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U98

Idaho City USFS Airport
Idaho City, Idaho, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	U98
Lat/Long:	43-49-14.6150N 115-51-03.3940W 43-49.243583N 115-51.056567W 43.8207264,-115.8509428 (estimated)
Elevation:	3920 ft. / 1195 m (estimated)
Variation:	17E (1985)
From city:	1 mile SW of IDAHO CITY, ID
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	83631

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	11/1948
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

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BOIr026/21.9		BOISE VORTAC		113.30		17E

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions:	3400 x 50 ft. / 1036 x 15 m
Surface:	turf/gravel, in good condition FIRST 900 FT OF RWY END 4 IS TURF; RMNG IS DIRT/GRVL MIX.
Runway edge markings:	04/22 EDGES & THRS MARKED WITH WHITE ROCK.
Operational restrictions:	RECOMMEND LAND RY 04; TKOFF RY 22; WHEN WIND CONDITIONS PERMIT.
	RUNWAY 4	RUNWAY 22
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	55 ft. trees, 20 ft. from runway, 80 ft. left of centerline CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS 45 DEG SLP.	60 ft. trees, 350 ft. from runway, 65 ft. left of centerline, 5:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	US FOREST SERVICE 324 25TH ST OGDEN, UT 84401 Phone 801-625-5511
Manager:	COLIN GOOD- FIRE MANAGEMENT OFFICER 3833 HIGHWAY 21 OR P.O. BOX 129 IDAHO CITY, ID 83763 Phone 208-869-2525

Additional Remarks

A52	NMRS ADDNL TREES/OBSTNS ON APCHS TO RWY 04 & 22.
-	NO WINTER MAINTENANCE.
-	USFS HELICOPTER OPNS DURING FIRE SEASON.
-	NO TELEPHONE AVBL AT ARPT.
-	WEST 700 FT OF RY IS TURF; REMAINDER IS GRVL.
-	FOR CD CTC BIG SKY APCH AT 208-364-5860/5861.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at U98.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBOI - Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (22 nm SW)
KMAN - Nampa Municipal Airport (33 nm SW)
KEUL - Caldwell Executive Airport (36 nm W)
U76 - Mountain Home Municipal Airport (42 nm S)
KMUO - Mountain Home Air Force Base (47 nm S)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 12-Apr-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:37	12:37
Sunrise	07:06	13:06
Sunset	20:22	02:22
Evening civil twilight	20:52	02:52

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	12-Apr-2026 22:59:50
Local (UTC-6)	12-Apr-2026 16:59:50

METAR

KBOI 23nm SW	122253Z 24004KT 10SM BKN028 BKN035 OVC050 07/03 A2982 RMK AO2 RAE12 SLP097 P0001 T00720033
KMAN 33nm SW	122255Z AUTO 20004KT 7SM FEW035 FEW042 08/08 A2982 RMK A01
KEUL 35nm W	122156Z AUTO 19012KT 10SM -RA OVC034 07/04 A2979 RMK AO2 PK WND 18027/2103 SLP091 P0005 T00720044 $
KSNT 45nm NE	122251Z AUTO 15008KT 04/02 A2971 RMK AO1 SLP026 T00390017

TAF

KBOI
23nm SW

122137Z 1222/1318 22010KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 OVC035 FM130200 13006KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM131000 14009KT 4SM -SHRA SCT010 OVC025

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