# Vernonia Airfield (05S)

**Vernonia Airfield** (FAA: 05S) is a small airport in Vernonia, Oregon, United States. It opened in Dec 1938. It has one runway, 2,940 ft (896 m) long, grass.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/05s

## At a glance

- FAA: 05S
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Vernonia, Oregon, United States
- Opened: Dec 1938
- Elevation: 650 ft / 198 m
- Coordinates: 45.8515, -123.2420
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,940 ft / 896 m
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernonia_Municipal_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7922296
- Weather station: KSPB
- Ident: 05S

## Timeline

- Dec 1938: Vernonia Airfield opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 09/27 | 2,940 ft / 896 m | 45 ft / 14 m | Grass | 116° / 296° |  |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,940 ft / 896 m | =17,251 of 29,858 | =7,211 in North America | =6,088 in US |
| Elevation | 650 ft / 198 m | =24,373 of 43,403 | =11,683 in North America | =9,719 in US |
| Age | Opened 1938 | =870 of 15,079 | =246 in North America | =228 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/05s/data