Jay Honeck wrote:
I'm considering moving to Spokane in a year. Any comments on
Mead airport, Deer Park, or Felts field???

I'm a new pilot and I'm wondering about the weather situation
there. I live in San Joaquin Valley in California. Sunny
most of the time, except in winter (fog!!!).


I dunno about the airports, but it appears to me that an instrument rating
is absolutely required if you want to live in Washington.

I was just there for four days. It rained every day, with alarmingly little
warning, and with quite suddenly lowered ceilings and visibility.

(In short, the weather SUCKED.)

A quick look at a map would show that Spokane is over 200 nm east of
Seattle - well over 100 nm east of the Cascade mountains.

The climate in Spokane is much different than Seattle. Many Washington
Residents consider Western and Eastern WA to be two different states.
(Ditto Oregon)

A moments Googling found this information:


Spokane, WA Climate
* 260 Days of Sunshine a Year
Average Annual Rainfall: 17 inches
Average Annual Snowfall: 51 inches
Average Days with Snow: 73 days
Average January Temperatu 20-30F
Average July Temperatu 54-82F


Seattle, WA Climate
Average number of rainy days each year: 154
Average annual rainfall: 39 inches
Average annual snowfall: 11 inches annually
Average temperature in January: 40F
Average temperature in July: 65F


- John Ousterhout-