AirNav: OR23 - Karpens Airport

OR23

Karpens Airport
Astoria, Oregon, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	OR23
Lat/Long:	46-09-41.0000N 123-38-25.0000W 46-09.683333N 123-38.416667W 46.1613889,-123.6402778 (estimated)
Elevation:	125 ft. / 38 m (estimated)
Variation:	20E (1985)
From city:	9 miles E of ASTORIA, OR
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	97103

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	04/1963
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SEATTLE CENTER
FSS:	MC MINNVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	IREG
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

WX ASOS at AST (10 nm W):

135.375 (503-994-0014)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
ASTr075/10.0		ASTORIA VOR/DME		114.00		15E

Airport Services

Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions:	1900 x 75 ft. / 579 x 23 m
Surface:	treated
	RUNWAY 10	RUNWAY 28
Traffic pattern:	right	right
Obstructions:	90 ft. trees TREES S SIDE OF W END.	35 ft. trees pline, 200 ft. from runway FENCE & 35' PLINE 200' FM E END.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	SVENSON PILOTS ASSN. 92563 PILOTS RD. ASTORIA, OR 97103 Phone 503-440-8282
Manager:	AL SIMONSEN RT 6 1053 H ASTORIA, OR 97103 Phone 503-458-5103

Additional Remarks

-	ARRIVING ACFT CTC FOR FLD CONDITIONS FBO 503-458-6637 OR 503-458-6140 OR ASTORIA UNICOM
-	FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at OR23.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAST - Astoria Regional Airport (10 nm W)
KKLS - Southwest Washington Regional Airport (31 nm E)
KTDO - Ed Carlson Memorial Field/South Lewis County Airport (39 nm NE)
KSPB - Scappoose Airport (40 nm SE)
KCLS - Chehalis-Centralia Airport (41 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 14-Jul-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:01	12:01
Sunrise	05:38	12:38
Sunset	21:03	04:03
Evening civil twilight	21:40	04:40

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	14-Jul-2025 17:43:33
Local (UTC-7)	14-Jul-2025 10:43:33

METAR

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