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U61 Twin Bridges Airport
Ketchum, Idaho, USA

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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

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HAILEY353/37.3516EHLE .... .-.. .
ARCO287/39.220015EAOC .- --- -.-.

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: 43-56.271167N43-56.972500N
Longitude: 114-06.760833W114-06.468500W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: 2 ft. berm, 30 ft. left and right of centerline430 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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Feb-2010
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1514:15
Sunrise07:4514:45
Sunset17:5700:57
Evening civil twilight18:2701:27

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Feb-2010 13:31:02
Local (UTC-7)  09-Feb-2010 06:31:02
 
METAR
KSUN 
28nm S 
091250Z AUTO 32010KT 10SM OVC021 M11/M15 A3000 RMK AO2
KLLJ 
35nm N 
091255Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM OVC013 M08/M12 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP209 T10831117
KSNT 
38nm W 
091251Z AUTO 17003KT M15/M17 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP192 T11501172 PWINO FZRANO TSNO
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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