AirNav: U72 - Upper Loon Creek USFS Airport

U72

Upper Loon Creek USFS Airport
Challis, Idaho, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	U72
Lat/Long:	44-35-29.6810N 114-49-23.3160W 44-35.494683N 114-49.388600W 44.5915781,-114.8231433 (estimated)
Elevation:	5500 ft. / 1676 m (estimated)
Variation:	17E (1985)
From city:	26 miles NW of CHALLIS, ID
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	83278

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	07/1958
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

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions:	2500 x 75 ft. / 762 x 23 m
Surface:	turf/dirt, in good condition
Runway edge markings:	04/22 EDGES & THRS MARKED WITH WHITE ROCKS.
Operational restrictions:	RCMD LAND RWY 22; TKOF RWY 04 WHEN WIND CONDS PMT.
	RUNWAY 4	RUNWAY 22
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	90 ft. tree, 45 ft. from runway, 70 ft. left of centerline 90+ FT TREE LCTD IN CLOSE PROX. TO THE LEFT OF RWY END 04.	65 ft. trees, 175 ft. from runway, 150 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	U.S. FOREST SERVICE 324 25TH ST OGDEN, UT 84401 Phone 208-625-5511
Manager:	MIDDLE FORK DIST RANGER P.O. BOX 750 HIGHWAY 93 CHALLIS, ID 83226 Phone 208-879-4101

Additional Remarks

-	RECOMMENDED FOR EXPERIENCED MOUNTAIN PILOTS ONLY.
-	TREES AND HIGH TRRN ON BOTH ENDS OF RWY 04/22, REQUIRES A STEEP APCH.
-	NO WINTER MAINTENANCE.
-	RWY 04/22 NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL OBSTNS ON APCH TO BOTH RWY ENDS.
-	FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at U72.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSMN - Lemhi County Airport (51 nm NE)
KMYL - Mc Call Municipal Airport (57 nm W)
KSUN - Friedman Memorial Airport (69 nm S)
KBOI - Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (86 nm SW)
KAOC - Arco-Butte County Airport (87 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 06-Nov-2024

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:55	13:55
Sunrise	07:26	14:26
Sunset	17:20	00:20
Evening civil twilight	17:51	00:51

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	07-Nov-2024 02:41:22
Local (UTC-7)	06-Nov-2024 19:41:22

METAR

KSNT 26nm S	070151Z AUTO 19005KT M04/M11 A3029 RMK AO1 SLP291 T10441111
KLLJ 26nm E	070155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M12 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP299 T10111117

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