Kenmore Air C (W55)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	W55
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	122°20'19.4560" W / 47°37'44.3530" N -122.338738 / 47.628987 (Estimated)
Elevation	14.00 ft / 4.27 m (Estimated)
Land	3 acres
From nearest city	1 nautical miles N of Seattle, WA
Location	King County, WA
Magnetic Variation	20E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Privately owned
Owner	GREEN HORNET ENTERPRISES LLC, ET AL
Address	P O BOX 82064 KENMORE, WA 98028
Phone number	425-486-1257
Manager	SARAH FELLER
Address	950 WESTLAKE AVENUE N SEATTLE, WA 98109
Phone number	425-486-1257

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
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
NOTAMs Facility	SEA (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF

122.9 MHz

Airport Services

Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Other services	CHTR

Runway Information

Runway 16W/34W

Dimensions	5000 x 500 ft (1524 x 152 m)
Surface	WATER
Surface treatment

	16W	34W
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
AW	NDB	WATON		382.00	17E	27.9 nm
TCM	TACAN	MCCHORD	33X	109.60	15E	29.5 nm
NUW	TACAN	WHIDBEY ISLAND	85X	113.80	18E	45.5 nm
PAE	VOR/DME	PAINE	43X	110.60	20E	17.7 nm
CVV	VOR/DME	PENN COVE	119X	117.20	19E	40.1 nm
SEA	VORTAC	SEATTLE	115X	116.80	19E	11.7 nm
OLM	VORTAC	OLYMPIA	81X	113.40	19E	45.7 nm
BFI	VOT	SEATTLE		108.60		6.2 nm
SEA	VOT	SEATTLE-TACOMA		117.50		10.5 nm

Remarks

• APCH SURFACE DATA NOT CHECKED.
• FUEL AVBL EMERG ONLY.
• KENMORE AIR LAKE UNION DOCK FREQ 130.30.
• FOR CD CTC SEATTLE APCH AT 206-214-4722.
• FIVE TEMPO BUOYS HAVE BEEN PLACED ALONG THE NORTH-SOUTH CNTRLN OF LAKE UNION, EACH SEPARATED BY APPROXIMATELY 750FT, AND MARK THE APRX LOCATION OF THE PREFERRED SEAPLANE OPR AREA. THE BUOYS HAVE A YELLOW FLASHING LIGHT THAT CAN BE ACTVT BY FIVE CLICKS ON 122.9, TO ALERT BOATERS OF AN IMPENDING SEAPLANE TKOF OR LANDING. RUN TIME ON THE LIGHTS IS 60 SECONDS. THE BUOY/LIGHT SYSTEM IS ADVISORY ONLY, AND BOATERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO CLEAR THE AREA. THE BUOYS WILL BE REMOVED WITHIN FIVE DAYS FOLLOWING LABOR DAY, OR EARLIER.
• INCRD BOATING OPNS ON LAKE MAY 15 THRU SEP 15.
• SPECIAL NOISE ABATEMENT RULES IN EFFECT CONTACT OPERATOR FOR PATTERN INFORMATION.
• KITE FLYING IN PUBLIC PARK AT N END OF ARPT AND UAVS OPERATING AT THE N AND S ENDS.
• NIGHT LANDINGS NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO UNLIGHTED SMALL WATERCRAFT.
• DO NOT TAXI CLOSER THAN 200 FT FM SHORELINE EXCP IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO KENMORE AIR HARBOR.
• ALL TAKEOFFS & LANDINGS IN CENTER OF LAKE.
• WHEN CONSISTENT WITH SAFETY, AVOID 'ON THE STEP' OPERATIONS SOUTH AND WEST OF RED BUOY.
• CALL 425-486-1257 X2010 FOR APVL AT LEAST 3 HRS PRIOR TO ARR. DOCKING FEE.
• ESTABD PRIOR 15 MAY 1959.