Vernonia Municipal Airport

Vernonia Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 05S) is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (3.7 km) west of the central business district of Vernonia, a city in Columbia County, Oregon, United States.[1]

Vernonia Municipal Airport
Grass runway, planes, and hangars
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Vernonia
ServesVernonia, Oregon
Elevation AMSL647 ft / 197 m
Coordinates45°51′05″N 123°14′29″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
9/27 2,940 896 Turf
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations3,000
Based aircraft5

Facilities and aircraft

Vernonia Municipal Airport covers an area of 47 acres (19 ha) at an elevation of 647 feet (197 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 9/27 with a turf surface measuring 2,940 by 45 feet (896 x 14 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending February 12, 2007, the airport had 3,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 250 per month. At that time there were 5 aircraft based at this airport, all single-engine.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Master Record for 05S (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 8 April 2010.
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