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Bancroft Municipal Airport
U51 · Bancroft, ID · 5,435 ft elevation · var 15E · Towered
Airport information
- FAA LID
- U51
- Coordinates
- 42.7208, -111.8670
- Elevation
- 5,435 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 15E
- 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
- 1947/10
- Distance from city
- 1 E
Weather
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20
| Event | Local (MDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:14 AM | 11:14Z |
| Sunrise | 05:49 AM | 11:49Z |
| Sunset | 09:09 PM | 03:09Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 09:44 PM | 03:44Z |
Loggable night (§1.1)
09:44 PM → 05:14 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
10:09 PM → 04:49 AM
Plan a flight from U51
Runway 07/25
3,280 ft × 30 ft · GRAVEL (Fair) 07
- Heading
- n/a
- Traffic pattern
- Left
25
- Heading
- n/a
- Traffic pattern
- Left
Nearby navigation aids
| NavAid | Type | Freq | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIH · Pocatello | VORTAC | 112.60 | r087° / 35.7 NM |
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VFR sectional
Services
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Parking
- tiedowns
- Other services
- Agricultural
Ownership & management
Owner
CITY OF BANCROFT
P O BOX 39, BANCROFT, ID
208-648-7648
Manager
GEORGE HULSE
1824 LUND RD, BANCROFT, ID
(208) 221-9522
Remarks FAA
- ESTABD PRIOR TO 15 MAY 1959.
- NO WINTER MAINTENANCE.
- CTN: UNMKD TURF LDG AREA LCTD PERPENDICULAR & SE/ADJ TO RWY END 25.
- FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
- RWY 7/25 07: FARM ROAD PARL TO RWY AT 125 FT R OF RWY.
- RWY 7/25 25: FARM ROAD PARL TO RWY AT 125 FT L OF RWY.
- ADDNL OBST; +70 FT PWR LINE (MKD) AT 800 FT ON CNTRLN.
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