We’ve been juggling FAA grant requirements and a diminishing weather window to find a 2026 date for our pavement rehabilitation and re-painting project, and we now have a tentative schedule worked up between our engineering partner and the primary contractor.  Continue reading UPCOMING CLOSURES AT THE AIRPORT→

In the next general election, the Port will introduce a proposition to extend commission term limits. This will not apply to current board members, but to all subsequently elected officials. Washington’s 75 port districts are independent government entities run by Continue reading Port-Sponsored Proposition 1, to extend commission term-limits from four to six years→

Special Meeting for an Executive Session will start at 1:30pm on Sunday, July 26th, in-person at the airport. In accordance with RCW 42.30.110, the Executive Session will not be open to the public.

Due upcoming ramp work, Airport Day 2026 has been cancelled. We look forward to Airport Day 2027!

Topic: Port of Lopez Special Budget Update MeetingTime: Apr 9, 2026 04:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/83113972306?pwd=xFXHx9llh2dAx0m8E3uAD71gL8TRkw.1 Meeting ID: 831 1397 2306Passcode: 461983

The foundation for a new, tilt-down access pole for the beacon has been completed, and the pole should arrive toward the end of January. We’re expecting to be able to move the beacon from its current tower location onto this Continue reading Beacon Mitigation Effort: Jan 2026 Update→

This Meeting will be on Zoom and in-person at the airport terminal Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82360850819?pwd=QHiBaxh0C4j8ZMoNFomPBYjlEKLmgO.1 Meeting ID: 823 6085 0819 Passcode: 575403

As of November 2nd, Kenmore Air has added a once-daily flight between Lopez Airport and Seattle Boeing field, with an available shuttle service connecting to SeaTac. This replaces the seaplane Fisherman Bay operations that are suspended during Winter. Scheduled departure Continue reading Kenmore Air Adds Service to Lopez Airport→

We now have a 24-hour weather observation array at the airport that can be accessed by the general public online at: Airport Weather Advisor™ AWOS Live | KS31, or by calling (360) 376-2071. The dial-in option reports weather using approved aviation Continue reading Automated Weather Observation Station (AWOS) at the Airport is Live→

We continue to hear from our neighbors – Lopez and beyond! – that the intensity of the navigational beacon is more than what the community needs or desires, and only marginally reduced by the recent adjustment. At the same time, Continue reading Airport Beacon Update #3→

The angle of the rotating nighttime beacon beam was adjusted upward on Thursday, March 13th. The effect of this should be to eliminate the direct glare for immediate neighbors of the airport and reduce the overall reflected light of the Continue reading Airport Beacon Update→

The Port of Lopez Commissioners have hired Wil Catlin as the new Airport Manager. Wil and his family have built a house on Lopez and the Port Commission is looking forward to working with Wil

The Port Commission has contacted their contractor to make adjustments to the airport beacon. According to the beacon manufacturer, these adjustments will lower the intensity of the light by 50%. The contractor is scheduling crews and equipment and hopes to Continue reading Airport Beacon→

Airport Beacon Because our airport is operational at night (mainly for emergencies), we are required to have a beacon at night for navigation purposes. The FAA sets specifications for airport beacons and approved our new LED beacon. The beacon was replaced Continue reading Lopez Airport Beacon→