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Sunriver Airport

S21 · Sunriver, Oregon · Deschutes County · map

Sunriver Airport is a public-use airport, 1 mile west of Sunriver, Oregon, 4,164 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 5,460 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive).

Quick answers answers refresh every morning

What is the airport code for Sunriver Airport?

Its FAA code is S21.

Where is Sunriver Airport?

It is 1 mile west of Sunriver, Oregon, 4,164 feet above sea level.

How long is the runway at Sunriver Airport?

Its one runway, 18/36, is 5,460 feet long, asphalt.

Does Sunriver Airport have a control tower?

No, it has no control tower.

What fuel can you buy at Sunriver Airport?

The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive.

Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Sunriver Airport?

9 pilot examiners and 3 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 Sunriver Airport…

Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com

Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.

The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks

The airport

Codes
FAA S21
Kind
Airport · open to the public · privately owned
Elevation
4,164 feet above sea level
Control tower
No control tower
Attended
May 15 to 14 October, every day, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm; 15 October to 14 May, every day, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
Lights
runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
Fuel and services
100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive; the services card below
On the chart
Klamath Falls sectional
Magnetic variation
14E
In the FAA's files since
May 1969

This airport's record at the FAA

Runway

1836N1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
18/365,460 × 75 ftAsphalt, excellentMedium-intensity lights
  • Runway 18: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 156 ft
  • Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 80 ft high 2,000 ft from the end

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM122.8
Redmond and center (remote transmitter) Low126.15
S21 and aWOS-3PT128.325

Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 541-593-4623.

Fuel and services as reported to the FAA

Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
Parking
hangars, tie-downs
Also here
gliders, glider towing

Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Bend Municipal (17 nm northeast), Roberts Fld/Redmond Municipal (26 nm northeast), Prineville Airport (34 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

  • Activate rotating beacon - the common traffic frequency.
  • Activate runway end identifier lights runway 18 and 36; PAPI runway 18 and 36; medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - the common traffic frequency.
  • Threshold lights located 148 feet north of actual runway end
  • Runway 18 approach ratio 54:1 based on displaced thld; +70 feet trees 4000 feet on centerline.
  • For noise abatement departing aircraft are urged to climb west of airport prior to turning on course.
  • Flocks of waterfowl in the vicinity of airport.

Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings

Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…

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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 Sunriver from the FAA register

27 aircraft are registered to owners in Sunriver, Oregon: 22 piston singles, 3 piston twins, 1 turboprop, 1 glider. 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

9 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, 8 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 8 for flight instructor, 1 for type ratings; 5 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes, 4 for helicopters. Also nearby: 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 1 training center examiner.

All 18 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.
  • 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.
  • DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.

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 · 19 since 1982, 3 fatal

2024-07-06WPR24LA235 · Piper Pa-22-150 N6931D · accident · no injuries
2020-01-20WPR20CA071 · Cessna 172 N73707 · accident · no injuries
2019-06-22WPR19FA178 · Maule M7-235B N118G · accident · 1 killed
2016-08-05GAA16CA424 · Stinson 108 N9250K · accident · no injuries
2015-05-29GAA15CA124 · Beech D35 N2984B · accident · no injuries
2008-07-16SEA08FA161 · Cessna 441 N441HK · accident · 1 killed
2005-07-28SEA05LA153 · Mooney M20J N110MP · accident · no injuries
2003-07-16SEA03CA138 · Beech F90 N299KP · accident · no injuries
2001-12-29SEA02LA029 · Pilatus Pc-12 N852AL · accident · no injuries
1997-07-05SEA97LA161 · Cessna 170B N37RA · accident · serious injuries
1996-03-16SEA96LA069 · Maule M-5-235C N563UC · accident · no injuries
1995-08-30SEA95LA200 · Cessna 210 N5349A · accident · no injuries

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.

Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register

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Around it

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/S21.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.