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C53
(formerly ID67)
Lower Loon Creek Airport
Challis, Idaho, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: C53
Lat/Long: 44-48-31.2163N / 114-48-31.1756W
44-48.520272N / 114-48.519593W
44.8086712 / -114.8086599
(estimated)
Elevation: 4200 ft. / 1280 m (estimated)
Variation: 17E (1990)
From city: 30 miles SW of CHALLIS, ID
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 83469

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1992
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: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LKTr229/33.3SALMON VOR/DME113.5018E

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 1200 x 25 ft. / 366 x 8 m
Surface: turf/dirt
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 44-48.618877N44-48.421667N
Longitude: 114-48.526852W114-48.512333W
Elevation: 4084.0 ft.4098.0 ft.
Gradient: 1.2% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: IDAHO DEPT OF FISH AND GAME
600 S. WALNUT
BOISE, ID 83707
Phone 208-334-3771
Manager: JIM LUKENS
PO BOX 25
BOISE, ID 83707
Phone 208-756-2271

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 50/month
83% transient general aviation
17% air taxi

Additional Remarks

ARPT LCTD ON A PLATEAU 50 FT TO 75 FT ABOVE THE RIVER.
RY NOT MARKED.
RECOMMEND LAND RY 16; DEPART RY 34 WHEN WIND CONDITIONS ALLOW.
NO WINTER MAINT.
STOCK AND BIG GAME ANIMALS INVOF RY.
RODENT ACTIVITY ADJACENT BOTH SIDES OF RY.
LCTD IN NARROW WINDING RIVER CANYON.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at C53.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSMN - Lemhi County Airport (44 nm NE)
KMYL - Mc Call Municipal Airport (55 nm W)
KSUN - Friedman Memorial Airport (81 nm S)
KGIC - Idaho County Airport (88 nm NW)
6S5 - Ravalli County Airport (91 nm N)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3411:34
Sunrise06:0812:08
Sunset21:0303:03
Evening civil twilight21:3703:37

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 09:39:38
Local (UTC-6)  18-May-2013 03:39:38
 
METAR
KLLJ 
31nm SE 
180855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN070 07/06 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP117 T00720056 58001
KSNT 
39nm S 
180851Z AUTO 00000KT 03/02 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP106 T00280017 50000 PWINO TSNO
KSMN 
44nm NE 
180855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC080 08/07 A2995 RMK AO1 52003
TAF
KSMN 
44nm NE 
180727Z 1807/1906 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 OVC035 TEMPO 1807/1810 BKN015 FM181000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN060 OVC070 FM182100 32005KT P6SM VCSH OVC070 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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