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Upper Loon Creek US Forest Service Airport
U72 · Challis, ID · 5,500 ft elevation · var 17E · Towered
Airport information
- FAA LID
- U72
- Coordinates
- 44.5912, -114.8248
- Elevation
- 5,500 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- Sectional chart
- GREAT FALLS
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- Yes
- ARTCC
- SALT LAKE CITY (ZLC)
- Flight service (FSS)
- BOISE
- NOTAM facility
- BOI
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Segmented circle
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- yes
- Activated
- 1958/07
- Distance from city
- 26 NW
Weather
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20
| Event | Local (MDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:17 AM | 11:17Z |
| Sunrise | 05:54 AM | 11:54Z |
| Sunset | 09:28 PM | 03:28Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 10:05 PM | 04:05Z |
Loggable night (§1.1)
10:05 PM → 05:17 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
10:28 PM → 04:54 AM
Plan a flight from U72
Runway 04/22
2,500 ft × 75 ft · TURF-DIRT (Good) 04
- Heading
- n/a
- Traffic pattern
- Left
22
- Heading
- n/a
- Traffic pattern
- Left
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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
208-625-5511
Manager
MIDDLE FORK DIST RANGER
P.O. BOX 750 HIGHWAY 93, CHALLIS, ID
208-879-4101
Remarks FAA
- EXISTED PRIOR TO 31 DEC 1958.
- RECOMMENDED FOR EXPERIENCED MOUNTAIN PILOTS ONLY.
- TREES AND HIGH TRRN ON BOTH ENDS OF RWY 04/22, REQUIRES A STEEP APCH.
- NO WINTER MAINTENANCE.
- RWY 04/22 NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL OBSTNS ON APCH TO BOTH RWY ENDS.
- FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
- RCMD LAND RWY 22; TKOF RWY 04 WHEN WIND CONDS PMT.
- 04/22 EDGES & THRS MARKED WITH WHITE ROCKS.
- 90+ FT TREE LCTD IN CLOSE PROX. TO THE LEFT OF RWY END 04.
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