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WAWashingtonEvergreen State

Capital

Olympia

Avg Elevation

1,700 ft

Climate

Marine to alpine

Terrain

Cascade Range

The Evergreen State has tech hubs, rainforests, and volcanoes.

Fun fact: Has more glaciers than any other state in the lower 48!

Flying in Washington

Boeing's Everett plant — the world's largest building by volume — assembles widebodies and Renton builds the 737; the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field (KBFI) preserves a century of Northwest flight, and Paine Field (KPAE) serves factory and GA.

Best season: June–September offers the driest, clearest flying; marine stratus and IFR ceilings rule October–May, and Cascade strips need mountain skills.

Airspace: Seattle (KSEA) Class B wraps Boeing Field (KBFI) and Paine Field (KPAE); Puget Sound VFR corridors, NAS Whidbey's EW ranges, and Cascade wilderness strips complete a busy picture.