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KUAO · Aurora State Airport

ICAO · US · 12 NTSB events

ID KUAO FAA UAO Elev 200 ft Lat 45° 14.83' N Lon 122° 46.20' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,003 ft. Max gradient: 0.06%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
17 187° 5,003 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.06%
35 007° 5,003 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.06%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 118.525
  • CLD PORTLAND CLNC DEL 119.950
  • A/D PORTLAND APP/DEP 126.000
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.700

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 2 matched · 21 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

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 (2)

  • 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

    Migratory birds, coyotes, and deer on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1500–0400Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1500–0400Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (21 sentences)
  • ·160 OREGON AURORA STATE (UAO)(KUAO) 1 NW UTC–8(–7DT) N45º14.83´ W122º46.20´ 200 B NOTAM FILE UAO MON Airport RWY 17–35: H5003X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–30, D–45 MIRL RWY 17: ODALS.
  • ·VASI(V4R)—GA 3.5º TCH 38´.
  • ·RWY 35: VASI(V4L)—GA 3.25º TCH 51´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1 LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 17–35, VASI Rwy 17 and Rwy 35 and ODALS Rwy 17—CTAF.
  • ·Parallel twy 35´ wide and has medium ints twy lgts.
  • ·Noise abatement proc in efct, ctc ops for noise rules 503–931–4298.
  • ·Noise abatement sensitive area: 2 miles N of Rwy 17; 1 mile SE of Rwy 35; half mile SW of Rwy 35.
  • ·Avoid low level over–flights of residential areas surrounding arpt whenever possible.
  • ·Rwy 17 +30´ p–line 2100´ from thld, marked by balls.
  • ·Rwy 17–35 has 150´ blast pad at south end.
  • ·Frequent straight–in instrument apch tfc to Rwy 17.
  • ·Overweight acft ctc owner prior 503–378–4880.
  • ·All taxilanes non std wingtip clnc.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 503-378-4880
  • ·ASOS 118.525 (503) 678–3011.
  • ·CTAF 120.35 ATIS 118.525 503–678–3011 ®PORTLAND APP/DEP CON 126.0 269.175 (LOW) 118.1 284.6 (HIGH) AURORA TOWER 120.35 (1500–0400Z‡) GND CON 119.15 CLNC DEL 119.15 119.95 (when UAO twr clsd)
  • ·CLASS D svc 1500–0400Z‡; other times CLASS E.
  • ·NEWBERG (VH) (DH) VORW/DME 117.4 UBG Chan 121 N45º21.19´ W122º58.69´ 105º 10.9 NM to fld. 1443/21E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 095º–105º byd 40 NM 106º–120º byd 40 NM blo 7,800´ 106º–120º byd 60 NM 135º–328º byd 40 NM 329º–346º byd 40 NM blo 5,000´ 329º–346º byd 70 NM 347º–080º byd 40 NM LOC/DME 111.15 I–UAO Chan 48(Y) Rwy 17.
  • ·DME unusable beyond 15.2 NM blo 2,500´.
  • ·B & H USFS (See ENTERPRISE on page 173) SEATTLE H–1B, L–1B IAP, AD NW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

12 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

14

since 1982

Fatal

1

7.1% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 104,369 ops in 2013

2024 total

68,045

10-yr total

653,844

2024 mix

AC/AT 3% · GA 97% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

4.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.33

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=3

  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=12

  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Loss of control 3
  • Hard landing 2
  • Stall / spin 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Other 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-01-02 Cessna T210L · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2007-07-07 Cub Crafters, Inc. CC11-100 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2006-03-28 Cessna 172 · Hard landing · day →
2023-08-07 Cessna 182Q · Other · day →
2019-02-06 Piper PA46 · Stall / spin · day →
2013-08-14 Piper PA-20 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2011-01-18 Piper PA-24-250 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2010-09-11 Savage Savage-Cozy · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2010-09-03 Champion 7EC · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2010-02-18 Cessna 210L · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2005-06-08 Micco Aircraft Company MAC-145A · Hard landing · VMC · day →
1999-05-21 Cessna R172K · Loss of control · VMC · day →

Designees in OR

CFI Flight Instructors 995 A&P Mechanics 2,693 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 25 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 5 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 5 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 15 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 13 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 58 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 6 Schools Flight Schools 42 FBO Fixed Base Operators 44 Clubs Flying Clubs 19 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 9 EAA EAA Chapters 16

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Cody Lyle Barton Aurora OR 1 nm
Katie Erin Leonard Aurora OR 1 nm
Kenneth Melberg Chapman Aurora OR 1 nm
Mary Adene Schu Aurora OR 1 nm
Stanley Paul Smith Aurora OR 1 nm
Tetsuji Matsuura Aurora OR 1 nm
Tyler Delane Sturdevant Newberg OR 9 nm
Ron Gustafson Mcminnville OR 18 nm
Abdelrahman E Abdelrahman Hillsboro OR 18 nm
Brunno Winnubst Hillsboro OR 18 nm

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

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
David Andrew Widrig Aurora OR 1 nm
Michael Aaron Hughes Aurora OR 1 nm
John Patrick Banks Aurora OR 1 nm
Holly Denise Benson Aurora OR 1 nm
Alexander Paul Hetrick Donald OR 3 nm
Brian Curtis Satterwhite Donald OR 3 nm
Kenneth Melberg Chapman Canby OR 4 nm
Forest David Lanning Canby OR 4 nm
Roger Maria Stenbock Canby OR 4 nm
Steven Charles Harrison Canby OR 4 nm

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

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Jeffrey Alan Schreiber Aurora OR 1 nm
Michael Aaron Hughes Aurora OR 1 nm
Earl Charles Eberly Aurora OR 1 nm
Ronald Gordon Ingemunson Aurora OR 1 nm
Gary Elrey Mcgrath Aurora OR 1 nm
Marlowe Cordell Treit Aurora OR 1 nm
Shane Henry Wease Aurora OR 1 nm
Martin Victor Young Aurora OR 1 nm
Dexter Danforth Honnors Aurora OR 1 nm
William Allen Bell Aurora OR 1 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Pacific Coast Avionics
Aurora, OR
 0 nm
Columbia Helicopters, Inc.
Aurora, OR
 1 nm
Twin Oaks Aircraft Maintenance
Hillsboro, OR
 13 nm
Northwest Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
 19 nm
Val Avionics, Ltd.
Salem, OR
 23 nm
Western Aircraft Propeller Service Inc.
Sandy, OR
 25 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
 113 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
 121 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 123 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 127 nm

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