AirNav: U81 - Cold Meadows USFS Airport

U81

Cold Meadows USFS Airport
Cold Meadows Guard Station, Idaho, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	U81
Lat/Long:	45-17-36.6000N 114-56-43.1000W 45-17.610000N 114-56.718333W 45.2935000,-114.9453056 (estimated)
Elevation:	7030 ft. / 2142.7 m (surveyed)
Variation:	17E (1985)
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	83677

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	08/1947
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
LKTr281/39.9		SALMON VOR/DME		113.50		13E

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:	4550 x 90 ft. / 1387 x 27 m RWY 16/34 FIRST 500 FT OF RWY 34 VERY ROUGH.
Surface:	turf/dirt, in fair condition ONLY 20 FT - CTR PTN OF RWY LEN IS DIRT & USED FOR TKOF & LDG.
Runway edge markings:	UNPAINTED ROCK BDRY MKRS.
Operational restrictions:	WHEN WIND CONDS PERMIT LND RWY 34; DEP RWY 16.
	RUNWAY 16	RUNWAY 34
Latitude:	45-17.984333N	45-17.236500N
Longitude:	114-56.748333W	114-56.687333W
Elevation:	6966.0 ft.	6941.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Obstructions:	35 ft. trees A WALL OF 35 FT+ TALL TREES LCTD AT 0 FT ON CNTRLN.	130 ft. hill, 450 ft. from runway, 3:1 slope to clear 125 FT TIMBERED RIDGE AT 350 FT & 200 FT LEFT.

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 ST. MC CALL, ID 83638 Phone 208-634-0600

Additional Remarks

-	NO WINTER MAINTENANCE.
-	FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
-	VERY HIGH DENSITY ALT FACTOR DURING SUMMER MONTHS.
-	RODENT ACTIVITY ON AND INVOF ARPT.
-	BE ADVISED USFS RECOMMENDS LEFT TURNOUT DOWN COTTON WOOD CREEK AFTER DEPARTING RY 16.
-	NO TELEPHONE AVBL AT ARPT.
-	RY MAY BE SOFT IN EARLY SPRING.
-	RUBBER WATER BAR STRIPS ON RY.
-	BIG GAME ANIMALS AND LIVESTOCK ON & INVOF RY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at U81.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KSMN - Lemhi County Airport (46 nm E)
KMYL - Mc Call Municipal Airport (55 nm SW)
KLLJ - Challis Airport (56 nm SE)
KGIC - Idaho County Airport (63 nm NW)
KHRF - Ravalli County Airport (67 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 24-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:38	14:38
Sunrise	08:10	15:10
Sunset	17:34	00:34
Evening civil twilight	18:06	01:06

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	24-Jan-2026 20:12:19
Local (UTC-7)	24-Jan-2026 13:12:19

METAR

KSMN
47nm E

241956Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M08/M14 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP287 T10781139 FZRANO

TAF

KSMN
47nm E

241720Z 2418/2518 00000KT P6SM SKC FM250000 00000KT P6SM BKN050

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