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Sector Columbia River
2185 SE 12th Place Warrenton, OR 97146
2185 SE 12th Place Warrenton, OR 97146
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Sector Columbia River
Protecting the Pacific Northwest
Air Station Astoria
Air Station Astoria - Air Operations
Useful links for Coast Guard air crews operating in the Sector Columbia River
area of operation which includes the Columbia River, the Washington coast from
Queets River south to the central Oregon coast at Pacific City, and the
associated bays and inlets.
MH-60T Jayhawk Helicopter
Coast Guard Air Station Astoria maintains one MH-60T Jayhawk ready 24/7 with a flight crew and rescue swimmer. With its external fuel tanks, it is capable of reaching as far as 300 nautical miles offshore allowing Air Station Astoria to conduct missions anywhere in the Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
Resource Description:
- Manufactured by Sikorsky
- Classified as a medium range recovery helicopter
- Range of 700 nautical miles
- Normal fuel load: 4500 lbs using external tanks
- Maximum fuel load: 6460 lbs using an additional external tank
- Speed: 135-140 knots, normal cruising 90-125 kts
- Endurance: over 6 hours
- Hoist capacity 600 lbs.
- Lifting capacity (using an external cargo hook) 6000 lbs.
- Crew: 2 pilots, flight mechanic/hoist operator, and rescue swimmer
- Multiple radios including HF, UHF, and VHF including an automatic direction finder
- Portable dewatering pump kit (self contained in a plastic can that can be delivered to a boat)
- Stokes litter and rescue basket
- Designed so crew can use night vision goggles for missions after dark
- Equipped with Night Sun (high intensity search light) and/or Forward Looking Infra Red (FLIR) system for certain mission needs
- Can deliver additional rescue gear such as portable radios, large capacity rescue rafts, self-locating datum marker buoys
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