Barrett Field Airport is a private airport

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 located on the northwest corner of Athena

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 in Umatilla County

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, Oregon

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History

Barrett Field was established in 1943, after the initital WW II limits on private aviation were lifted. It was owned by the Barretts, a pioneering family in the area, with adjoining agricultural property. After the war Barrett Field was frequently used as a "duster strip" by Marsh Aviation, an aerial applicator based in Walla Walla, Washington.

In 1975 the field was deeded by Areta Barrett to her great nephew, Henry Barrett Tillman. At that time a permanent hangar was erected, as the Tillmans restored and flew vintage aircraft. Meanwhile, Barrett Field continued part-time operation for agricultural aviation.

The property was sold to the Sheldon King family c. 2002, and aviation use largely ended.