FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | S72 |
| Lat/Long: | 47-19-32.9200N 116-34-36.0400W
47-19.548667N 116-34.600667W
47.3258111,-116.5766778
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2131.3 ft. / 649.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 15E (2010) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of ST MARIES, ID |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 83861 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
| FSS: | BOISE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BOI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| COEr141/28.6 | | COEUR D'ALENE VOR/DME | | 108.80 | | 19E |
| MLPr243/38.6 | | MULLAN PASS VOR/DME | | 117.80 | | 15E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 3354 x 60 ft. / 1022 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity
FIRST 715 FT RWY 10 NOT LGTD. |
| Runway edge markings: | NSTD DSPLCD THLD MARKING YELLOW CHEVRONS. |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 47-19.666000N | | 47-19.431333N |
| Longitude: | 116-34.967833W | | 116-34.233500W |
| Elevation: | 2131.3 ft. | | 2126.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 100 magnetic, 115 true | | 280 magnetic, 295 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 35 ft. road, 825 ft. from runway, 17:1 slope to clear
DSPLCD FOR 35 FT ROAD AT 0 FT; 30 FT RIGHT; 23:1 FM DSPLCD THLD. | | 45 ft. trees, 1700 ft. from runway, 33:1 slope to clear
ADDNL OBSTNS +50' PLINE AT 2000', ON CNTRLN +4' FENCE AT 275' ON CNTRLN, +1000' RIDGE AT 1 1/2 MILES, ON CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BENEWAH COUNTY
BENEWAH COUNTY COURTHOUSE
ST MARIES, ID 83861
Phone 208-245-2234 |
| Manager: | JIM ROLETTO
701 COLLEGE AVE
ST MARIES, ID 83861
Phone 208-967-4232 |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 28 HAS 200 FT STOPWAY. |
| - | FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at S72.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCOE - Coeur d'Alene Airport - Pappy Boyington Field (29 nm N)
KSFF - Felts Field Airport (37 nm NW)
KPUW - Pullman/Moscow Regional Airport (41 nm SW)
KGEG - Spokane International Airport (43 nm NW)
KSKA - Fairchild Air Force Base (47 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Colin FitzGerald
Photo taken 26-Nov-2011
looking east.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Jack A Buell Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Jan-2026
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:58 | | 14:58 |
| Sunrise | | 07:33 | | 15:33 |
| Sunset | | 16:14 | | 00:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:49 | | 00:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Jan-2026 08:53:27 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 09-Jan-2026 00:53:27 |
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| METAR |
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KCOE
28nm N | 090820Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM BKN022 M07/M08 A3025 RMK AO2 FZRANO PNO $
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KSFF
37nm NW | 090834Z AUTO 00000KT 1 3/4SM BR BKN014 M04/M04 A3027 RMK AO2 VIS 1/2V5 I1000 T10441044
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KMLP
38nm E | 090753Z AUTO 4SM -SN BR OVC002 M07/M08 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP240 P0000 T10721078 410721083 $
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KPUW
41nm SW | 090753Z AUTO 25010G20KT 10SM FEW048 01/M02 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP273 T00061017 400171006
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KGEG
43nm NW | 090832Z 20007KT 5SM BR BKN009 M02/M03 A3023 RMK AO2 T10221033 $
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KSKA
47nm W | 090755Z 00000KT 10SM BKN002 M04/M04 A3020 RMK AO2A BKN V SCT SLP255 T10371045 400051037 CHINO RWY05 $
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KCOE
28nm N | 090539Z 0906/1006 20006KT P6SM FEW008 FM090900 19005KT 6SM BR OVC008 PROB30 0913/0919 5SM -SN FM100000 VRB04KT P6SM BKN020
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