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U87 Smiley Creek Airport
Smiley Creek, Idaho, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 FEBRUARY 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: U87
Lat/Long: 43-54-43.7000N 114-47-45.8000W
43-54.728333N 114-47.763333W
43.9121389,-114.7960556
(estimated)
Elevation: 7206 ft. / 2196 m (estimated)
Variation: 17E (1985)
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 83340

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1966
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

CTAF: 122.9

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 4900 x 150 ft. / 1494 x 46 m
Surface: turf, in excellent condition
Runway edge markings: 14/32 EDGES & THRS MKD WITH WHITE ROCK BOUNDARY MKRS.
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Latitude: 43-55.095000N43-54.362667N
Longitude: 114-47.997000W114-47.529000W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 4 ft. fence, 100 ft. left of centerline
4 FT FENCE 200 FT ON CNTRLN, +3 FT BERM & CREEK 60 FT ON CNTRLN.
5 ft. fence, 100 ft. right of centerline
RWY 32 5 FT FENCE 200 FT ON CNTRLN, +2 FT BERM 60 FT ON CNTRLN, 15FT BRUSH 75 FT 100 FT L, +2 FT SPRINKLER VALVE 50 FT 35 FT L.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
PRIVATE LAND LEASED TO THE IDAHO DIVISION OF AERONAUTICS.
Owner: STATE OF ID, ITD DIV AERO
P O BOX 7129
BOISE, ID 83707-1129
Phone 208-334-8775
Manager: IDAHO DIV OF AERONAUTICS
P O BOX 7129
BOISE, ID 83707-1129
Phone 208-334-8775

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 98/week *
92% transient general aviation
8% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 30 July 2022

Additional Remarks

NO WINTER MAINTENANCE.
RECOMMEND LNDG RY 14 TKOF RY 32 WHEN WIND CONDITIONS ALLOW.
BE ALERT FOR SPRINKLERS/STAND PIPES ON EDGE OF RY.
ARPT LCTD IN VALLEY SURROUNDED BY HIGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
EXTREMELY HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITIONS EXIST DURING SUMMER MONTHS.
FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at U87.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSUN - Friedman Memorial Airport (33 nm SE)
KGNG - Gooding Municipal Airport (60 nm S)
U76 - Mountain Home Municipal Airport (62 nm SW)
KBOI - Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (65 nm W)
KAOC - Arco-Butte County Airport (66 nm E)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1613:16
Sunrise07:4513:45
Sunset19:4901:49
Evening civil twilight20:1802:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Mar-2024 03:27:58
Local (UTC-6)  18-Mar-2024 21:27:58
 
METAR
KSNT 
16nm N 
190251Z AUTO 16004KT 01/M06 A3023 RMK AO1 SLP244 T00061061 55001
TAF
KSUN 
33nm SE 
181737Z 1818/1924 31010KT P6SM SKC FM182000 14008KT P6SM SKC FM190200 32008KT P6SM SKC FM191900 14009KT P6SM SKC
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