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.
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
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- 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 |
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Aircraft registered in Owyhee from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Owyhee, OR as the owner's town.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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 5, 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.