Sierraville Dearwater Airport (O79)

O79
Sierraville Dearwater Airport (O79)
Sierraville, CA
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier O79
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 120°21'15.4740" W / 39°34'53.4590" N
-120.354298 / 39.581516 (Estimated)
Elevation 4989.70 ft / 1520.86 m (Estimated)
Land 28 acres
From nearest city 1 nautical miles SE of Sierraville, CA
Location Sierra County, CA
Magnetic Variation 16E (1985)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner COUNTY OF SIERRA
Address PO BOX 98
DOWNIEVILLE, CA 95936
Phone number (530) 289-3201
Manager BRIAN DAVEY
Address PO BOX 98
DOWNIEVILLE, CA 95936
Phone number (530) 289-3201
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart SAN FRANCISCO
Region AWP - Western-Pacific
Traffic Pattern Alt 800 ft
Responsible ARTCC ZOA - OAKLAND
Tie-in FSS RNO - RENO
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility RNO (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.9 MHz
Airport Services
Airframe repair NONE
Power plant repair NONE
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Tiedown
Runway Information
Runway 03/21
Dimensions 3093 x 50 ft (943 x 15 m)
Surface ASPH-DIRT (POOR)
Surface treatment
03 21
Physical elevation 4989.70 ft 4954.70 ft
Coordinates 39.578728 / -120.358435 39.584305 / -120.350162
Traffic pattern Left Right
Runway marking Basic , Good Condition Basic , Good Condition
Runway end lights No No
CL lights No No
TDZ lights No No
Remarks
  • FOR CD CTC OAKLAND ARTCC AT 510-745-3380.