AirNav: 8S3 - Santiam Junction State Airport

8S3

Santiam Junction State Airport
Santiam Junction, Oregon, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	8S3
Lat/Long:	44-26-04.4000N 121-56-32.2000W 44-26.073333N 121-56.536667W 44.4345556,-121.9422778 (estimated)
Elevation:	3780 ft. / 1152 m (estimated)
Variation:	19E (1985)
Time zone:	UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	97730

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	09/1945
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SEATTLE CENTER
FSS:	MC MINNVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	MMV (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD STATE HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE STATION NEARBY.
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
DSDr274/29.5		DESCHUTES VORTAC		117.60		18E

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions:	2800 x 150 ft. / 853 x 46 m
Surface:	gravel, in good condition VOLCANIC CINDERS.
Runway edge markings:	06/24 MKD WITH WHITE TIRES AT CORNERS.
Operational restrictions:	LAND TO EAST TKOF TO WEST.
	RUNWAY 6	RUNWAY 24
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	47 ft. trees, 578 ft. from runway, 101 ft. both sides of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear	200 ft. trees, 450 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	OREGON DEPT OF AVIATION 3040 25TH ST SE SALEM, OR 97302 Phone 503-378-4880
Manager:	ANTHONY BEACH 3040 25TH ST SE SALEM, OR 97302 Phone 503-378-4880

Additional Remarks

-	ARPT SURROUNDED BY TREES AND HIGH TERRAIN.
-	OWNER ADVISES CONTACT WITH DEPT OF AVIATION (503-378-4880) PRIOR TO USE.
-	ARPT CLSD NOV 1- MAY 1 OR WHEN COVERED BY SNOW.
-	RY THLDS MARKED WITH WHITE TIRES AT CORNERS.
-	FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
-	SFC CONDS NOT RPRTD

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 8S3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRDM - Roberts Field Airport (36 nm E)
S33 - Madras Municipal Airport (37 nm NE)
KBDN - Bend Municipal Airport (38 nm SE)
S21 - Sunriver Airport (40 nm SE)
S39 - Prineville Airport (45 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 06-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-8)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:57	14:57
Sunrise	07:30	15:30
Sunset	16:27	00:27
Evening civil twilight	17:00	01:00

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-Dec-2025 00:53:34
Local (UTC-8)	06-Dec-2025 16:53:34

METAR

KRDM 36nm E	062356Z 30014G24KT 10SM CLR 09/M01 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP192 T00891006 10106 20072 50002
KS33 37nm NE	070015Z AUTO 19010G15KT 10SM BKN060 08/01 A3013 RMK AO2
KBDN 38nm SE	070015Z AUTO 22012KT 10SM CLR 08/M00 A3011 RMK AO2

TAF

KRDM 36nm E	061736Z 0618/0718 27013G22KT P6SM SCT200 FM070300 16005KT P6SM OVC100 FM071000 17006KT P6SM -RA BKN050 OVC080 FM071500 18006KT P6SM SCT050 BKN070
KBDN 38nm SE	061736Z 0618/0718 23010KT P6SM BKN200 FM070300 20008KT P6SM OVC100 FM071000 20007KT P6SM -RA FEW035 BKN050 OVC070 FM071500 21015G24KT P6SM SCT060 BKN080

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