Christmas Valley Airport is located 1 m (2 km) southeast of

Christmas Valley Christmas Valley is an unincorporated community in Lake County, Oregon, United States. The community was named after nearby Christmas Lake, usually dry, east of the present town and the site of the former Lake post office, which ran from 1906 un ...

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, United States. The airport consists of a 60' (18m) wide runway with a segmented circle marked by white tires and a medium-intensity runway lighting system which allows 25 minutes for landing once an aircraft is on beam and activates the system. Pilot activates the

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: RY 7/25 -

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(CTAF). Tie-downs are available but at this time there are no fuel or oxygen services onsite. Two single engine aircraft are based on the field. The airstrip is unattended and open for public use.

History

Established in 1962, the airport was intended to promote land development.Airport Layout Plan
/ref> The runway was built as part of the original development of the town and dedicated in 1985. A recent $500,000 grant from the

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widened, paved, and lit the mile-long airstrip.

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Airport Layout Plan
Airports in Lake County, Oregon 1962 establishments in Oregon {{Oregon-struct-stub