FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 0U3 |
| Lat/Long: | 44-44-40.5000N / 114-55-17.0000W 44-44.675000N / 114-55.283333W 44.7445833 / -114.9213889 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4618 ft. / 1407.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 17E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of MAHONEY CREEK, ID |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 83278 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | GREAT FALLS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | BOISE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BOI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LKTr227/39.3 | | SALMON VOR/DME | | 113.50 | | 18E |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 2150 x 15 ft. / 655 x 5 m |
| Surface: | dirt, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 03/21 THRS & EDGES HAVE WHITE WOOD BOUNDARY MARKERS; EDGE MARKERS SET AT 65 FT WIDTH. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 44-44.565500N | | 44-44.784500N |
| Longitude: | 114-55.478500W | | 114-55.087333W |
| Gradient: | 1.5% | | 1.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 600 ft. hill, 3000 ft. from runway, 425 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear | | 285 ft. hill, 1900 ft. from runway, 200 ft. left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear +180' RIDGE AT 1900' ON CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | U S FOREST SERVICE 324 25TH ST OGDEN, UT 84401 Phone 801-625-5511 |
| Manager: | MIDDLE FORK DIST RANGER PO BOX 750, HWY 93 CHALLIS, ID 83226 Phone 208-879-4101 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 24/week * | | 60% | air taxi | | 40% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 23 June 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| A30A-03 | NE END FIRST 500 FT EXTREMELY ROUGH. |
| - | NO WINTER MAINTENANCE. |
| - | RECOMMEND LNDG RWY 21; TKOF RWY 03 WHEN WIND CONDITIONS ALLOW. |
| - | -1' DITCH LCTD 20' FM CNTRLN BOTH SIDES OF RY. |
| - | FIRST 500 FT OF RY 21 HAS -1.5 FT TO -2 FT DEEP HOLES. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 0U3.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSMN - Lemhi County Airport (50 nm NE)
KMYL - Mc Call Municipal Airport (51 nm W)
KSUN - Friedman Memorial Airport (79 nm S)
S80 - Idaho County Airport (88 nm NW)
KBOI - Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (90 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Alan Negrin
Photo taken 21-Sep-2009
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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Times for 09-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:59 | | 13:59 |
| Sunrise | | 07:30 | | 14:30 |
| Sunset | | 17:17 | | 00:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:49 | | 00:49 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 08:20:54 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 09-Nov-2009 01:20:54 |
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| METAR |
KLLJ 33nm SE | 090755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M06/M11 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP237 T10611111
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KSNT 35nm S | 090751Z AUTO 00000KT M11/M12 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP232 T11061122 PWINO FZRANO TSNO
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| NOTAMs |
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