Flying to Friday Harbor

On 7 July I got to complete another bucket list item by flying to Friday Harbor in the great Pacific Northwest and this was also the first time my entire family got to fly since selling our Cirrus.  Friday Harbor (KFHR) is a really cool airport out in the Puget Sound area, not too far from the Canadian border.  KFHR is located on San Juan Island about 60 NM northwest of Seattle, WA.  There is nothing really challenging about this airport, other than it can be pretty busy with all sorts of GA traffic (singles, twins, turbines, and some jets), but the view to fly here is amazing.  Once you land, there is a nice parking ramp on the northeast side of the airport for transient parking.  It is free if you are not overnight and the walk to town is relatively short, but keep in mind that it is up hill on the way back.  Friday Harbor is a popular get away spot and has numerous restaurants and café’s to eat at and also lots of bed and breakfast type places.  There is also a large harbor here and it’s fun to come down and watch the ferries and floatplanes come and go.  This is a very scenic area to visit and if you are looking for a fun weekend getaway, I highly recommend it.

Two very cool completely refurbished DeHavilland Beaver turboprops

Lots of seaplanes come and go.  The white one is Kenmore Air.

Gorgeous Beaver!  I would love to fly one someday.