Airports / Washington / SSW
Stuart Island Airpark
SSWFriday Harbor, WashingtonELEV 10 FT
Google rating
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
4 nm
To the nearest alternate
Roche Harbor Airport (RCE) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Friday Harbor, Washington, Stuart Island Airpark (SSW) operates as a general aviation field. The airport sits 10 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into SSW for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Roche Harbor Airport (RCE, 4 nm), Waldron Airstrip (WDN, 7 nm), and Deer Harbor SPB (DHB, 8 nm).
Charter pricing from SSW depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Friday Harbor.
Field capability
ICAO
7WA5
IATA
SSW
FAA / Local
7WA5
Elevation
10 ft
Coordinates
48.6734° N · 123.1754° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs WA fields
state range 10–2,556 ft
At 10 ft, SSW sits lower than 98% of the 51 Washington fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 4nmRCERoche Harbor AirportRoche Harbor
- 7nmWDNWaldron AirstripEastsound
- 8nmDHBDeer Harbor SPBDeer Harbor
- 9nmWSXWestsound/WSX Seaplane BaseWest Sound
- 10nmFBSFriday Harbor Seaplane BaseFriday Harbor
- 11nmESDOrcas Island AirportEastsound
Location
Open the full map7WA5 · Stuart Island Airpark · Friday Harbor, WA