Aurora State Airport Wes Lematta Field Aurora Flight Strip | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Oregon Department of Aviation | ||||||||||
| Serves | Aurora, Oregon | ||||||||||
| Location | Marion County, near Aurora, Oregon | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 200 ft / 61 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°14′50″N 122°46′12″W / 45.24722°N 122.77000°W | ||||||||||
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  KUAO Location of Aurora State Airport | |||||||||||
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Aurora State Airport (ICAO: KUAO, FAA LID: UAO) is a public airport located one mile (2 km) northwest of the central business district of Aurora, a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It is owned by the Oregon Department of Aviation.[1]
Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Aurora State Airport is assigned UAO by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[2]
Primarily a general aviation airport, Aurora has significant business aviation based at the field. In addition the airport serves as the home to two major aviation companies Van's Aircraft and Columbia Helicopters.
On May 26, 2009, the Oregon State Legislature passed a resolution identifying the airport as Wes Lematta Field at Aurora State Airport. The late Wes Lematta was the founder of Columbia Helicopters located on the northeastern corner of the field.[3][4]
- ^ a b FAA Airport Form 5010 for UAO PDF, effective 2023-08-10
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: KUAO – Aurora, Oregon (Aurora State Airport)
- ^ Oregon Legislature Renames Aurora State Airport in Honor of Wes Lematta Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Senate Joint Resolution 8 Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine