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I.P 0 RT 338 West First Street Colleen McAleer,President
Peart.Angeles Connie Beauvais, Vice President
of /Fort Ang'ele's Washington 98362 Steven Burke,Secretary
3601,457.8527 Executive Director
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To. Port Angeles City Council
On June 15, 20717 the FAA issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM)stating that the Runway 26 instrument
approach procedure (IAP) is no longer authorized at night.
As you may know, prevailing winds dictate that Runway 26 is used most of the time at Fairchild Airport.
Pilots can fly the Runway 08 IAP at night and land, however,they are not authorized to use the approach
to Runway 018 at night to get through limited visibility conditions until they have a visual on the runway
and then circle around to land on Runway 26 due to the wind direction. If tailwinds from the west are
excessive,even a Runway 0.78 IAP would not be an option.
When Runway 078 IAP can be used, it is more expensive and takes more time to fly out west,turn around
and fly the Runway 08 IAP back to Fairchild Airport.
If the weather is good„pilots can use visual flight rules to land on Runway 2.6 at night,but most
corporations—regardless of weather—require their pilots to use instrument approach procedures.
This NOTAM is similar to one issued in May 2014 that resulted in the removal of seven (7)trees from
Lincoln Park. We have contacted the FAA, and they indicate eight(8)trees need to be removed before the
NOTAM will be rescinded.
The immediate impact of the NOTAM: Some corporate jets may decline to fly to Fairchild Airport at
night,and some critical medevac flights may be canceled.
The negative impact will increase substantially with less daylight in the fall and winter months, so our
goal is to take action ASAP,but no later than in August where we lose daylight hours.
Finally, if additional trees are close to penetrating the Runway 26 IAP airspace, we may want to remove
them as well, so the removal of eight trees is a minimum. Our airport consultant is working on a more
detailed analysis of the trees which we expect to receive in the next week.
The Port requests the City Council authorize the removal of the eight(8)trees shown in the attachment
and up to an additional twelve (12)trees—if needed—in the immediate vicinity.
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