Owyhee Reservoir State Airport
28U · Owyhee, Oregon · Malheur County · map
Owyhee Reservoir State Airport is a public-use airport owned by Oregon Dept. of Aviation, 25 miles southwest of Owyhee, Oregon, 2,680 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 1,840 feet of dirt.
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What is the airport code for Owyhee Reservoir State Airport?
Its FAA code is 28U.
Where is Owyhee Reservoir State Airport?
It is 25 miles southwest of Owyhee, Oregon, 2,680 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Owyhee Reservoir State Airport?
Its one runway, 13/31, is 1,840 feet long, dirt.
Does Owyhee Reservoir State Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Owyhee Reservoir State Airport?
10 pilot examiners and 16 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 28U
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Oregon Dept. of Aviation
- Elevation
- 2,680 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Klamath Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1958
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 1,840 × 30 ft | Dirt, fair |
- Runway 13: trees 18 ft high 218 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: Caldwell Executive (34 nm northeast), Nampa Municipal (37 nm east), Ontario Municipal (39 nm north), Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field (50 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Caldwell Executive (34 nm northeast), Nampa Municipal (37 nm east), Ontario Municipal (39 nm north), Emmett Municipal (43 nm northeast).
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
- Estabd prior to 1959.
- Irregular maintenance. Runway surface frequently rough and rutted
- Remote airport; no ground access.
- Airport in canyon; surrounded by high terrain.
- 4 feet brush growth within 20 feet of runway edge.
- Sur conditions not rprtd
- Open range livestock may be present on runway.
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 Owyhee from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Owyhee, OR as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
10 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 9 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 5 for airline transport pilot, 8 for flight instructor, 5 for sport pilot; 6 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 4 for helicopters. Also nearby: 16 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 1 parachute rigger examiner.
- Brandon Silvey private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; helicopters · SILVERHAWK AVIATION · Caldwell, ID (34 nm) · (208) 869-1227 · [email protected]
- Jeffrey David Galloway private pilot, commercial pilot; helicopters · SILVERHAWK AVIATION · Caldwell, ID (34 nm) · (208) 794-0968 · [email protected]
- Jeffrey Steven Groover private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Caldwell, ID (34 nm) · (562) 328-5788 · [email protected]
- Scott Theodore Curtis instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor · Snake River Flying Club · Caldwell, ID (34 nm) · (208) 863-4833 · [email protected]
- Aaron Michael Hassemer private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Nampa, ID (37 nm) · (208) 869-8093 · [email protected]
- Gregory Herbert private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Meridian, ID (42 nm) · (208) 870-9040 · [email protected]
- Erick Paradizo Rivera private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Emmett, ID (43 nm) · (208) 599-8560 · [email protected]
- Brian Jay-Scott Gaines private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Eagle, ID (46 nm) · (208) 830-0187 · [email protected]
All 30 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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-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.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
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 · 7 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
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 7 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/28U.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.