Upper Loon Creek Usfs Airport (U72) Information

Challis, ID

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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:2013-12-12
Airport Identifier:U72
Airport Status:Operational
Longitude/Latitude:114-49-23.3160W/44-35-29.6810N
-114.823143/44.591578 (Estimated)
Elevation:5500 ft / 1676.40 m (Estimated)
Land:17 acres
From nearest city:26 nautical miles NW of Challis, ID
Location:Custer County, ID
Magnetic Variation:17E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:U.s. Forest Service
Address:324 25th St
Ogden, UT 84401
Phone number:208-625-5511
Manager:Middle Fork Dist Ranger
Address:P.o. Box 750 Highway 93
Challis, ID 83226
Phone number:208-879-4101

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:Open to public
Wind indicator:Yes
Segmented Circle:Yes
Control Tower:No
Landing fee charge:No
Sectional chart:Great Falls
Region:ANM - Northwest Mountain
Boundary ARTCC:ZLC - Salt Lake City
Tie-in FSS:BOI - Boise
FSS on Airport:No
FSS Toll Free:1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility:BOI (NOTAM-d service avaliable)

Airport Communications

CTAF:122.900

Airport Services

Airframe Repair:NONE
Power Plant Repair:NONE
Bottled Oxygen:NONE
Bulk Oxygen:NONE

Runway Information

Runway 04/22

Dimension:2500 x 75 ft / 762.0 x 22.9 m
Surface:TURF-DIRT, Fair Condition
  Runway 04 Runway 22
Traffic Pattern:LeftLeft
Obstruction:70 ft tree, 45.0 ft from runway, 70 ft left of centerline75 ft trees, 30.0 ft from runway, 110 ft left of centerline

Remarks

RECOMMENDED FOR EXPERINCED MOUNTAIN PILOTS ONLY.
TREES AND HIGH TRRN ON BOTH ENDS OF RWY 04/22, REQUIRES A STEEP APCH.
NO WINTER MAINTENANCE.
RY 04/22 NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL OBSTNS ON APCH TO BOTH RY ENDS.
EXISTED PRIOR TO 31 DEC 1958.

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