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U79

Chamberlain USFS Airport
Chamberlain Guard Station, Idaho, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	U79
Lat/Long:	45-22-44.6820N 115-11-48.4070W 45-22.744700N 115-11.806783W 45.3790783,-115.1967797 (estimated)
Elevation:	5765 ft. / 1757 m (estimated)
Variation:	18E (1985)
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	83677

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	09/1941
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SEATTLE CENTER
FSS:	BOISE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	BOI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:	4100 x 200 ft. / 1250 x 61 m
Surface:	turf/dirt, in fair condition RWY END 25 - FIRST 300 FT OF RWY SFC IS ROUGH.
Runway edge markings:	RWY 07/25 & RWY 15/33 THRS MKD & RWYS OUTLINED WITH YELLOW ROCKS - BARELY VSB.
	RUNWAY 7	RUNWAY 25
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	70 ft. trees, 115 ft. right of centerline RWY LCTD IN HIGH MTUS TRRN SRNDD BY 70 FT - 80 FT TALL TREES.	45 ft. tree, 100 ft. left of centerline +325' TIMBERED RIDGE 5000' ON CNTRLN.

Runway 15/33

Dimensions:	2700 x 140 ft. / 823 x 43 m
Surface:	turf, in poor condition RY 15/33 ROUGH AND UNEVEN SFC.
	RUNWAY 15	RUNWAY 33
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	40 ft. trees, 90 ft. right of centerline RWY LCTD IN HIGH MTUS & TIMBERED TRRN.	35 ft. trees, 60 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear +275' TIMBERED RIDGE 2100' ON CNTRLN +35' TREES AT 300' ON CNTRLN.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	U S FOREST SERVICE 324 25TH ST OGDEN, UT 84401 Phone 801-625-5511
Manager:	KRASSEL DISTRICT RANGER 500 NORTH MISSION STREET MC CALL, ID 83638 Phone 208-634-0600

Additional Remarks

-	APRT SUBJ TEMPO CLSD ERY SPRING TO SOFT RWYS.
-	+70 FT TREES ADJ TO ALL RWY EDGES.
-	EXTSV RODENT ACTIVITY ON BOTH RWYS.
-	NO FONE AVBL AT ARPT.
-	PVT STONE BREAKER ARPT LOCATED 1 NM NE OF CHAMBERLAIN USFS.
-	RWY 15/33 HAS +2 FT PIPE & -2 FT DITCH ACRS RWY NORTH OF RWY 07/25 INT; 1ST 300 FT OF RWY 33 CLSD.
-	FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at U79.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KMYL - Mc Call Municipal Airport (48 nm SW)
KGIC - Idaho County Airport (51 nm NW)
KSMN - Lemhi County Airport (58 nm E)
KLLJ - Challis Airport (66 nm SE)
KHRF - Ravalli County Airport (69 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 28-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:35	14:35
Sunrise	08:07	15:07
Sunset	17:41	00:41
Evening civil twilight	18:13	01:13

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	28-Jan-2026 21:20:28
Local (UTC-7)	28-Jan-2026 14:20:28

METAR

KMYL 48nm SW	282051Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM BKN009 OVC020 M01/M03 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP308 60001 T10111028 58001
KP69 49nm N	282052Z AUTO 00000KT 02/00 A3041 RMK AO1 SLP320 60002 T00220000 58007

TAF

KMYL
48nm SW

281738Z 2818/2918 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH OVC020 FM282000 VRB03KT P6SM BKN035 FM290100 VRB03KT 6SM BR SCT015 OVC100 FM290600 00000KT 1/2SM FZFG OVC005 FM291600 VRB03KT 3SM -SN OVC010

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