River Bend Airport (9WA3)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	9WA3
Airport Status	Closed Indefinitely
Longitude/Latitude	117°17'23.8100" W / 48°28'10.6740" N -117.289947 / 48.469632 (Estimated)
Elevation	2040.00 ft / 621.79 m (Estimated)
From nearest city	9 nautical miles N of River Bend Lodge, WA
Location	Pend Oreille County, WA
Magnetic Variation	20E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	RIVER BEND INC
Address	RT 2 USK, WA 99180
Phone number	509-445-1142
Manager	JERRY DILLING
Address	RT 2 USK, WA 99180
Phone number	509-445-1142

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Private
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	No
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	SEATTLE
Region	ANM - Northwest Mountain
Responsible ARTCC	ZSE - SEATTLE
Tie-in FSS	SEA - SEATTLE
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF

Airport Communications

UNICOM

122.8 MHz

Airport Services

Transient storage

Tiedown

Runway Information

Runway 03/21

Dimensions	3750 x 60 ft (1143 x 18 m)
Surface	TURF-DIRT (POOR)
Surface treatment

	03	21
Traffic pattern	Left	Right

Runway 04W/22W

Dimensions	5000 x 100 ft (1524 x 30 m)
Surface	WATER
Surface treatment

	04W	22W
Traffic pattern	Left	Right

Runway H1

Dimensions	50 x 50 ft (15 x 15 m)
Surface	TURF (FAIR)
Surface treatment

	H1
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
DPY	NDB	DEER PARK		365.00	16E	30.7 nm
SZT	NDB	SANDPOE		264.00	14E	30.9 nm
COE	VOR/DME	COEUR D'ALENE	25X	108.80	19E	45.9 nm
SFF	VOT	SPOKANE/FELTS FIELD		114.00		47.5 nm

Remarks

• NE END RY 03 UNMKD; LND AT BOTTOM OF HILL BYD WINDSOCK; ROAD FM THR RY 21 TO BLDGS UPSLOPE AT 5 DEG GRADE.
• 4' FENCE EACH SIDE OF RY AT RY EDGES.
• FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
• DETERMINATION PENDING.