AirNav: U87 - Smiley Creek Airport

U87

Smiley Creek Airport
Galena, Idaho, USA

GOING TO GALENA?

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

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:	7160 ft. / 2182 m (estimated)
Variation:	17E (1985)
From city:	6 miles NW of GALENA, ID
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	83340

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	06/1966
Sectional chart:	SALT LAKE CITY
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 good condition
Runway edge markings:	14/32 EDGES & THRS MARKED WITH WHITE ROCK.
	RUNWAY 14	RUNWAY 32
Latitude:	43-55.095000N	43-54.362667N
Longitude:	114-47.997000W	114-47.529000W
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	4 ft. fence, 100 ft. left of centerline 5 FT FENCE 200 FT ON CNTRLN, +2 FT BERM 60 FT ON CNTRLN, 5 FT BRUSH 75 FT 50 FT L, +2 FT SPRINKLER VALVE 50 FT 35 FT L.	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 BUREAU OF AERONAUTICS.
Owner:	STATE OF ID, ITD DIV AERO P O BOX 7129 BOISE, ID 83707-1129 Phone 208-334-8775
Manager:	AERO DIV ADMIN P O BOX 7129 BOISE, ID 83707-1129 Phone 208-334-8775

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 88/week *
91%	transient general aviation
9%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 06 June 2006

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.

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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Aerial photo
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Sectional chart
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 05-Jul-2009

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:28	11:28
Sunrise	06:04	12:04
Sunset	21:24	03:24
Evening civil twilight	21:59	03:59

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	05-Jul-2009 06:17:37
Local (UTC-6)	05-Jul-2009 00:17:37

METAR

KSNT
16nm N

050551Z AUTO 17003KT 08/06 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP168 T00780061 10200 20078 50003 PWINO TSNO

TAF

KSUN
33nm SE

050520Z 0506/0606 32008KT P6SM SCT100 FM052000 15006KT P6SM VCTS FEW050CB SCT110 PROB30 0520/0602 VRB15G30KT P6SM -TSRA BKN050CB BKN110 FM060200 28006KT P6SM VCSH FEW060 SCT100 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND TIL 051300

NOTAMs

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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities
	Business Name		Contact		Services / Description				Comments
Idaho Dept of Aviation				no information available If you are affiliated with Idaho Dept of Aviation and would like to show here your services, contact info, web link, logo, and more, click here					write


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	Business Name		Contact		Services / Description		Distance		Comments
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