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Vernonia Airfield

05S · Vernonia, OR · 647 ft elevation · var 20E · Towered

Airport information

FAA LID
05S
Coordinates
45.8515, -123.2420
Elevation
647 ft MSL
Magnetic variation
20E
Sectional chart
SEATTLE
Airport use
Public
Control tower
Yes
ARTCC
SEATTLE (ZSE)
Flight service (FSS)
MC MINNVILLE
NOTAM facility
MMV
Attendance
UNATNDD
Segmented circle
No
Activated
1938/12
Distance from city
2 W

Weather

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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20

EventLocal (PDT)UTC
Morning civil twilight
Loggable night ends
04:44 AM11:44Z
Sunrise05:22 AM12:22Z
Sunset09:07 PM04:07Z
Evening civil twilight
Loggable night begins
09:45 PM04:45Z
Loggable night (§1.1)
09:45 PM → 04:44 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
10:07 PM → 04:22 AM

Plan a flight from 05S

Runway 09/27

2,940 ft × 45 ft · Turf (Good)
09
Heading
096° mag · 116° true
Markings
none
Traffic pattern
Right
27
Heading
276° mag · 296° true
Markings
none
Traffic pattern
Left

Nearby navigation aids

NavAidTypeFreqRadial / Dist magnetic
BTG · Battle GroundVORTAC116.60r262° / 27.9 NM
CBU · ColumbiaTACAN109.20r281° / 30.8 NM
PDX · PortlandVOR-DME111.80r280° / 30.8 NM
UBG · NewbergVOR-DME117.40r319° / 31.9 NM
AST · AstoriaVOR-DME114.00r106° / 32.5 NM

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Services

Bottled oxygen
NONE
Bulk oxygen
NONE
Airframe service
NONE
Powerplant service
NONE
Parking
tiedowns

Ownership & management

Owner
CITY OF VERNONIA
1001 BRIDGE AVE, VERNONIA, OR
503-429-5291
Manager
MICHAEL SEAGER
536 1ST AVE., VERNONIA, OR
503-709-4075

Remarks FAA

  • EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.
  • HANGARS 100 FT RIGHT OF CNTRLN ON AER 27.
  • RY 27 HAS MULTIPLE OBSTRUCTIONS WITHIN 1000 FT E. CURVED APCH FM THE SOUTHEAST RECOMMENDED.
  • RY 09 4FT FENCE AT RY END MARKED BY ORANGE PYLONS.
  • RY 27 10 FT ROAD 10 FT FROM RY END.
  • DEER AND ELK ON AND IN VICINITY OF AIRPORT
  • FOR CD CTC PORTLAND APCH AT 503-493-7545.
  • BEYOND FENCE, OBSTRUCTION CLEARANCE SLOPE IS 9:1.
  • RWY EDGE MKD WITH W MATS.
  • RWY EDGE MKD WITH W MATS.

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