Vernonia Municipal
05S · Vernonia, Oregon · Columbia County · map
Vernonia Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Vernonia, 2 miles west of Vernonia, Oregon, 650 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 2,940 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Vernonia Municipal?
Its FAA code is 05S.
Where is Vernonia Municipal?
It is 2 miles west of Vernonia, Oregon, 650 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Vernonia Municipal?
Its one runway, 09/27, is 2,940 feet long, grass.
Does Vernonia Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Vernonia Municipal?
20 pilot examiners and 11 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 05S
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Vernonia
- Elevation
- 650 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 20E
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1938
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 2,940 × 45 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 09: right-hand traffic pattern, fence on the approach
- Runway 27: road 15 ft high 3 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Scappoose Airport (17 nm east), Southwest Washington Regional (21 nm northeast), Portland-Hillsboro Airport (22 nm southeast), Portland International (31 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Scappoose Airport (17 nm east), Southwest Washington Regional (21 nm northeast), Portland-Hillsboro Airport (22 nm southeast), Stark'S Twin Oaks Airpark (28 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Oregon · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Hangars 100 feet right of centerline on aer 27.
- Beyond fence, obstruction clearance slope is 9:1.
- Runway edge marked with west mats.
- Runway edge marked with west mats.
- Runway 27 has multiple obstructions within 1000 feet east. Curved approach from the southeast recommended.
- Runway 09 4FT fence at runway end marked by orange pylons.
- Runway 27 10 feet road 10 feet from runway end.
- Deer and elk on and in vicinity of airport
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Vernonia from the FAA register
12 aircraft are registered to owners in Vernonia, Oregon: 12 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Oregon.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
20 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 18 for private pilot, 18 for commercial and instrument, 8 for airline transport pilot, 16 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 14 for airplanes, 10 for multi-engine airplanes, 5 for helicopters, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 11 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 9 engineering representatives, 6 aircrew program designees, 2 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Blake Thomas Segoria private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Scappoose Airport · Scappoose, OR (17 nm) · (503) 975-6667 · [email protected]
- Jordan Isaak Bartel private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Forest Grove, OR (17 nm) · (503) 444-1160 · [email protected]
- Abdelrahman E Abdelrahman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Hillsboro, OR (28 nm) · (772) 888-6545 · [email protected]
- Brunno Winnubst private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Hillsboro, OR (28 nm) · (971) 222-5730 · [email protected]
- David Olcott Koebel private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Aero Maintenance · Vancouver, WA (28 nm) · (541) 490-5398 · [email protected]
- Glen Boltz private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Hillsboro Aero Academy · Hillsboro, OR (28 nm) · (303) 638-1712 · [email protected]
- Jason Michael Robinson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Twin Oaks Airpark · Hillsboro, OR (28 nm) · (503) 476-7440 · [email protected]
- John Loflin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, balloons · Hillsboro Aero Academy · Hillsboro, OR (28 nm) · (971) 350-9624 · [email protected]
All 57 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Vernonia 12 aircraft · 12 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Oregon 1,862 since 1982 · 277 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Oregon 103 landing places
- Oregon 7,013 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/05S.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.