FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | U54 |
| Lat/Long: | 44-58-46.6920N / 114-44-05.3290W 44-58.778200N / 114-44.088817W 44.9796367 / -114.7348136 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3626 ft. / 1105.2 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 17E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 83469 |
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: | no |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| LKTr247/27.7 | | SALMON VOR/DME | | 113.50 | | 18E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CHALLIS | | 304/35.4 | | 397 | | 17E | | LLJ | .-.. .-.. .--- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 1900 x 150 ft. / 579 x 46 m |
| Surface: | turf/dirt, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 17/35 RY EDGES & THLDS MKD WITH WHITE ROCK MARKERS. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 500 ft. hill, 1000 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear +4' FENCE AT 0' 85'R; +500' RIDGE AT 500' 200'R; +30' RIDGE AT 200' ON CNTRLN. | | 170 ft. hill, 1000 ft. from runway, 300 ft. right of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear |
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 RANGER DIST. PO BOX 750 HIGHWAY 93 CHALLIS, ID 83226 Phone 208-879-4101 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 71/month * | | 59% | transient general aviation | | 41% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 21 September 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | FLYING B ARPT LCTD 1/2 MILE UPSTREAM. |
| - | NO WINTER MAINTENANCE. |
| - | LAND RY 35; TKOF RY 17; NO TGL OR STOP & GO LANDINGS; GO AROUNDS NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO STEEP RISING TERRAIN OFF NORTH END OF RY 17. |
| - | NO TELEPHONE AVBL AT ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at U54.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSMN - Lemhi County Airport (37 nm E)
KMYL - Mc Call Municipal Airport (58 nm W)
6S5 - Ravalli County Airport (80 nm N)
S80 - Idaho County Airport (82 nm NW)
KSUN - Friedman Memorial Airport (91 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Sparky Imeson
Photo shot towards the north Bernard Creek USFS strip is shown as the upper, shorter red strip. The lower, longer strip is the Flying B Ranch strip (12ID), 1/2 mile to the south)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:24 | | 11:24 |
| Sunrise | | 06:01 | | 12:01 |
| Sunset | | 21:27 | | 03:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 22:03 | | 04:03 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Jul-2008 01:01:39 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 06-Jul-2008 19:01:39 |
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| METAR |
KLLJ 35nm SE | 070055Z AUTO 31009G14KT 10SM FEW100 28/02 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP066 T02830017
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KSMN 38nm E | 070055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN110 29/06 A2986 RMK AO1
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KSNT 50nm S | 070051Z AUTO 27005KT 22/02 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02220022 PWINO TSNO $
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| TAF |
KSMN 38nm E | 062325Z 070024 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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