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U72
Upper Loon Creek USFS Airport
Official FAA Data Effective 2026-01-22 0901Z
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Location Information for U72
Coordinates: N44°35.49' / W114°49.39'Located 26 miles NW of Challis, Idaho on 17 acres of land. View all Airports in Idaho.
Estimated Elevation is 5500 feet MSL.
Operations Data
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Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.900 |
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| ASOS at LLJ (26.3 E): | 119.275 208-844-2785 |
| AWOS-3PT at SMN (51.1 NE): | 135.075 208-756-4381 |
| ASOS at MYL (57.4 W): | 119.925 208-634-5947 |
Nearby Navigation Aids
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Runway 04/22
RCMD LAND RWY 22; TKOF RWY 04 WHEN WIND CONDS PMT. | ||
| Dimensions: | 2500 x 75 feet / 762 x 23 meters | |
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| Surface: | Turf-Dirt in Good Condition | |
| Runway 04 | Runway 22 | |
| Traffic Pattern: | Left | Left |
| Obstacles: | 90 ft Tree 45 ft from runway, 70 ft left of center 90+ FT TREE LCTD IN CLOSE PROX. TO THE LEFT OF RWY END 04. |
65 ft Trees 175 ft from runway, 150 ft right of center |
Services Available
| Fuel: | NONE |
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| Transient Storage: | Tiedowns |
| Airframe Repair: | NONE |
| Engine Repair: | NONE |
| Bottled Oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk Oxygen: | NONE |
Ownership Information
| Ownership: | Publicly owned | |
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| Owner: | U.S. FOREST SERVICE | |
| 324 25TH ST | ||
| OGDEN, UT 84401 | ||
| 208-625-5511 | ||
| Manager: | MIDDLE FORK DIST RANGER | |
| P.O. BOX 750 HIGHWAY 93 | ||
| CHALLIS, ID 83226 | ||
| 208-879-4101 | ||
Other Remarks
- 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.
- 04/22 EDGES & THRS MARKED WITH WHITE ROCKS.
Nearby Airports with Instrument Procedures
| ID | Name | Heading / Distance | ||
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KLLJ | Challis Airport | 098° | 26.3 |
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KSMN | Lemhi County Airport | 051° | 51.3 |
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KMYL | Mc Call Municipal Airport | 288° | 57.5 |
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KSUN | Friedman Memorial Airport | 160° | 69.1 |
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KBOI | Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field Airport | 224° | 86.4 |
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KAOC | Arco-Butte County Airport | 132° | 87.5 |
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S87 | Weiser Municipal Airport | 256° | 94.8 |
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KMAN | Nampa Municipal Airport | 231° | 95.3 |
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U76 | Mountain Home Municipal Airport | 204° | 96.0 |
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KEUL | Caldwell Exec Airport | 234° | 96.9 |
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KGIC | Idaho County Airport | 326° | 98.0 |
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KONO | Ontario Municipal Airport | 250° | 100.4 |




