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
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LKTr229/33.3 | | 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 16/34
| Dimensions: | 1200 x 25 ft. / 366 x 8 m |
| Surface: | turf/dirt |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 44-48.618877N | | 44-48.421667N |
| Longitude: | 114-48.526852W | | 114-48.512333W |
| Elevation: | 4084.0 ft. | | 4098.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.2% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
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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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 05-Jul-2008
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Times for 18-May-2013
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:34 | | 11:34 |
| Sunrise | | 06:08 | | 12:08 |
| Sunset | | 21:03 | | 03:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:37 | | 03:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 09:39:38 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 18-May-2013 03:39:38 |
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| METAR |
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KLLJ
31nm SE | 180855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN070 07/06 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP117 T00720056 58001
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KSNT
39nm S | 180851Z AUTO 00000KT 03/02 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP106 T00280017 50000 PWINO TSNO
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KSMN
44nm NE | 180855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC080 08/07 A2995 RMK AO1 52003
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| TAF |
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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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