# Santiam Junction State Airport (8S3)

**Santiam Junction State Airport** (FAA: 8S3) is a small airport in Sisters, Oregon, United States. It opened in Sep 1945. It has one runway, 2,800 ft (853 m) long, gravel. It is operated by Oregon Department of Aviation.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/8s3

## At a glance

- FAA: 8S3
- Type: Small airport
- Operator: Oregon Department of Aviation
- Serves: Sisters, Oregon, United States
- Opened: Sep 1945
- Elevation: 3,780 ft / 1,152 m
- Coordinates: 44.4343, -121.9424
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 2,800 ft / 853 m
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiam_Junction_State_Airport (5 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7420402
- Ident: 8S3

## Timeline

- Sep 1945: Santiam Junction State Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 2,800 ft / 853 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Gravel |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 2,800 ft / 853 m | =17,690 of 29,858 | =7,482 in North America | =6,328 in US |
| Elevation | 3,780 ft / 1,152 m | =3,902 of 43,403 | =2,070 in North America | =1,632 in US |
| Age | Opened 1945 | =2,524 of 15,079 | =1,492 in North America | =1,440 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Nearby airports

- [00S](https://dromopedia.com/airports/00s.md) McKenzie Bridge State Airport · 19 mi / 30 km
- [6K5](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k6k5.md) Sisters Eagle Air Airport · 22 mi / 35 km
- [7OR4](https://dromopedia.com/airports/7or4.md) Pineridge Ranch Airport · 25 mi / 41 km
- [OR34](https://dromopedia.com/airports/or34.md) Whippet Field · 26 mi / 42 km
- [OG00](https://dromopedia.com/airports/og00.md) 3 Rivers Recreation Area Airport · 28 mi / 45 km
- [61OR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/61or.md) The Citadel Airport · 29 mi / 47 km

## 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))
- [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/8s3/data