Butte Valley Airport (A32), California
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Butte Valley Airport, local identifier A32, serves Dorris, California, at an elevation of 4,243 feet in Siskiyou County near the Oregon border. The field is unattended and uncontrolled, with a single paved runway and no fuel or customs services onsite. Traffic is light, drawing mostly business aviation flights on an occasional basis, and the nearest comparable fields sit twenty to fifty nautical miles away in Klamath Falls, Montague, Weed, and Medford.
Runways
Butte Valley Airport has one paved runway, 16/34, 4,300 ft long and 60 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
The airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Butte Valley Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is O33, 121 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Butte Valley Airport recorded 19 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in June. Business aviation traffic at Butte Valley Airport is concentrated in the spring and summer months, with the highest recorded activity in June and the lowest in October.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month June, 5 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Weather station is 5.1 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Butte Valley Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: weight restrictions, runway notes and other notes.
The airport owner restricts the field to aircraft with a maximum certified takeoff weight of 12,500 pounds or less. Contact the airport manager for more information.
Activate the medium intensity runway lights for runway 16/34 by keying the frequency 122.9 five times.
Taxiway lights are installed only at the entrances to the taxiways.
For clearance delivery, contact Seattle Air Route Traffic Control Center.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Butte Valley Airport has five airfields within 50 NM. The closest is Crater Lake / Klamath Regional (KLMT), 19.43 NM northeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
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Frequently asked questions
What kind of traffic does Butte Valley Airport (A32) see?
Butte Valley Airport, identified as A32, recorded 20 total annual operations in 2025 per FAA TFMSC data, with 19 of those business aviation flights. This is a low-volume field near Dorris, California, unattended and unstaffed. Dispatchers should plan for minimal ground support and no on-field personnel.
Is there a weight restriction at A32?
Yes, the airport owner restricts A32 to aircraft with a maximum certified takeoff weight of 12,500 pounds or less. Operators planning heavier aircraft should contact the airport manager directly for additional guidance before filing. This restriction applies to all traffic regardless of runway used.
What runway lighting is available at Butte Valley Airport?
Butte Valley Airport has a single paved runway, 16/34, at 4,300 feet long and 60 feet wide, equipped with medium intensity runway lights. Pilots activate the lights by keying the airport frequency five times on 122.9. Taxiway lighting is limited to the entrances of the taxiways only.
Where is the nearest customs facility to A32?
The nearest customs airport to Butte Valley Airport (A32) is O33, located about 120.74 nautical miles away. A32 itself has no onsite customs processing. Operators requiring customs clearance near this Dorris, California field need to route through that facility or another designated port of entry.