FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | U01 |
| Lat/Long: | 42-47-50.3400N / 112-49-30.6720W 42-47.839000N / 112-49.511200W 42.7973167 / -112.8251867 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4419 ft. / 1347 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 16E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of AMERICAN FALLS, ID |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 83211 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1944 |
| Sectional chart: | SALT LAKE CITY |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | BOISE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BOI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 03/21 & TRCV RY 21 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS at PIH (12 nm NE): | 135.625 (208-235-1287) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| PIHr223/8.8 | | POCATELLO VORTAC | | 112.60 | | 17E |
| MLDr318/39.5 | | MALAD CITY VOR/DME | | 117.40 | | 17E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 4900 x 50 ft. / 1494 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 42-47.588433N | | 42-48.089533N |
| Longitude: | 112-49.940267W | | 112-49.082133W |
| Elevation: | 4412.7 ft. | | 4413.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 036 magnetic, 052 true | | 216 magnetic, 232 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | tri-color VASI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 4 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway, 30 ft. right of centerline HAS A 4 FT HIGH FENCE 0 FT FROM THLD AND 30 FT R. | | 24 ft. hill, 700 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | POWER COUNTY 543 BANNOCK AVENUE AMERICAN FALLS, ID 83211 Phone 208-226-7611 |
| Manager: | STAN BEARUP 2683 AIRPORT RD AMERICAN FALLS, ID 83211-5401 Phone 208-220-0837 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 32 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 29 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 49/day * | | 72% | transient general aviation | | 28% | local general aviation | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 27 January 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | ULTRALITE AGRICULTURE ACFT & HELICOPTERS OPS DURING SUMMER MONTHS. |
| - | IRREGULAR SNOW REMOVAL. |
| - | NO LINE OF SITE BETWEEN RUNWAY ENDS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at U01.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPIH - Pocatello Regional Airport (12 nm NE)
U02 - McCarley Field Airport (32 nm NE)
KBYI - Burley Municipal Airport (44 nm W)
KAOC - Arco-Butte County Airport (53 nm NW)
KIDA - Idaho Falls Regional Airport (54 nm NE)
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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 05-Jul-2009
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:25 | | 11:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:00 | | 12:00 |
| Sunset | | 21:12 | | 03:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:46 | | 03:46 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 07:43:40 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 05-Jul-2009 01:43:40 |
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| METAR |
KPIH 13nm NE | 050653Z AUTO 08009KT 10SM CLR 14/10 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP166 T01390100 402720111
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| TAF |
KPIH 13nm NE | 050520Z 0506/0606 08005KT P6SM FEW040 FM052000 27008KT P6SM VCTS FEW060CB SCT100 PROB30 0520/0602 VRB15G30KT P6SM -TSRA BKN060CB BKN100 FM060200 18006KT P6SM VCSH FEW070 SCT100
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| NOTAMs |
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