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U79 Chamberlain USFS Airport
Chamberlain Guard Station, Idaho, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 MARCH 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 -6 (UTC -7 during Standard 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: leftleft
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: leftleft
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 29-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5812:58
Sunrise07:2813:28
Sunset20:0402:04
Evening civil twilight20:3302:33

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Mar-2026 12:02:22
Local (UTC-6)  29-Mar-2026 06:02:22
 
METAR
KMYL 
48nm SW 		291151Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M02/M04 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP174 T10171039 10033 21017 56004 $
KP69 
49nm N 		291152Z AUTO 00000KT 06/05 A3004 RMK AO1 SLP173 T00610050 10078 20061 53000 $
TAF
KMYL 
48nm SW 		291139Z 2912/3012 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM291700 19013G23KT P6SM BKN080 FM300200 20006KT P6SM BKN060 FM301000 VRB03KT P6SM -SHRA OVC045
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