FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | U79 |
| Lat/Long: | 45-22-44.6820N / 115-11-48.4070W 45-22.744700N / 115-11.806783W 45.3790783 / -115.1967797 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5765 ft. / 1757 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 18E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 83677 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1941 |
| Sectional chart: | GREAT FALLS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
| FSS: | BOISE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BOI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 4100 x 200 ft. / 1250 x 61 m |
| Surface: | turf/dirt, in fair condition RY 07/25 ROUGH SFC. |
| Runway edge markings: | 07/25 & RY 15/33 THRS MARKED & RYS OUTLINED WITH YELLOW ROCKS. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 25 ft. trees, 45 ft. right of centerline +35 FT TREES 150 FT ON CNTRLN. | | 35 ft. tree, 110 ft. left of centerline +325' TIMBERED RIDGE 5000' ON CNTRLN. |
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 2700 x 140 ft. / 823 x 43 m |
| Surface: | turf, in poor condition RY 15/33 ROUGH AND UNEVEN SFC. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 25 ft. trees, 90 ft. right of centerline RWY 15 120 FT TIMBERED HILL 1200 FT ON CNTRLN | | 25 ft. trees, 60 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear +275' TIMBERED RIDGE 3000' ON CNTRLN +35' TREES AT 300' ON CNTRLN. |
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: | KRASSEL DISTRICT RANGER 500 NORTH MISSION STREET MC CALL, ID 83638 Phone 208-634-0600 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 57/week * | | 67% | transient general aviation | | 33% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 09 August 2102 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | APRT SUBJECT TO TEMPORARY CLOSURE EARLY SPRING TO SOFT RYS. |
| - | +70' TREES ADJACENT TO ALL RY EDGES. |
| - | EXTENSIVE RODENT ACTIVITY ON BOTH RYS. |
| - | NO TELEPHONE AVBL AT ARPT. |
| - | PVT STONE BREAKER ARPT LOCATED 1 NM NE OF CHAMBERLAIN USFS. |
| - | RY 07/25 W 500 FT CLSD INDEFLY. |
| - | RY 15/33 HAS +2 FT PIPE & -2 FT DITCH ACROSS RY NORTH OF RY 07/25 INTERSECTION. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at U79.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KMYL - Mc Call Municipal Airport (48 nm SW)
KGIC - Idaho County Airport (52 nm NW)
KSMN - Lemhi County Airport (58 nm E)
6S5 - Ravalli County Airport (69 nm NE)
32S - Stevensville Airport (84 nm NE)
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:33 | | 11:33 |
| Sunrise | | 06:08 | | 12:08 |
| Sunset | | 21:06 | | 03:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:41 | | 03:41 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 09:39:49 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 18-May-2013 03:39:49 |
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| METAR |
KMYL 48nm SW | 180851Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT006 BKN013 OVC055 07/06 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP137 T00720056 56001
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KP69 49nm N | 180852Z AUTO 00000KT 10/09 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP156 60003 T01000094 50007 PWINO TSNO
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| TAF |
KMYL 48nm SW | 180647Z 1807/1906 VRB05KT P6SM SCT008 BKN060 TEMPO 1807/1811 BKN008 FM181800 24007KT P6SM VCSH BKN080
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