Astoria Regional Airport
Airport in Warrenton, Oregon
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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 (4.3 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 46°09′29″N 123°52′43″W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | PortOfAstoria.com/airport | ||||||||||||||
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  AST Location of airport in Oregon / United States  AST AST (the United States) | |||||||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||||||
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
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]