KAST is the ICAO code for Astoria Regional Airport (IATA AST), located in Astoria, OR.
Astoria Regional Airport (KAST) is a medium airport in Astoria, OR. Pilots and dispatchers reference it by ICAO code KAST or IATA code AST. It sits in North America.
Astoria Regional Airport is a regional airport primarily serving general aviation, charter, and corporate flight departments. The 5,794-foot runway means it is well-suited as a dedicated bizjet field, free from airline scheduling pressure.
The longest runway measures 5,794 ft (1,766 m), a midsize and super-midsize-class field. Representative aircraft that operate comfortably here include the Citation Longitude, Challenger 350, and Gulfstream G280. In practice this comfortable for most midsize and super-mid charter equipment.
Astoria Regional Airport sits near sea level at 15 ft.
Local operations run on America/Los_Angeles. Without scheduled airline traffic, the field tends to be quieter and more flexible for charter and corporate operations — a useful characteristic for early morning, late night, or short-notice flights that would be impractical at a hub.
SkyAccess currently tracks 169 departing and 7 arriving private-jet legs at KAST across the next six months of operator inventory. 5 charter operators have run trips through this field in our recent inventory window.
Regional fields like KAST are a meaningful share of US private aviation — closer to the trip's actual origin or destination than the nearest major hub, with shorter ramp-to-cabin times that are the main reason owners and brokers prefer them.