are actually more accurately landing strips, as they are not equipped with hangars.

Facilities and aircraft

Vashon Municipal Airport covers an area of at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway and one helipad, both with turf surfaces: 17/35 is and H1 is.
The airport contains a sculpture commemorating a 1968 UFO sighting.
For the 12-month period ending September 1, 2009, the airport had 10,020 aircraft operations, an average of 27 per day: 99.8% general aviation and 0.2% air taxi. At that time there were 34 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine and 9% ultralight.

Commercial air service

Vashon Island Air provides FAA Part 135 Air Charter Service on the island.