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Name
Auburn Municipal Airport
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ICAO / GPS
KS50 / KS50
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- Region
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Timezone
7:05 am (PST)
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Municipality
Auburn
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Coordinates
47° 19′ 39″ N 122° 13′ 37″ E
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Elevation
63 ft (19 m MSL)
About Auburn Municipal Airport
Auburn Municipal Airport (FAA LID: S50) is two miles north of downtown Auburn, in King County, Washington.
The airport is referred to as Dick Scobee Field, after Francis "Dick" Scobee, an Auburn and Washington native who was the commander astronaut for the Space Shuttle Challenger. Scobee was killed in the 1986 Challenger disaster.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a regional reliever facility.
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