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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: | 1,200ft |
Wind: | 230° @ 10kt, gusts 25kt |
Temperature: | 48°F |
Dewpoint: | 44°F |
Weather: | Light rain |
Visbility: | 6SM |
Clouds: | Broken @ 1,200ft, Broken @ 1,900ft, Overcast @ 3,300ft |
KAST 150920Z AUTO 23010G25KT 6SM -RA BKN012 BKN019 OVC033 09/07 A2948 RMK AO2 P0004 T00940067 $
Ceiling: | 1,500ft |
Wind: | 230° @ 10kt, gusts 18kt |
Weather: | Light rain, mist |
Visbility: | 4SM |
Clouds: | Scattered @ 900ft, Broken @ 1,500ft, Overcast @ 2,500ft |
KAST 150709Z 1507/1606 23010G18KT 4SM -RA BR SCT009 BKN015 OVC025 FM151200 23016G25KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 OVC035 FM160200 21009G18KT P6SM -RA OVC025
Ceiling: | 3,500ft |
Wind: | 230° @ 16kt, gusts 25kt |
Weather: | Light rain showers |
Visbility: | 6SM |
Clouds: | Scattered @ 2,500ft, Overcast @ 3,500ft |
KAST 150709Z 1507/1606 23010G18KT 4SM -RA BR SCT009 BKN015 OVC025 FM151200 23016G25KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 OVC035 FM160200 21009G18KT P6SM -RA OVC025
Ceiling: | 2,500ft |
Wind: | 210° @ 9kt, gusts 18kt |
Weather: | Light rain |
Visbility: | 6SM |
Clouds: | Overcast @ 2,500ft |
KAST 150709Z 1507/1606 23010G18KT 4SM -RA BR SCT009 BKN015 OVC025 FM151200 23016G25KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 OVC035 FM160200 21009G18KT P6SM -RA OVC025
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.