Sekiu Airport (part of the Port of Port Angeles)

This is a current aerial view of our Sekiu Airport from the east end of the runway as shown on the Port web page at http://www.portofpa.com/airports/sekiu-airport.html.

To see the pilots guide for Sekiu CLICK HERE.

This is an older aerial view of our Sekiu Airport from the west end of the runway as shown on the AirNav page at http://www.airnav.com/airport/11S

At the recent fly in (and Brunch), on May 28th 2007, 7 airplanes Flew in from parts of Washington and Oregon. A 94 year old (Albert Fernandes), one of the original pioneers of the Clallam Bay - Sekiu area, was able to take his first airplane ride EVER. Now he intends to fly more and see more of his homesteads, then ever. This airport is essential to the area for a multitude of reasons, including emergencies.
During the fly in, a quick walk through survey was accomplished to ascertain the condition of the paved runway and surroundings.
The runway appears to be relatively sound except for the for Southwest corner and several minor cracks through out most parts of the runway. To preserve the Port Asset, emergency repairs and maintenance, must be accomplished.
The cracks appear to be easily repairable with a little cleaning (some have vegetation) and then sealing (no major repaving). The Southwest corner is another matter. The ground and portions of the runway is washed away exposing bare electrical conduit with the red lights sticking up as part of the exposed conduit frame work. The covert originally designed to duct away the drain water is not functional and is also being eroded away. Fill needs to be added, a catch basin added, a new culvert added and a small amount of asphalt to top it off. Additionally, the gully where the water is drained off (output of the new culvert) should be inspected for adequacy.

See a few pictures of the runway needing repair, in PDF (2.5mb), by CLICK HERE.
See ALL pictures of the runway and surrounding area, in PDF (7mb), by CLICKING HERE.

On June 28th 2007, Port Authorities Robert McChesney: Exec. Dir., John Calhoun: Vice President, and Jeffery Robb: Airport/Marinas Mgr.visited the airport.
Also in attendance were
Sekiu airport committee members: Patt Ness, Arlen Olson and Martin Brand
Community Advisory Council members: Mike Doherty and Ted Muralt
The Port Authorities walked the runway, with Martin Brand, to assess conditions and assured attendees that the port was committed to maintain the Airport.