Astoria Regional Airport

Astoria Regional Airport (IATA: AST, ICAO: KAST, FAA LID: AST) is a joint civil-military public airport in Warrenton, three miles southwest of Astoria, in Clatsop County, Oregon.[1] The airport is owned by the Port of Astoria[1] and is the home of Coast Guard Air Station Astoria.

Astoria Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPort of Astoria
ServesAstoria, Oregon
LocationWarrenton, Oregon
Elevation AMSL14 ft / 4 m
Coordinates46°09′29″N 123°52′43″W / 46.15806°N 123.87861°W / 46.15806; -123.87861
WebsitePortOfAstoria.com/...
Map
AST is located in Oregon
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Location of airport in Oregon / United States
AST is located in the United States
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 5,794 1,766 Asphalt
14/32 4,467 1,362 Asphalt
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations (year ending 9/17/2019)38,721
Based aircraft36

The airport has no airline flights. Flights to Portland International Airport were most recently provided by SeaPort Airlines from March 2008[2] until Spring of 2010.[3] Until 1974-75 Astoria had flights on West Coast Airlines and its successors.

Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 1,851 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[4] 1,531 in 2009 and 3,482 in 2010.[5] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility based on enplanements in 2008 (the commercial service category requires 2,500 per year)[6] but it would be categorized as commercial service - non-primary based in enplanements in 2010.

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Astoria Regional Airport covers 870 acres (352 ha) at an elevation of 15 feet (5 m). It has two asphalt runways: 8/26 is 5,794 by 100 feet (1,766 x 30 m) and 14/32 is 4,467 by 100 feet (1,362 x 30 m).[1]

In the year ending September 17, 2019 the airport had 38,721 aircraft operations, average 106 per day: 59% general aviation, 36% military, and 4% air taxi. 36 aircraft were then based at the airport: 26 single-engine, 5 multi-engine, 2 helicopter, and 3 military.[1]

The airport houses a United States Coast Guard station with service and controls for three HH-60 helicopters and three motor life boat rescue stations located on the Oregon and Washington coasts.[7]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for AST PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "SeaPort Airlines Now Operating Oregon Coast Air Service" (PDF). Press Release. SeaPort Airlines. March 16, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  3. ^ "North Coast commercial air service questionable". Seaside Signal. December 27, 2011. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
  4. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
  5. ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
  6. ^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
  7. ^ "General Airport Information". Port of Astoria official website. Port of Astoria. Retrieved 2016-12-24.

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