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78U · Lewiston, ID · 735 ft elevation · var 19E · Towered
Airport information
- FAA LID
- 78U
- Coordinates
- 46.3646, -117.0620
- Elevation
- 735 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 19E
- Sectional chart
- SEATTLE
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- Yes
- ARTCC
- SEATTLE (ZSE)
- Flight service (FSS)
- BOISE
- NOTAM facility
- BOI
- Attendance
- APR-OCT ALL 0700-DUSK; NOV-MAR IREG IREG
- Segmented circle
- No
- Activated
- 1976/05
- Distance from city
- 3 SW
Weather
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20
| Event | Local (PDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 04:17 AM | 11:17Z |
| Sunrise | 04:56 AM | 11:56Z |
| Sunset | 08:44 PM | 03:44Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 09:23 PM | 04:23Z |
Loggable night (§1.1)
09:23 PM → 04:17 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
09:44 PM → 03:56 AM
Plan a flight from 78U
Runway N/S
3,000 ft × 150 ft · Water N
- Heading
- n/a
- Traffic pattern
- Left
S
- Heading
- n/a
- Traffic pattern
- Left
Nearby navigation aids
| NavAid | Type | Freq | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|
| MQG · Nez Perce | VOR-DME | 108.20 | r243° / 8 NM |
| PUW · Pullman | VOR-DME | 109.00 | r140° / 19.8 NM |
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VFR sectional
Services
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Parking
- tiedowns
Ownership & management
Owner
US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
CITY-COUNTY ARPT/OCR DIV, WALLA WALLA, WA
509-522-6704
Manager
HELLS GATE STATE PARK - JEFF SMITH
5100 HELLS GATE RD, LEWISTON, ID
208-799-5015
Remarks FAA
- PLINES X SNAKE RIVER NORTH, SOUTH, ABV & BLO LNDG AREA. BRIDGE ACROSS SNAKE RIVER 2 NM NORTH OF LNDG AREA.
- LNDG AREA WITHIN LEWISTON-NEZ PERCE COUNTY ARPT TFC AREA; CTC LWS ATCT ON TWR/CTAF 119.4.
- NO BEACHING GEAR OR MOORING BUOYS AVBL.
- HEAVY BOAT TFC INVOF SEAPLANE BASE.
- FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
- ACFT MAY DOCK AT MARINA - NORTH OF CAMPGND. IF SPACE IS AVBL.
- WATERLANE LENGTH AND WIDTH VARIES.
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