Remote seaplane base serving Stuart Island in the San Juans.
Location
Stuart Island, United States
Stuart Island West Airport (ICAO: 2WA3) is a small private airstrip located on Stuart Island, one of the more remote islands in the San Juan Islands archipelago of Washington State. The facility serves the limited permanent and seasonal population of Stuart Island, providing light general aviation access to an area otherwise reachable only by water.
The airport is associated with the Friday Harbor area for administrative purposes but is physically situated on Stuart Island, which has no road connections to the mainland or other islands. Access to the island is primarily by private boat or small aircraft, making this airstrip a critical link for residents and visitors.
The facility is a basic general aviation strip with no commercial airline service, no tower, and minimal infrastructure. It is representative of the many small private airfields that dot the San Juan Islands, supporting remote island communities in the Pacific Northwest.
Getting to & from
There is no conventional ground transport; the island has no roads connecting to other communities, and travel beyond the airstrip is by foot or boat.
Notable facts
- ›Located on Stuart Island, one of the more remote and sparsely populated of Washington's San Juan Islands.
- ›Has no commercial airline service; used exclusively by private general aviation aircraft.
- ›The island has no ferry service, making the airstrip and private boats the primary means of access.
- ›Designated ICAO code 2WA3 indicates a small, private-use Washington State airfield.
- ›No control tower or instrument approach procedures are associated with the facility.
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