U72
Upper Loon Creek USFS Airport
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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
Airport Use:Open to the public
Activation Date:July 1958
Status:Operational
Control Tower:No
Seg-Circle:Yes
Beacon:None
Wind Indicator:Yes, Not Lighted
A.R.T.C.C.:SALT LAKE CITY
F.S.S.:BOISE
NOTAMs Facility:BOI (NOTAM-D available)
Sectional Chart:GREAT FALLS
AirspaceAnalysis:NOT ANALYZED
EXISTED PRIOR TO 31 DEC 1958.
Attendance:Unattended
Airport Communications
CTAF:122.900
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):119.925 208-273-0363
Nearby Navigation Aids
IDNameFreqRadial / Range
VOD LKT SALMON 113.50 218°40.8
VOD DNJ DONNELLY 116.20 080°60.1
IDNameFreqBearing / Range
Runway 04/22
RCMD LAND RWY 22; TKOF RWY 04 WHEN WIND CONDS PMT.
Dimensions:2500 x 75 feet / 762 x 23 meters
Surface:Turf-Dirt in Good Condition
Runway 04Runway 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
Transient Storage:Tiedowns
Airframe Repair:NONE
Engine Repair:NONE
Bottled Oxygen:NONE
Bulk Oxygen:NONE
Ownership Information
Ownership:Publicly owned
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.
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