Upper Loon Creek USFS Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 44-35-29.6810N (44.591578)
Longitude: 
 114-49-23.3160W (-114.823143)
Elevation: 
 5500.0 feet MSL (1676 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 12.5 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 26 N.M. NW of Challis, Idaho
Found On: 
 Great Falls Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
MIDDLE FORK DIST RANGER
P.O. BOX 750 HIGHWAY 93
CHALLIS, ID 83226
208-879-4101		 U.S. FOREST SERVICE
324 25TH ST
OGDEN, UT 84401
208-625-5511

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 07/1958
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 6500 feet (1981 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 BOI
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
Military Landing Rights: 
 No
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Flight Service Stations

    Primary Alternate
    FSS on Field:  N
    FSS Name (ID):  Boise(BOI)
    Frequency: 
    Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

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    Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

    Nearby Airports with Fuel

    Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
    23.5 Stanley Airport
    (2U7)    		 191 179 100LL
    26.2 Challis Airport
    (CHL KLLJ LLJ)    		 98 86 100, Jet A
    51.2 Lemhi County Airport
    (SMN KSMN SMN)    		 51 39 100, Jet A
    51.3 Cascade Airport
    (U70)    		 263 250 100LL, Jet A
    57.3 Mc Call Municipal Airport
    (MYL KMYL MYL)    		 288 275 100LL, Jet A, Jet A-1+
    69.1 Friedman Meml Airport
    (SUN KSUN SUN)    		 160 148 100LL, Jet A-1+
    69.9 Council Municipal Airport
    (U82)    		 278 265 100LL
    80.4 West Fork Lodge Airport
    (4U7)    		 18 6 Mogas
    86.1 Emmett Municipal Airport
    (S78)    		 239 226 100LL
    86.2 Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field Airport
    (BOI KBOI BOI)    		 224 211 100LL, Jet A+
    87.3 Arco-Butte County Airport
    (KAOC AOC)    		 132 120 100LL
    94.1 Payette Municipal Airport
    (S75)    		 252 239 100LL, MOGAS
    94.5 Weiser Municipal Airport
    (S87)    		 256 243 100LL
    95.1 Nampa Municipal Airport
    (KMAN MAN)    		 230 217 100LL, Jet A, MOGAS
    96.7 Caldwell Exec Airport
    (EUL KEUL EUL)    		 234 221 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    97.9 Idaho County Airport
    (KGIC GIC)    		 326 313 100LL, Jet A

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 RECOMMENDED FOR EXPERIENCED MOUNTAIN PILOTS ONLY.
    A110-2 TREES AND HIGH TRRN ON BOTH ENDS OF RWY 04/22, REQUIRES A STEEP APCH.
    A110-3 NO WINTER MAINTENANCE.
    A110-4 RWY 04/22 NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL OBSTNS ON APCH TO BOTH RWY ENDS.
    A110-5 FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
    A30-04/22 RCMD LAND RWY 22; TKOF RWY 04 WHEN WIND CONDS PMT.
    A42-04 04/22 EDGES & THRS MARKED WITH WHITE ROCKS.
    A57-04 90+ FT TREE LCTD IN CLOSE PROX. TO THE LEFT OF RWY END 04.
    E111 EXISTED PRIOR TO 31 DEC 1958.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 04/22
    Longest Runway: 04/22 is 2500 ft (762 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    U72 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 04/22  2500 ft x 75 ft (762 m x 23 m)
    Surface:  Turf/Dirt - Good condition - No special surface treatment

    Runway 04

    Runway 22
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Left Left
    Object at End: 
    		 TREE TREES
    Object Height: 
    		 90 65
    Distance from End: 
    		 45 175
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 70 ft. left of centerline 150 ft. right of centerline

    Services

    Airframe Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Powerplant Repair: 
    		 Minor
    Bottled Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Bulk Oxygen: 
    		 None
    Fuel Available: 
    		 100LL, Jet A
    Landing Fees: 
    		 No
    Parking: 
    		 Tiedowns available

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