Airport information
- FAA LID
- U45
- Coordinates
- 43.9552, -115.2730
- Elevation
- 5,726 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- Sectional chart
- SALT LAKE CITY
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- Yes
- ARTCC
- SALT LAKE CITY (ZLC)
- Flight service (FSS)
- BOISE
- NOTAM facility
- BOI
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- yes
- Activated
- 1960/03
- Distance from city
- 11 NW
Weather
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20
| Event | Local (MDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:22 AM | 11:22Z |
| Sunrise | 05:58 AM | 11:58Z |
| Sunset | 09:27 PM | 03:27Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 10:03 PM | 04:03Z |
Loggable night (§1.1)
10:03 PM → 05:22 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
10:27 PM → 04:58 AM
Plan a flight from U45
Runway 18/36
2,900 ft × 50 ft · Turf (Poor) 18
- Heading
- n/a
- Traffic pattern
- Left
36
- Heading
- n/a
- Traffic pattern
- Left
No published frequencies or nearby navaids for U45.
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VFR sectional
Services
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Parking
- tiedowns
Ownership & management
Owner
U S FOREST SERVICE
324 25TH ST, OGDEN, UT
801-625-5511
Manager
COLIN GOOD-FIRE MGMT. OFFICER-USFS
3833 HIGHWAY 21, PO BOX 129, IDAHO CITY, ID
(208) 392-6681
Remarks FAA
- EXISTED PRIOR TO 31 DEC 1958.
- NO WINTER MAINTENANCE.
- RECOMMEND LNDG RWY 36; TAKEOFF RWY 18 WHEN WIND CONDITIONS ALLOW.
- ARPT SURROUNDED BY HIGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
- BIG GAME ANIMALS ON & INVOF ARPT.
- NO TELEPHONE AVBL AT ARPT.
- RWY 18/36 FIRST 1000 FT OF RWY 36 IS WET/SOFT AND UNUSBL DRG EARLY SPRING.
- FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
- NO LN OF SIGHT BTN RWY ENDS.
- 18/36 THRS MKD WITH WHITE PAINTED ROCKS.
- NMRS TREES AND TRRN OBSTNS IN VCNTY OF RWY 36.
- RWY 18 35 FT TREES AT 0 FT 75 FT R; 30 FT TREES AT 60 FT ON CNTRLN; 100 FT TREES & TRRN AT 300 FT ON CNTRLN.
- RWY 36 ADDNL OBSTNS 12 FT ROAD 25 FT FM THLD ON CNTRLN; 135 FT RIDGE 1500 FT FM THLD, 300 FT L; 900-1500 FT RIDGE ON EXT CNTRLN 1 MILE FM THLD.
- RWY SFC IS ROUGH DUE TO UNEVEN SFC/UNDULATIONS & CLUMP GRASS.
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