Nehalem Bay State Airport
3S7 · Manzanita, Oregon · Tillamook County · map
Nehalem Bay State Airport is a public-use airport owned by Oregon Dept of Aviation, 2 miles south of Manzanita, Oregon, 30 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 15/33, is 2,350 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Nehalem Bay State Airport?
Its FAA code is 3S7.
Where is Nehalem Bay State Airport?
It is 2 miles south of Manzanita, Oregon, 30 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Nehalem Bay State Airport?
Its one runway, 15/33, is 2,350 feet long, asphalt.
Does Nehalem Bay State Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Nehalem Bay State Airport?
14 pilot examiners and 4 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Nehalem Bay State Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 3S7
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Oregon Dept of Aviation
- Elevation
- 30 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
- January 1961
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 2,350 × 50 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 15: hill 5 ft high 240 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: Tillamook Airport (17 nm south), Astoria Regional (28 nm north), Portland-Hillsboro Airport (42 nm east), Chehalem Airpark (43 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Tillamook Airport (17 nm south), Astoria Regional (28 nm north), Portland-Hillsboro Airport (42 nm east), Chehalem Airpark (43 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
- Estabd prior to 1959.
- 20' gravel taxiway to tiedown area.
- NON-STD segmented circle; laid out with tires.
- 4 feet hill from 40-200 feet from runway end and 60 feet left and right of centerline, also 10 feet hill at 180 feet from runway end and 120 feet right of centerline.
- Runway 33 +3 feet cable fence at 140 feet on centerline. Also 6' brush at 120' from runway end both sides of centerline.
- -2' ditch 90' from centerline west of runway mrked west/signs.
- Wildlife in the vicinity of runway.
- UN-PAVED taxiway and ramp
- Surface conditions not rprtd.
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 Manzanita from the FAA register
3 aircraft are registered to owners in Manzanita, Oregon: 2 piston singles, 1 drone. 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
14 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 14 for private pilot, 14 for commercial and instrument, 6 for airline transport pilot, 14 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 12 for airplanes, 9 for multi-engine airplanes, 3 for helicopters, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 4 engineering representatives, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Jordan Isaak Bartel private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Forest Grove, OR (33 nm) · (503) 444-1160 · [email protected]
- Ron Gustafson private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Jerry Trimble Helicopters · McMinnville, OR (40 nm) · (541) 740-4203 · [email protected]
- Abdelrahman E Abdelrahman private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Hillsboro, OR (45 nm) · (772) 888-6545 · [email protected]
- Blake Thomas Segoria private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Hillsboro Airport · Hillsboro, OR (45 nm) · (503) 975-6667 · [email protected]
- Brunno Winnubst private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Hillsboro, OR (45 nm) · (971) 222-5730 · [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 (45 nm) · (303) 638-1712 · [email protected]
- Jason Michael Robinson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor; airplanes · Twin Oaks Airpark · Hillsboro, OR (45 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 (45 nm) · (971) 350-9624 · [email protected]
All 25 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-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- 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 · 10 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 Manzanita 3 aircraft · 2 piston singles, 1 drones
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 10 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 7,012 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/3S7.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 30, 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.