100 public-use fields
Oregon Airport Density Altitude
Oregon has 100 public-use airports, and on a typical summer afternoon 35 of them push density altitude past 5,000 ft. The list below leads with the fields that bake hardest.
Every field, worst typical afternoon first
| Airport | City | Field elev | Worst typical afternoon DA | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25U — Memaloose Usfs | Imnaha | 6,708 ft | 9,483 ft ⚠ | July |
| OR9 — Lord Flat Usfs | Imnaha | 5,594 ft | 7,977 ft ▲ | July |
| 26U — Mc Dermitt State | Mc Dermitt | 4,478 ft | 7,529 ft ▲ | July |
| KLKV — Lake County | Lakeview | 4,734 ft | 7,502 ft ▲ | July |
| 2S2 — Beaver Marsh | Beaver Marsh | 4,638 ft | 7,195 ft ▲ | July |
| 45S — Silver Lake F S Strip | Silver Lake | 4,492 ft | 7,167 ft ▲ | July |
| KREO — Rome State | Rome | 4,053 ft | 7,139 ft ▲ | July |
| R03 — Alkali Lake State | Alkali Lake | 4,312 ft | 7,110 ft ▲ | July |
| 22S — Paisley | Paisley | 4,395 ft | 7,050 ft ▲ | July |
| KBNO — Burns Municipal | Burns | 4,148 ft | 6,947 ft ▲ | July |
| 62S — Christmas Valley | Christmas Valley | 4,320 ft | 6,917 ft ▲ | July |
| 5S2 — Crescent Lake State | Crescent Lake | 4,820 ft | 6,891 ft ▲ | August |
| 2S7 — Chiloquin State | Chiloquin | 4,221 ft | 6,809 ft ▲ | July |
| O62 — B & H Usfs | Enterprise | 4,007 ft | 6,776 ft ▲ | August |
| KLMT — Crater Lake/Klamath Regional | Klamath Falls | 4,095 ft | 6,740 ft ▲ | July |
| S21 — Sunriver | Sunriver | 4,164 ft | 6,692 ft ▲ | July |
| 4S7 — Malin | Malin | 4,053 ft | 6,689 ft ▲ | July |
| KJSY — Joseph State | Joseph | 4,126 ft | 6,381 ft ▲ | August |
| KGCD — Grant County Regional/Ogilvie Field | John Day | 3,703 ft | 6,259 ft ▲ | July |
| 8S4 — Enterprise Municipal | Enterprise | 3,957 ft | 6,175 ft ▲ | August |
| KBKE — Baker City Municipal | Baker City | 3,373 ft | 5,978 ft ▲ | July |
| 8S3 — Santiam Junction State | Santiam Junction | 3,780 ft | 5,765 ft ▲ | August |
| 68D — Reds Horse Ranch Usfs | Enterprise | 3,613 ft | 5,757 ft ▲ | August |
| S39 — Prineville | Prineville | 3,251 ft | 5,752 ft ▲ | July |
| 24S — Pinehurst State | Pinehurst | 3,643 ft | 5,751 ft ▲ | July |
| KBDN — Bend Municipal | Bend | 3,459 ft | 5,715 ft ▲ | July |
| KRDM — Roberts Field/Redmond Municipal | Redmond | 3,082 ft | 5,583 ft ▲ | July |
| 6K5 — Sisters Eagle Air | Sisters | 3,168 ft | 5,573 ft ▲ | July |
| 28U — Owyhee Reservoir State | Owyhee | 2,680 ft | 5,531 ft ▲ | July |
| 3S6 — Toketee State | Clearwater | 3,361 ft | 5,414 ft ▲ | August |
| 3S9 — Condon State Pauling Field | Condon | 2,911 ft | 5,170 ft ▲ | July |
| KLGD — La Grande/Union County | La Grande | 2,718 ft | 5,111 ft ▲ | August |
| 5S5 — Lake Billy Chinook | Culver | 2,695 ft | 5,089 ft ▲ | July |
| 64S — Prospect State | Prospect | 2,578 ft | 5,080 ft ▲ | August |
| 12S — Monument Municipal | Monument | 2,323 ft | 5,028 ft ▲ | August |
| KONO — Ontario Municipal | Ontario | 2,193 ft | 4,960 ft | July |
| S49 — Miller Meml Airpark | Vale | 2,249 ft | 4,884 ft | July |
| S33 — Madras Municipal | Madras | 2,438 ft | 4,777 ft | July |
| S03 — Ashland Municipal/Sumner Parker Field | Ashland | 1,889 ft | 4,171 ft | July |
| 3S4 — Illinois Valley | Cave Junction | 1,394 ft | 3,937 ft | July |
| 9S9 — Lexington | Lexington | 1,635 ft | 3,783 ft | July |
| KPDT — Eastern Oregon Regional At Pendleton | Pendleton | 1,494 ft | 3,781 ft | July |
| 00S — Mc Kenzie Bridge State | Mc Kenzie Bridge | 1,620 ft | 3,722 ft | July |
| KMFR — Rogue Valley International/Medford | Medford | 1,335 ft | 3,709 ft | July |
| O68 — Sluice Creek | Imnaha | 1,370 ft | 3,655 ft | August |
| 35S — Wasco State | Wasco | 1,503 ft | 3,451 ft | July |
| O29 — Pittsburg Landing | Imnaha | 1,185 ft | 3,430 ft | August |
| 3S8 — Grants Pass | Grants Pass | 1,130 ft | 3,399 ft | August |
| OR8 — Dug Bar Usfs | Imnaha | 1,022 ft | 3,274 ft | August |
| O48 — Salmon Bar | Imnaha | 947 ft | 3,189 ft | July |
| 5S0 — Oakridge State | Oakridge | 1,393 ft | 3,132 ft | August |
| 1S8 — Arlington Municipal | Arlington | 890 ft | 3,041 ft | July |
| KHRI — Hermiston Municipal | Hermiston | 644 ft | 2,936 ft | July |
| 6S4 — Davis | Gates | 1,028 ft | 2,674 ft | August |
| 16S — Myrtle Creek Municipal | Myrtle Creek | 619 ft | 2,668 ft | August |
| M50 — Boardman | Boardman | 396 ft | 2,549 ft | July |
| 5S1 — George Felt | Roseburg | 428 ft | 2,417 ft | August |
| KRBG — Roseburg Regional | Roseburg | 533 ft | 2,385 ft | August |
| 61S — Cottage Grove State | Cottage Grove | 645 ft | 2,318 ft | August |
| 4S2 — Ken Jernstedt Airfield | Hood River | 638 ft | 2,297 ft | August |
| 77S — Hobby Field | Creswell | 541 ft | 2,191 ft | August |
| KDLS — Columbia Gorge Regional/The Dalles Municipal | The Dalles | 247 ft | 2,190 ft | July |
| S30 — Lebanon State | Lebanon | 349 ft | 2,155 ft | August |
| KEUG — Mahlon Sweet Field | Eugene | 374 ft | 2,092 ft | August |
| 03S — Sandy River | Sandy | 704 ft | 2,078 ft | August |
| 05S — Vernonia Municipal | Vernonia | 650 ft | 2,050 ft | August |
| 4S9 — Mulino State | Portland-Mulino | 260 ft | 1,891 ft | August |
| S12 — Albany Municipal | Albany | 227 ft | 1,876 ft | August |
| KSLE — Mcnary Field | Salem | 213 ft | 1,853 ft | August |
| KUAO — Aurora State | Aurora | 200 ft | 1,818 ft | August |
| 17S — Chehalem Airpark | Newberg | 190 ft | 1,806 ft | July |
| KCVO — Corvallis Municipal | Corvallis | 250 ft | 1,804 ft | August |
| 2S6 — Sportsman Airpark | Newberg | 181 ft | 1,795 ft | August |
| 6S6 — Powers | Powers | 326 ft | 1,791 ft | August |
| 7S5 — Independence State | Independence | 180 ft | 1,781 ft | August |
| 7S9 — Lenhardt Airpark | Hubbard | 165 ft | 1,775 ft | August |
| KHIO — Portland-Hillsboro | Portland | 208 ft | 1,772 ft | August |
| KMMV — Mc Minnville Municipal | Mc Minnville | 163 ft | 1,760 ft | August |
| 4S4 — Skyport | Cornelius | 174 ft | 1,718 ft | August |
| 7S3 — Stark'S Twin Oaks Airpark | Hillsboro | 170 ft | 1,694 ft | August |
| KCZK — Cascade Locks State | Cascade Locks | 151 ft | 1,677 ft | August |
| KSPB — Scappoose | Scappoose | 58 ft | 1,564 ft | August |
| KTTD — Portland-Troutdale | Portland | 39 ft | 1,559 ft | August |
| KPDX — Portland International | Portland | 31 ft | 1,549 ft | August |
| KBOK — Brookings | Brookings | 462 ft | 1,102 ft | September |
| 5S6 — Cape Blanco State | Sixes | 202 ft | 969 ft | August |
| S45 — Siletz Bay State | Gleneden Beach | 69 ft | 965 ft | August |
| 9S3 — Lakeside Municipal | Lakeside | 20 ft | 809 ft | September |
| S05 — Bandon State | Bandon | 122 ft | 800 ft | August |
| KPFC — Pacific City State | Pacific City | 10 ft | 771 ft | August |
| KTMK — Tillamook | Tillamook | 39 ft | 717 ft | August |
| 3S7 — Nehalem Bay State | Manzanita | 30 ft | 706 ft | August |
| 4S1 — Gold Beach Municipal | Gold Beach | 21 ft | 682 ft | September |
| KAST — Astoria Regional | Astoria | 15 ft | 668 ft | August |
| 6S2 — Florence Municipal | Florence | 51 ft | 661 ft | July |
| KOTH — Southwest Oregon Regional | North Bend | 17 ft | 580 ft | August |
| KONP — Newport Municipal | Newport | 160 ft | 549 ft | August |
| 56S — Seaside Municipal | Seaside | 12 ft | 529 ft | September |
| 5S4 — Toledo State | Toledo | 12 ft | 490 ft | September |
| R33 — Wakonda Beach State | Waldport | 41 ft | 435 ft | August |
▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.
Frequently asked questions
Which Oregon airport has the highest density altitude in summer?
Memaloose Usfs (25U) tops the list: from 6,708 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 9,483 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.
What is the highest airport in Oregon?
Memaloose Usfs (25U) at 6,708 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.