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KAST is a regional airport with a small flight school, active Coast Guard base, and Bar Pilot helicopter operations.
It's too far to walk to restaurants and town but there is a courtesy car and a pilot lounge with snacks and coffee. It's reasonable to bike into town if you're willing to brave the narrow shoulders on the bridge (and bring your own bikes of course).
As of 2024 KAST has been very aggressive on keeping fuel prices low.
KAST is a regional airport with a small flight school, active Coast Guard base, and Bar Pilot helicopter operations.
It's too far to walk to restaurants and town but there is a courtesy car and a pilot lounge with snacks and coffee. It's reasonable to bike into town if you're willing to brave the narrow shoulders on the bridge (and bring your own bikes of course).
As of 2024 KAST has been very aggressive on keeping fuel prices low.
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For access to the courtesy car, contact the Port of Astoria, https://portofastoria.com. There's also numerous taxi services in the area and an Enterprise rental car in the city that can deliver cars to the airport given notice.
For access to the courtesy car, contact the Port of Astoria, https://portofastoria.com. There's also numerous taxi services in the area and an Enterprise rental car in the city that can deliver cars to the airport given notice.
Ceiling: | Sky clear |
Wind: | 250° @ 7kt |
Temperature: | 51°F |
Dewpoint: | 42°F |
Weather: | N/A |
Visbility: | 10SM |
Clouds: | Few @ 4,900ft |
KAST 172055Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM FEW049 11/06 A3004 RMK AO2 RAB17E29 SLP173 P0000 60003 T01060056 51010
Ceiling: | 3,000ft |
Wind: | 290° @ 7kt |
Weather: | Light rain showers |
Visbility: | 6SM |
Clouds: | Broken @ 3,000ft, Broken @ 5,000ft |
KAST 171732Z 1718/1818 29007KT P6SM -SHRA BKN030 BKN050 FM172000 31009KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 BKN050 FM180600 21004KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN040
Ceiling: | 5,000ft |
Wind: | 310° @ 9kt |
Weather: | Light rain showers |
Visbility: | 6SM |
Clouds: | Scattered @ 3,000ft, Broken @ 5,000ft |
KAST 171732Z 1718/1818 29007KT P6SM -SHRA BKN030 BKN050 FM172000 31009KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 BKN050 FM180600 21004KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN040
Ceiling: | 4,000ft |
Wind: | 210° @ 4kt |
Weather: | Light rain showers |
Visbility: | 6SM |
Clouds: | Scattered @ 2,500ft, Broken @ 4,000ft |
KAST 171732Z 1718/1818 29007KT P6SM -SHRA BKN030 BKN050 FM172000 31009KT P6SM -SHRA SCT030 BKN050 FM180600 21004KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN040
Astoria is a great airport to fly out to, the pilots lounge has a great porch to sit and hang out on days when it’s stupid hot in the interior but nice and cool on the coast. More often than not I catch a bit of a burble on final into 32.