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.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Port of Astoria | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Astoria, Oregon | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Warrenton, Oregon | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 14 ft / 4 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°09′29″N 123°52′43″W / 46.15806°N 123.87861°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | PortOfAstoria.com/... | ||||||||||||||
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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.
Facilities
editAstoria 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e FAA Airport Form 5010 for AST PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective August 14, 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "North Coast commercial air service questionable". Seaside Signal. December 27, 2011. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved March 29, 2012.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. December 18, 2009.
- ^ "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "General Airport Information". Port of Astoria official website. Port of Astoria. Retrieved 2016-12-24.
External links
edit- Warrenton-Astoria Regional Airport at Port of Astoria website
- Aerial image as of August 2000 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for AST, effective November 28, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for AST
- AirNav airport information for KAST
- ASN accident history for AST
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures