Cascade Locks State Airport is a public use
airport located one
nautical mile
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(2
km) northeast of the
central business district
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of
Cascade Locks
Cascade Locks is a city in Hood River County, Oregon, United States. The city took its name from a set of locks built to improve navigation past the Cascades Rapids of the Columbia River. The U.S. federal government approved the plan for the l ...
, a city in
Hood River County, Oregon, United States. It is owned by the
Oregon Department of Aviation.
Facilities and aircraft
Cascade Locks State Airport covers an area of 37
acre
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s (15
ha) at an
elevation of 151 feet (46 m) above
mean sea level. It has one
runway designated 6/24 with an
asphalt surface measuring 1,800 by 30 feet (549 x 9 m). For the 12-month period ending June 17, 2011, the airport had 1,500
general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 125 per month.
References
External links
State Warning Airports: Cascade Locksat
Oregon Department of Aviation
Aerial image as of July 1993from
USGS ''
The National Map''
{{Airports in Oregon, state=collapsed
Airports in Hood River County, Oregon