Precision Obstacle Free Zone (POFZ) An 800 foot wide by 200 foot long area centered on the runway centerline adjacent to the threshold designed to protect aircraft flying precision approaches from ground vehicles and other aircraft when ceiling is less than 250 feet or visibility is less than 3/4 statute mile (or runway visual range below 4,000 feet.)

Aero Linx: Washington Air Search and Rescue (WASAR) Washington Air Search and Rescue (WASAR) is made up of state trained and qualified search pilots, observers, communications and base support personnel who live in or near Washington and who want to do something meaningful in service to the State’s citizens. Our members are dedicated to the ideals of search and rescue, come from all walks of life, and are willing to give of their time, equipment and expertise in order to help save lives.

Aero-News Quote of the Day "A goal of the test force is to prevent a situation where an aircraft experiences an anomaly with a new system for the first time in an operational mission... This flight to the North Pole could reveal data and lessons that were not seen in a lab or simulated environment." Source: Lt. Col. Hans Miller, the 419th Flight Test Squadron commander, describing the rationale behind the flight of a B-2 Spirit that travelled to the top of the world and back again on a mission to test the aircraft's hardware and software upgrades, endurance and performance at extremely high latitudes. The more than 18-hour mission to the North Pole and back to Edwards AFB consisted