FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | U72 |
| Lat/Long: | 44-35-29.6810N / 114-49-23.3160W
44-35.494683N / 114-49.388600W
44.5915781 / -114.8231433
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5500 ft. / 1676 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 17E (1985) |
| From city: | 26 miles NW of CHALLIS, ID |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 83278 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1958 |
| 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: | yes |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CHALLIS | | 262/26.3 | | 397 | | 17E | | LLJ | .-.. .-.. .--- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 2500 x 75 ft. / 762 x 23 m |
| Surface: | turf/dirt, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 04/22 EDGES & THRS MARKED WITH WHITE ROCKS. |
| Operational restrictions: | RCMD LAND RWY 22; TKOF RWY 04 WHEN WIND CONDS PMT |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. tree, 45 ft. from runway, 105 ft. left of centerline | | 60 ft. trees, 125 ft. right of centerline |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | U.S. FOREST SERVICE
324 25TH ST
OGDEN, UT 84401
Phone 208-625-5511 |
| Manager: | MIDDLE FORK DIST RANGER
P.O. BOX 750 HIGHWAY 93
CHALLIS, ID 83226
Phone 208-879-4101 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 67/month * | | 62% | transient general aviation | | 38% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 09 September 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RECOMMENDED FOR EXPERINCED MOUNTAIN PILOTS ONLY. |
| - | TREES AND HIGH TRRN ON BOTH ENDS OF RWY 04/22, REQUIRES A STEEP APCH. |
| - | NO WINTER MAINTENANCE. |
| - | RY 04/22 NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL OBSTNS ON APCH TO BOTH RY ENDS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at U72.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSMN - Lemhi County Airport (51 nm NE)
KMYL - Mc Call Municipal Airport (57 nm W)
KSUN - Friedman Memorial Airport (69 nm S)
KBOI - Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (86 nm SW)
KAOC - Arco-Butte County Airport (87 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Pete Gutmann
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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 | | 06:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunset | | 21:11 | | 03:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:45 | | 03:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Jul-2008 03:10:18 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 25-Jul-2008 21:10:18 |
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| METAR |
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KSNT
26nm S | 260251Z AUTO 00000KT 20/02 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP110 T02000022 55003 PWINO TSNO
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KLLJ
26nm E | 260255Z AUTO 27009KT 10SM FEW090 28/M03 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP076 T02831033 55001
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| NOTAMs |
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