Davis Airport
6S4 · Gates, Oregon · Linn County · map
Davis Airport is a public-use airport owned by Davis Arpt.Inc., 1 mile south of Gates, Oregon, 1,028 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 07/25, is 1,940 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Davis Airport?
Its FAA code is 6S4.
Where is Davis Airport?
It is 1 mile south of Gates, Oregon, 1,028 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Davis Airport?
Its one runway, 07/25, is 1,940 feet long, grass.
Does Davis Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Davis Airport?
24 pilot examiners and 12 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 Davis Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 6S4
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Owner
- Davis Arpt.Inc.
- Elevation
- 1,028 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
- 19E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1949
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 1,940 × 50 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 07: trees 180 ft high 1,800 ft from the end
- Runway 25: tree 61 ft high 352 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Mcnary Field (27 nm west), Aurora State Airport (34 nm northwest), Corvallis Municipal (40 nm west), Sportsman Airpark (40 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Lebanon State Airport (25 nm southwest), Mcnary Field (27 nm west), Albany Municipal (28 nm west), Lenhardt Airpark (29 nm northwest).
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.
- Model aircraft flying area 300 feet south of runway.
- Runway ends not marked.
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 Gates from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Gates, Oregon: 1 piston single. 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
24 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 22 for private pilot, 21 for commercial and instrument, 10 for airline transport pilot, 20 for flight instructor, 5 for sport pilot, 2 for type ratings; 18 for airplanes, 12 for multi-engine airplanes, 5 for helicopters, 1 for gliders, 1 for balloons. Also nearby: 12 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 3 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 3 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 4 engineering representatives, 3 training center examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Lisa Buswell Dahl private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · MCNARY FIELD - SALEM, OR · Salem, OR (27 nm) · (503) 931-3958 · [email protected]
- John Loflin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, balloons · Oregon Aero Academy · Albany, OR (28 nm) · (971) 350-9624 · [email protected]
- Cody Lyle Barton private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, type ratings, commercial pilot, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency; helicopters · Columbia Helicopters INC · Aurora, OR (34 nm) · (503) 881-9835 · [email protected]
- Katie Erin Leonard private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Aurora Flight Training · Aurora, OR (34 nm) · (971) 258-1048 · [email protected]
- Kenneth Melberg Chapman private pilot (proficiency) · HTS Hangar · Aurora, OR (34 nm) · (541) 944-1218 · [email protected]
- Mary Adene Schu private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Aurora Flight School · Aurora, OR (34 nm) · (541) 390-3980 · [email protected]
- Robert William Reid private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot; airplanes, gliders · Independence, OR (34 nm) · (408) 813-4209 · [email protected]
- Stanley Paul Smith type ratings, private pilot (proficiency) · Helicopter Transport Services · Aurora, OR (34 nm) · (208) 989-2912 · [email protected]
All 51 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.
- 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.
- 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 Gates 1 aircraft · 1 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/6S4.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 29, 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.