Flight Simulator Flights at 1S5 Sunnyside Muni

Sunnyside Municipal (1S5) is a small public-use general aviation airfield in south-central Washington State, serving the town of Sunnyside. It offers a single hard-surfaced, lit runway suitable for light aircraft operations and VFR training flights in the Yakima Valley area.

Overview

Sunnyside Municipal, identified by the code 1S5, is a general aviation airfield serving the town of Sunnyside in south-central Washington State. It is a modest single-runway field typical of the small municipal airports scattered through the agricultural Yakima Valley, offering local pilots and visiting VFR traffic a straightforward strip to operate from.

Airspace & Location

The airfield lies at Sunnyside, Washington, at an elevation of 755 feet. As a small municipal field in a rural part of south-central Washington, it sits away from major controlled airspace, making it a straightforward VFR destination for pilots transiting the Yakima Valley.

Runways

Sunnyside Municipal has a single physical runway, 07/25, of hard surface construction. Runway 07 measures 3421 feet and Runway 25 measures 3422 feet; both directions are equipped with runway lighting. There is no instrument landing system at the field.

The Airfield Today

Sunnyside Municipal is listed among Washington State's public-use airports by the Washington State Department of Transportation Aviation Division, reflecting its role as one of the state's network of small general aviation fields.