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Idaho City US Forest Service Airport
U98 · Idaho City, ID · 3,920 ft elevation · var 17E · Towered
Airport information
- FAA LID
- U98
- Coordinates
- 43.8237, -115.8446
- Elevation
- 3,920 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
- Yes
- Wind indicator
- yes
- Activated
- 1948/11
- Distance from city
- 1 SW
Weather
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-20
| Event | Local (MDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 05:25 AM | 11:25Z |
| Sunrise | 06:01 AM | 12:01Z |
| Sunset | 09:29 PM | 03:29Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 10:05 PM | 04:05Z |
Loggable night (§1.1)
10:05 PM → 05:25 AM
Night currency (§61.57)
10:29 PM → 05:01 AM
Plan a flight from U98
Runway 03/21
3,400 ft × 50 ft · GRVL-TURF-G 03
- Heading
- n/a
21
- Heading
- n/a
Nearby navigation aids
| NavAid | Type | Freq | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOI · Boise | VORTAC | 113.30 | r026° / 22.2 NM |
Chart Supplement FAA A/FD
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VFR sectional
Services
- Bottled oxygen
- NONE
- Bulk oxygen
- NONE
- Airframe service
- NONE
- Powerplant service
- NONE
Ownership & management
Owner
US FOREST SERVICE
324 25TH ST, OGDEN, UT
801-625-5511
Manager
COLIN GOOD- FIRE MANAGEMENT OFFICER
3833 HIGHWAY 21 OR P.O. BOX 129, IDAHO CITY, ID
208-869-2525
Remarks FAA
- ESTABD PRIOR TO 15 MAY 1959.
- NO WINTER MAINTENANCE.
- USFS HELICOPTER OPNS DURING FIRE SEASON.
- NO TELEPHONE AVBL AT ARPT.
- WEST 700 FT OF RY IS TURF; REMAINDER IS GRVL.
- (A52) NMRS ADDNL TREES/OBSTNS ON APCHS TO RWY 04 & 22.
- FOR CD CTC BIG SKY APCH AT 208-364-5860/5861.
- RECOMMEND LAND RY 04; TKOFF RY 22; WHEN WIND CONDITIONS PERMIT.
- 04/22 EDGES & THRS MARKED WITH WHITE ROCK.
- CTLG OBSTN EXCEEDS 45 DEG SLP.
- 70 FT TREES LCTD ON L SIDE OF RWY - ADJ TO RWY END BOUNDARY MKR.
- FIRST 900 FT OF RWY END 4 IS TURF; RMNG IS DIRT/GRVL MIX.
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