FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | U61 |
| Lat/Long: | 43-56-37.3000N / 114-06-36.9000W 43-56.621667N / 114-06.615000W 43.9436944 / -114.1102500 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 6893 ft. / 2101.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 17E (1985) |
| From city: | 22 miles NE of KETCHUM, ID |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 83340 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1956 |
| 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
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| HAILEY | | 353/37.3 | | 5 | | 16E | | HLE | .... .-.. . |
| ARCO | | 287/39.2 | | 200 | | 15E | | AOC | .- --- -.-. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 4450 x 100 ft. / 1356 x 30 m RY 03/21 SW 560 FT RUTTED AND UNUSABLE. |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 03/21 EDGES & THRS MARKED WITH WHITE ROCKS. |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 43-56.271167N | | 43-56.972500N |
| Longitude: | 114-06.760833W | | 114-06.468500W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 2 ft. berm, 30 ft. left and right of centerline | | 430 ft. hill, 1300 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear ADDNL OBSTN +300 MTN 1300 FT FM THLD ON CNTRLN; 14 FT ROAD 100 FT FM THLD ON CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | STATE OF ID, ITD DIV OF AERO 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 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 67/month * | | 75% | transient general aviation | | 25% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 23 July 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO WINTER MAINT. |
| - | ARPT LCTD IN HIGH MTN VALLEY SURROUNDED BY HIGH MTNS. |
| - | BE ALERT ARPT SUBJECT TO ONGOING DAMAGE BY LIVESTOCK; GROUND VEHICLES AND RODENTS. |
| - | RY 03/21 -1 FT DITCH & +1 FT - 2 FT DIRT BERM ENTIRE PERIMETER OF RY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at U61.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSUN - Friedman Memorial Airport (28 nm S)
KAOC - Arco-Butte County Airport (39 nm SE)
KGNG - Gooding Municipal Airport (68 nm SW)
KSMN - Lemhi County Airport (71 nm N)
KJER - Jerome County Airport (75 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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Taken in the Fall of 2007
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Times for 09-Feb-2010
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:15 | | 14:15 |
| Sunrise | | 07:45 | | 14:45 |
| Sunset | | 17:57 | | 00:57 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:27 | | 01:27 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Feb-2010 13:31:02 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 09-Feb-2010 06:31:02 |
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| METAR |
KSUN 28nm S | 091250Z AUTO 32010KT 10SM OVC021 M11/M15 A3000 RMK AO2
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KLLJ 35nm N | 091255Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM OVC013 M08/M12 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP209 T10831117
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KSNT 38nm W | 091251Z AUTO 17003KT M15/M17 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP192 T11501172 PWINO FZRANO TSNO
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| TAF |
KSUN 28nm S | 091125Z 0912/1012 32008KT P6SM SCT025 FM091900 15007KT P6SM SCT030 SCT150 FM092100 14005KT P6SM BKN015 BKN150 FM100400 32006KT P6SM SCT020 SCT150 FM100700 31010KT P6SM BKN150 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND TIL 091400
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| NOTAMs |
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