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U46

Big Southern Butte Airport
Atomic City, Idaho, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	U46
Lat/Long:	43-25-57.3000N 113-03-19.6000W 43-25.955000N 113-03.326667W 43.4325833,-113.0554444 (estimated)
Elevation:	5073 ft. / 1546 m (estimated)
Variation:	16E (1985)
From city:	10 miles W of ATOMIC CITY, ID
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	83213

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	06/1951
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
PIHr315/38.1		POCATELLO VOR/DME		112.60		17E

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions:	2600 x 110 ft. / 792 x 34 m
Surface:	dirt, in fair condition
Runway edge markings:	01/19 EDGES & THLDS MKD WITH WHITE ROCK BOUNDARY MKRS (BMS).
	RUNWAY 1	RUNWAY 19
Latitude:	43-25.769333N	43-26.141833N
Longitude:	113-03.470667W	113-03.181167W
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	none	15 ft. road, 100 ft. left of centerline 14' RD AT 150' ON CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

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

Additional Remarks

-	NO WINTER MAINTENANCE.
-	LIVESTOCK ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	RY 01/19 SFC MAY BE POOR DUE TO DAMAGE BY LIVESTOCK; GROUND VEHICLES AND RODENTS.
-	RY 01/19 +1.5 FT BERM & -1 FT DITCH ADJACENT TO ENTIRE PERIMETER OF RY.
-	FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at U46.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAOC - Arco-Butte County Airport (16 nm NW)
U02 - McCarley Field Airport (34 nm SE)
KPIH - Pocatello Regional Airport (37 nm SE)
KIDA - Idaho Falls Regional Airport (43 nm E)
KSUN - Friedman Memorial Airport (54 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 09-May-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:43	11:43
Sunrise	06:15	12:15
Sunset	20:42	02:42
Evening civil twilight	21:14	03:14

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	10-May-2025 04:06:58
Local (UTC-6)	09-May-2025 22:06:58

METAR

KPIH 38nm SE	100353Z 24004KT 10SM CLR 18/04 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP186 T01830039
KIDA 43nm E	100353Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM CLR 20/02 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP200 T02000022

TAF

KPIH 38nm SE	091724Z 0918/1018 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM091900 28008KT P6SM SKC FM100200 VRB06KT P6SM SKC
KIDA 43nm E	091724Z 0918/1018 VRB06KT P6SM SKC FM092000 22010KT P6SM SKC FM100200 VRB06KT P6SM SKC

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