Allen H Tigert
U78 · Soda Springs, ID · Non-towered · Print kneeboard · Open on the map
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Sun & FAA night2026-09-18 · night begins 07:59 PM
| Event | Local (MDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 06:41 AM | 12:41Z |
| Sunrise | 07:09 AM | 13:09Z |
| Sunset | 07:31 PM | 01:31Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 07:59 PM | 01:59Z |
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Runways
RWY 13LEFT traffic
- Heading
- 133° mag · 148° true
- Dimensions
- 2,500 × 50 ft
- TPA
- 6,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) · standard
- Surface
- Asphalt
- CTAF
- 122.8
Enter the left downwind (heading 313°) on the 45° at 6,800 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL).
More details — RWY 13
- Threshold elev
- 5,834 ft
- Markings
- none
- Approach obstacle
- Pole, 45 ft, 450 ft from threshold, 50 ft L of centerline — 5:1 slope to clear · penetrates the 20:1 visual approach surface
Pattern side: FAA NASR · TPA standard 1,000 ft AGL (not charted) · layout: FAA runway-end coordinates
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 3,500 ft | |
| 13/31 | 2,500 ft |
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Comms & NavAids
Communication frequencies
Taxi & takeoff
Source: FAA NASR (current 28-day cycle).
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Charts & procedures
Airport info
Airport information
- FAA LID
- U78
- Coordinates
- 42.6485, -111.5818
- Elevation
- 5,843 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 15E
- Sectional chart
- SALT LAKE CITY
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- No
- ARTCC
- SALT LAKE CITY (ZLC)
- Flight service (FSS)
- BOISE · 122.6 · 1-800-WX-BRIEF
- NOTAM facility
- BOI
- Attendance
- UNATNDD
- Beacon
- white-green (SEE RMK)
- Segmented circle
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Activated
- 1947/10
- Distance from city
- 1 SE
Night operations
- Airport lighting
- SEE RMK
- Rotating beacon
- white-green · SEE RMK
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- Usually keyed on CTAF 122.8 — confirm the click sequence in the Chart Supplement ↗
Runway lighting aids — 16: TRIL · 34: TRIL.
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are under Sun & FAA night in the Weather section.
Services fuel · repairs · oxygen · attendance
- Fuel available
- 100LL
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
- Parking
- tiedowns
Ownership & management 2 contacts
Remarks FAA · 18 notes
General
- SHARPLY DSNDG TRRN NEAR END RWYS 31 & 34.
- NMRS OBSTNS ON APCH TO RWYS 13 & 16.
- FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
- DAY VFR USE ONLY.
Runways
- NO MARKGS - PAINT IS ALL GONE.
- RWY NRS ARE VERY DFCLT TO SEE - PAINT IS 90% GONE.
- TRI COLOR VASI OTS INDFLY.
- TRI COLOR VASI OTS INDFLY.
- RWY IS VERY POOR, FULL OF OLD & UNTREATED CRACKS, GRASS GROWING THROUGH THEM, HAS NO MARKINGS, AND MANY AREAS WHERE THE TOP LAYER OF ASPH IS FLAKING OFF.
- RWY IS IN ROUGH SHAPE: VERY POOR MARKGS, UNTREATED CRACKS, ROUGH & EXPOSED AGGREGATE ASPH.
Lighting
- ROTG BCN OTS INDEF.
- ALL RWY LGTS ARE OTS INDEFLY.
- NSTD LIRL FIRST 300 FT RWY 16 NOT LGTD.
Obstructions
- +12 FT PARKED ACFT AT 0 FT 115 FT L.
- +15 FT HWY XS PRIM SFC 50 FT FM EOR; NMRS HIGH VEHICLES; NMRS CLOSE IN OBSTNS ON APCH TO RWY 16.
- +9 FT ROAD AT 60 FT ON CNTRLN.
- +100 FT BARN/GRAIN ELEVATOR AT 775 FT, 200 FT L.
Attendance
- CALL 208-547-2600 OR 208-221-4494 FOR SVC.
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About U78
Allen H Tigert (U78) is an airport in Soda Springs, ID, at 5,843 ft MSL. It has 2 runways, the longest 3,500 ft, with no control tower (pilot-controlled). This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for U78, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does U78 have a control tower?
No. Allen H Tigert is a non-towered (pilot-controlled) airport; use the published CTAF/UNICOM in the Comms & NavAids section.
What is the longest runway at U78?
Allen H Tigert has 2 runways; the longest is 3,500 ft. See the Runways section for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is U78?
Allen H Tigert is in Soda Springs, ID, at an elevation of 5,843 ft MSL. Coordinates: 42.6485, -111.5818.
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