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U98 Idaho City USFS Airport
Idaho City, Idaho, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 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 -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving 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
BOIr026/21.9BOISE VORTAC113.3017E

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: leftleft
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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Photo taken 20-May-2012
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:2214:22
Sunrise07:5214:52
Sunset18:0401:04
Evening civil twilight18:3401:34

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  10-Feb-2026 00:16:04
Local (UTC-7)  09-Feb-2026 17:16:04
 
METAR
KBOI 
23nm SW 		092353Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 08/M02 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP246 60000 T00781017 10094 20056 56006 $
KMAN 
33nm SW 		092335Z AUTO 02007KT 10SM CLR 10/M03 A3025 RMK A01
KEUL 
35nm W 		092356Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM CLR 09/M02 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP252 T00941022 10106 20078 56006
KSNT 
45nm NE 		092351Z AUTO 00000KT M02/M08 A3017 RMK AO1 SLP206 T10171083 11011 21028 51007
TAF
KBOI 
23nm SW 		092057Z 0921/1018 31011KT P6SM BKN045 TEMPO 0921/0924 31012G22KT -SHRA BKN035 FM100200 10005KT P6SM BKN200
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