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Class G

Seaside Municipal Airport

ID 56S Elev 12 ft Lat 46° 0.99' N Lon 123° 54.30' W Zulu …

Live conditions at 56S

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Aerial view · 56S

No FAA diagram published

The FAA does not publish an Airport Diagram (APD) for 56S — most non-towered fields, heliports, seaplane bases, and private strips fall here. Below: aerial imagery showing the actual field, runways, taxiways, and surroundings.

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways at 56S

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,211 ft. Max gradient: 0.09%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 — 2,211 ft 50 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.09%
34 256° 2,211 ft 50 ft Asphalt (good) Yes 0.09%

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for 56S, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom.

1 matched · 2 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    BIRDS AND ELK ON & INVOF RWY.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694. 29:1 FROM DISPLACED THRESHOLD 30' BRUSHLINE FROM 0-200' AT 110' LEFT OF CENTERLINE RWY 34 +25' TREES 0-100' FM THLD 80-100' R.
  • ·ACTVT MIRL RWY 16/34 CTAF.

Field profile

Wikipedia

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Seaside Municipal Airport is a general aviation airport located one mile (1.6 km) Northeast of Seaside in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. It is owned and operated as a public airport by the city of Seaside. The airport has one asphalt runway, a parallel taxiway, a parking apron with space for up to 20 aircraft, and a five-bay hangar building. Seaside Municipal is the closest airport to Seaside, Gearhart, and Cannon Beach.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events at 56S

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 7,000 ops in 1991

2024 total

2,600

10-yr total

26,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 15% · GA 69% · Mil 15%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=8

  • Other 5
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Ground collision 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2003-10-20 Beech A36 · CFIT · IMC · day →
1993-05-11 Beech A36 · Other · VMC · day →
1975-07-11 Cessna 172 · Other →
1971-07-03 Beech 23 · Other →
1967-07-14 Piper J5C · Other →
1966-08-07 Piper PA-22 · Other →
1965-12-22 Sikorsky S-55 · Ground collision →

Designees in OR

Every aviation professional and organization in the same state as 56S — instructors, examiners, mechanics, schools, FBOs, flying clubs, repair shops, EAA chapters. Click any category to drill into the full directory.

CFI

995

Flight Instructors

A&P

2,693

Mechanics

AME

25

Medical Examiners (AME)

DME

5

Mechanic Examiners (DME)

DPRE

1

Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE)

DAR-F

5

Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F)

DAR-T

4

Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T)

DER-Y

15

Engineering — Company (DER-Y)

DER-T

13

Engineering — Consultant (DER-T)

SAE

58

Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE)

APD

6

Aircrew Program Designees (APD)

Schools

42

Flight Schools

FBO

44

Fixed Base Operators

Clubs

19

Flying Clubs

Repair

9

Repair / Maintenance Shops

EAA

16

EAA Chapters

DPEs near 56S

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Abdelrahman E Abdelrahman Hillsboro OR 50 nm
Brunno Winnubst Hillsboro OR 50 nm
Glen Boltz Hillsboro OR 50 nm
Jason Michael Robinson Hillsboro OR 50 nm
Jordan Isaak Bartel Hillsboro OR 50 nm
Kelly Wiprud Hillsboro OR 50 nm
Travis Mark Baker Hillsboro OR 50 nm
Julie Ann Elizabeth Paasch Oakville WA 57 nm
Ron Gustafson Mcminnville OR 57 nm
Tyler Delane Sturdevant Newberg OR 58 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near 56S

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Daniel Francis Leary Jr Seaside OR 2 nm
Jason Eugene Maddux Seaside OR 2 nm
Rafael Ortiz Nelson Seaside OR 2 nm
Allen Thomas Sprague Warrenton OR 10 nm
Nicholas Owen Peters Warrenton OR 10 nm
Max Alexander Cameron Warrenton OR 10 nm
David Earl Graves Astoria OR 11 nm
Michael Nicholas Dubb Astoria OR 11 nm
Thaddeus Bryce Fickel Astoria OR 11 nm
Adam Kristian Young Astoria OR 11 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near 56S

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Donald Conrad Berry Gearhart OR 1 nm
Eric M Hunt Seaside OR 2 nm
Lance Robert Sawrey Seaside OR 2 nm
Luke Hunter Thomas Seaside OR 2 nm
Paul Kenneth Whittle Seaside OR 2 nm
David Sean Barker Cannon Beach OR 8 nm
John Lawrence Overholser Warrenton OR 10 nm
Michael Duane Wahl Warrenton OR 10 nm
Travis Veron Marsh Warrenton OR 10 nm
Bradley Allen Johnson Warrenton OR 10 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near 56S

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
Northwest Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
 49 nm
Twin Oaks Aircraft Maintenance
Hillsboro, OR
 54 nm
Columbia Helicopters, Inc.
Aurora, OR
 66 nm
Pacific Coast Avionics
Aurora, OR
 66 nm
Val Avionics, Ltd.
Salem, OR
 76 nm
Western Aircraft Propeller Service Inc.
Sandy, OR
 79 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 93 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 93 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 105 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
 132 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.