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Cold Meadows US Forest Service Airport
U81 · Warren, ID · 7,030 ft elevation · var 17E · Towered
Airport information
- FAA LID
- U81
- Coordinates
- 45.2948, -114.9456
- Elevation
- 7,030 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
- 1947/08
- Distance from city
- 0 NW
Weather
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20
| Event | Local (PDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 04:14 AM | 11:14Z |
| Sunrise | 04:52 AM | 11:52Z |
| Sunset | 08:31 PM | 03:31Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 09:09 PM | 04:09Z |
Loggable night (§1.1)
09:09 PM → 04:14 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
09:31 PM → 03:52 AM
Plan a flight from U81
Runway 16/34
4,550 ft × 90 ft · TURF-DIRT (Fair) 16
- Heading
- 163° mag · 180° true
- Traffic pattern
- Left
34
- Heading
- 343° mag · 360° true
- Traffic pattern
- Left
Communication frequencies
| Service | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CNTR | 128.05 | SALT LAKE CITY CNTR |
| CTAF | 122.9 |
Nearby navigation aids
| NavAid | Type | Freq | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|
| LKT · Salmon | VOR-DME | 113.50 | r277° / 40 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
U S FOREST SERVICE
324 25TH ST, OGDEN, UT
801-625-5511
Manager
KRASSEL DISTRICT RANGER
500 NORTH MISSION ST., MC CALL, ID
208-634-0600
Remarks FAA
- ESTABD PRIOR TO 31 DEC 1958.
- NO WINTER MAINTENANCE.
- VERY HIGH DENSITY ALT FACTOR DURING SUMMER MONTHS.
- RODENT ACTIVITY ON AND INVOF ARPT.
- BE ADVISED USFS RECOMMENDS LEFT TURNOUT DOWN COTTON WOOD CREEK AFTER DEPARTING RY 16.
- NO TELEPHONE AVBL AT ARPT.
- RY MAY BE SOFT IN EARLY SPRING.
- RUBBER WATER BAR STRIPS ON RY.
- BIG GAME ANIMALS AND LIVESTOCK ON & INVOF RY.
- FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
- WHEN WIND CONDS PERMIT LND RWY 34; DEP RWY 16.
- RWY 16/34 FIRST 500 FT OF RWY 34 VERY ROUGH.
- UNPAINTED ROCK BDRY MKRS.
- A WALL OF 35 FT+ TALL TREES LCTD AT 0 FT ON CNTRLN.
- RWY 16 +35 FT TREES AT 10 FT ON CNTRLN; +30 FT TREES AT 5 FT 50 FT LEFT.
- 125 FT TIMBERED RIDGE AT 350 FT & 200 FT LEFT.
- ONLY 20 FT - CTR PTN OF RWY LEN IS DIRT & USED FOR TKOF & LDG.
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