FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | U61 |
| Lat/Long: | 43-56-37.3000N / 114-06-36.9000W
43-56.621667N / 114-06.615000W
43.9436944 / -114.1102500
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 6893 ft. / 2101.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 17E (1985) |
| From city: | 22 miles NE of KETCHUM, ID |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 83340 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1956 |
| 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: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CHALLIS | | 156/34.8 | | 397 | | 17E | | LLJ | .-.. .-.. .--- |
| HAILEY | | 353/37.3 | | 5 | | 16E | | HLE | .... .-.. . |
| ARCO | | 287/39.2 | | 200 | | 15E | | AOC | .- --- -.-. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 4450 x 100 ft. / 1356 x 30 m
RY 03/21 SW 560 FT RUTTED AND UNUSABLE. |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 03/21 EDGES & THRS MARKED WITH WHITE ROCKS. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 43-56.271167N | | 43-56.972500N |
| Longitude: | 114-06.760833W | | 114-06.468500W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 2 ft. berm, 30 ft. left and right of centerline | | 430 ft. mtn, 1300 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
ADDNL OBSTN +300 MTN 1300 FT FM THLD ON CNTRLN; 14 FT ROAD 100 FT FM THLD ON CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF ID, ITD DIV OF AERO
P.O. BOX 7129
BOISE, ID 83707-1129
Phone 208-334-8775 |
| Manager: | DIV ADMIN
P.O. BOX 7129
BOISE, ID 83707-1129
Phone 208-334-8775 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 67/month * | | 75% | transient general aviation | | 25% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 17 August 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO WINTER MAINT. |
| - | ARPT LCTD IN HIGH MTN VALLEY SURROUNDED BY HIGH MTNS. |
| - | BE ALERT ARPT SUBJECT TO ONGOING DAMAGE BY LIVESTOCK; GROUND VEHICLES AND RODENTS. |
| - | RY 03/21 -1 FT DITCH & +1 FT - 2 FT DIRT BERM ENTIRE PERIMETER OF RY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at U61.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSUN - Friedman Memorial Airport (28 nm S)
KAOC - Arco-Butte County Airport (39 nm SE)
KGNG - Gooding Municipal Airport (68 nm SW)
KSMN - Lemhi County Airport (71 nm N)
KJER - Jerome County Airport (75 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in the Fall of 2007
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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 25-Jul-2008
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:46 | | 11:46 |
| Sunrise | | 06:19 | | 12:19 |
| Sunset | | 21:06 | | 03:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:40 | | 03:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jul-2008 03:07:06 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 25-Jul-2008 21:07:06 |
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| METAR |
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KSUN
28nm S | 260255Z 00000KT 10SM SKC 22/06 A3002
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KLLJ
35nm N | 260255Z AUTO 27009KT 10SM FEW090 28/M03 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP076 T02831033 55001
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KSNT
38nm W | 260251Z AUTO 00000KT 20/02 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP110 T02000022 55003 PWINO TSNO
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| TAF |
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KSUN
28nm S | 252320Z 260024 21009KT P6SM FEW080 FM0300 31010KT P6SM SKC AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND 05Z-13Z
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| NOTAMs |
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