AirNav: U97 - Howe Airport

U97

Howe Airport
Howe, Idaho, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	U97
Lat/Long:	43-50-20.6520N 113-02-48.0100W 43-50.344200N 113-02.800167W 43.8390700,-113.0466694 (estimated)
Elevation:	4930 ft. / 1503 m (estimated)
Variation:	16E (1985)
From city:	4 miles NW of HOWE, ID
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	83244

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	09/1972
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

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
DBSr232/39.1		DUBOIS VORTAC		116.90		15E

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:	3800 x 25 ft. / 1158 x 8 m
Surface:	gravel/dirt, in good condition
	RUNWAY 13	RUNWAY 31
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	10 ft. road	15 ft. road, 75 ft. right of centerline ADDNL OBSTN, 15 FT ROAD AT 100 FT ON CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	BUTTE COUNTY P O BOX 737 ARCO, ID 83213 Phone 208-527-3021
Manager:	BILL MCDONALD 1357 W 3800 NORTH ARCO, ID 83244 Phone 208-768-7400

Additional Remarks

-	ARPT USED HVYLY BY AG-SPRAYING PLANES DURG SUMMER.
-	RY 13/31 THLDS DEFINED WITH WHITE BLOCKS AND REFLECTORS.
-	+15' TO +20' FARM MACHINERY MAY BE PARKED ON APROACH TO RY 13; 230' FM END OF RY.
-	FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at U97.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAOC - Arco-Butte County Airport (19 nm SW)
KIDA - Idaho Falls Regional Airport (47 nm SE)
U02 - McCarley Field Airport (48 nm SE)
KRXE - Rexburg-Madison County Airport (54 nm E)
KSUN - Friedman Memorial Airport (58 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 16-Dec-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:28	14:28
Sunrise	08:01	15:01
Sunset	16:55	23:55
Evening civil twilight	17:27	00:27

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	16-Dec-2025 19:43:50
Local (UTC-7)	16-Dec-2025 12:43:50

METAR

KIDA
47nm SE

161853Z 21024G33KT 10SM CLR 11/M02 A3014 RMK AO2 PK WND 23033/1847 SLP207 T01061022

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