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Sierraville Dearwater (O79)

Sierraville, CA

Airport Information

Flight Category:
Unavailable
Winds:
Unavailable
Clouds:
Unavailable
Visibility:
Unavailable
Elevation:
4989.7 ft (1520.9 m)
Ctrl Tower:
Yes
Runways:
03/21 (3093x50)
Sierraville Dearwater Pilot Reviews:

Martin C.

February 20, 2026

Runway's in decent shape overall. A few cracks here and there, but nothing that looks unsafe. If the wind cooperates, I'd go with landing 21 and departing 3. Terrain climbs fast off both ends of the runway, and it's tighter in on the approach to 3. No buildings at all. Just the strip, a parking pad with 5 tie downs in decent shape, a small car lot, and a picnic table. Easy walk over to Sierraville Hot Springs Resort. Town is a couple miles away m, but it's an easy bike ride (I travel with a foldable e-bike).

chewyf15

October 5, 2025

Airport neatly mowed, pavement in good shape. Recent cow patties on runway suggest recent issue with broken fencing. Temperature in the low 80's, a near to 90 degree cross wind created a slight tailwind on 03. Struggled with downdrafts on climb out off 03. 21 could have been a disaster, as it goes straight towards the mountains, slopes up. A one mile walk on a lightly traveled road leads to Sierraville, there is very fine Mexican food at Los Dos Hermanos. Really fun, but be careful.

Charlie

August 9, 2025

Runway condition has worsened over the last twelve months. Now has a large volume of weeds growing through cracks in the pavement. Otherwise good small airport with fine paved parking area with tie-down ropes.

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Runway Information

Identifier:
RWY 03
Dimensions:
3093x50
Surface:
Asphalt
Elevation:
4990ft
Traffic Pattern:
Left
Approach Lighting:
None
Visual Slope Indicator:
None
Displaced Threshold:
0ft
03

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Recent Departures

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Radio Frequencies

CTAF:
122.900 MHz

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