Avey Field State Airport[1] Avey Field State/Laurier Airport | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Harold & Elaine Slagle | ||||||||||
| Serves | Laurier, Washington | ||||||||||
| Location | Canada–United States border | ||||||||||
| Time zone | PST (UTC−08:00) | ||||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | PDT (UTC−07:00) | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,655 ft / 504 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 48°59′54″N 118°13′22″W / 48.99833°N 118.22278°W | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
  69S Location in Washington  69S 69S (the United States) | |||||||||||
 | |||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
Avey Field State Airport (FAA LID: 69S) is a public use airport located on the Canada–US border at Laurier, in Ferry County, Washington, United States. It is privately owned and operated.[1]
Also known as Avey Field State/Laurier Airport, it is one of six airports that straddle the Canada–US border. The others are Whetstone International Airport, Coutts/Ross International Airport, International Peace Garden Airport, Piney Pinecreek Border Airport, and Coronach/Scobey Border Station Airport.
The airport is shared by the State of Washington and the Province of British Columbia. Both U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the Canada Border Services Agency have offices located nearby on U.S. Route 395 and British Columbia Highway 395 adjacent to the parking area.
The airport was managed by the Washington State Department of Transportation (Aviation Division) until August 2012, when management transferred to its private owners.[3]
Laurier consists of the customs office and a post office. Little remains to indicate the thriving mining community of the 1890s. The nearest motels and recreational sites are located in Canada at a distance of 4 miles (6.4 km).
The Canadian recreational community of Christina Lake is 6.5 km (4.0 mi) north along Highway 395 and the Crowsnest Highway/Highway 3, while Orient, Washington, is approximately 10 mi (16 km) south along U.S. Route 395.