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U53

Henrys Lake Airport
Island Park, Idaho, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	U53
Lat/Long:	44-38-05.1000N 111-20-33.7000W 44-38.085000N 111-20.561667W 44.6347500,-111.3426944 (estimated)
Elevation:	6596 ft. / 2010 m (estimated)
Variation:	16E (1985)
From city:	3 miles SE of ISLAND PARK, ID
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	83429

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	07/1945
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
WX AWOS-3P at WYS (10 nm E):	118.1 ((406) 646-7727)

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
TARGY		286/7.1		415		14E		LO	.-.. ---

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions:	4600 x 170 ft. / 1402 x 52 m
Surface:	turf, in good condition
Runway edge markings:	06/24 EDGES & THRS MARKED WITH WHITE ROCKS.
	RUNWAY 6	RUNWAY 24
Latitude:	44-37.996000N	44-38.175000N
Longitude:	111-21.077167W	111-20.047000W
Traffic pattern:	left	right
Obstructions:	4 ft. fence, 90 ft. left and right of centerline 4 FT BARB WIRE FENCE SRNDS RWY 6 ON ALL SIDES, 90 FT LEFT & RIGHT, 20 FT ON CNTRLN.	4 ft. fence, 90 ft. right of centerline 4 FT BARB WIRE FENCE AT 0 FT, 90 FT RIGHT.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	STATE OF ID, ITD-DIV OF AERONAUTICS P.O. BOX 7129 BOISE, ID 83707-1129 Phone 208-334-8775
Manager:	DIV ADMIN P.O. BOX 7129 BOISE, ID 83707-1129 Phone 208-334-8775

Additional Remarks

-	NO WINTER MAINTENANCE.
-	RECOMMEND LAND RWY 06 TAKEOFF RWY 24 WHEN WIND CONDITIONS ALLOW.
-	LIVESTOCK & BIG GAME ANIMALS HAVE ACCESS TO RY DURING FALL, WINTER & SPRING; DO NOT LEAVE ACFT UNATNDD DURING THESE SEASONS.
-	FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
-	FST 700 FT OF RWY 6 IS ROUGH DUE TO UNEVEN SFC/BUNCH GRASS AND RODENT ACTIVITY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at U53.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KWYS - Yellowstone Airport (10 nm E)
KEKS - Ennis - Big Sky Airport (41 nm N)
KRXE - Rexburg-Madison County Airport (52 nm SW)
KDIJ - Driggs/Reed Memorial Airport (54 nm S)
KDLN - Dillon Airport (63 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 27-Oct-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:27	13:27
Sunrise	07:57	13:57
Sunset	18:21	00:21
Evening civil twilight	18:51	00:51

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	27-Oct-2025 16:42:19
Local (UTC-6)	27-Oct-2025 10:42:19

METAR

KWYS
10nm E

271615Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM SCT020 BKN027 BKN070 M03/M03 A3001 RMK AO2

TAF

KWYS
10nm E

271508Z 2715/2812 22005KT 2SM -SN SCT005 OVC015 TEMPO 2715/2716 1/2SM SN OVC005 FM271600 27009KT P6SM SCT015 OVC025 FM271800 29010G19KT P6SM SCT025 FM280300 23005KT P6SM FEW090

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