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KS72 · Jack A Buell Airport

ICAO · US · 4 NTSB events

ID KS72 FAA S72 Elev 2,127 ft Lat 47° 19.54' N Lon 116° 34.59' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,354 ft. Max gradient: 0.15%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10 108° 3,354 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.15%
28 288° 3,354 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.15%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 1 frequencies

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KS72 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 7 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 10/28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 10/28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 10/28. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (7 sentences)
  • ·RY 28 HAS 200 FT STOPWAY.
  • ·FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
  • ·FIRST 715 FT RWY 10 NOT LGTD.
  • ·NSTD DSPLCD THLD MARKING YELLOW CHEVRONS.
  • ·ADDNL OBSTNS +50' PLINE AT 2000', ON CNTRLN +4' FENCE AT 275' ON CNTRLN, +1000' RIDGE AT 1 1/2 MILES, ON CNTRLN.
  • ·DSPLCD FOR 35 FT ROAD AT 0 FT; 30 FT RIGHT; 23:1 FM DSPLCD THLD.
  • ·ESTABD PRIOR TO 15 MAY 59.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

Tags

St Maries MunicipalBenewah County

Source: OurAirports community

Airport website ↗

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 13,628 ops in 2014

2024 total

13,100

10-yr total

131,307

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

15.2

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

3.81

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Engine failure / power loss 1

All time · n=4

  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Loss of control 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-07-06 Cessna 182N · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2016-07-04 BERT N Norris RV-6 · Weather · VMC · day →
2012-10-06 Cessna 180H · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2010-08-17 Cessna TP206B · Loss of control · VMC · dusk →

Designees in ID

CFI Flight Instructors 855 A&P Mechanics 1,821 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 42 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 2 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 3 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 5 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 5 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 16 Schools Flight Schools 25 FBO Fixed Base Operators 37 Clubs Flying Clubs 15 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 2 EAA EAA Chapters 7

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Kevin Walter Rothfus Hayden ID 28 nm
Jared Ryan Testa Spokane Valley WA 33 nm
Douglas Glen Belcher Newman Lake WA 34 nm
David Lucio Valenti Spokane WA 40 nm
Jay Daniel Bigley Spokane WA 40 nm
Timothy Michael Lewis Spokane WA 40 nm
Perry Lee Brown Kalispell MT 105 nm
Allan Dale Fisher College Place WA 107 nm
Ryan Baer Missoula MT 108 nm
Timothy Franklin Mead Missoula MT 108 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
David Jay King St Maries ID 3 nm
John Eric Thiele Harrison ID 13 nm
Joshua Dean Parris Harrison ID 13 nm
Kenneth Melvin Wirtz Fairfield WA 25 nm
James William Palmer Osburn ID 26 nm
Michael James Laughlin Hayden Lake ID 27 nm
Randolph Fredrich Ballensky Greenacres WA 28 nm
Timothy John Andrews Greenacres WA 28 nm
Burton Jay Jacobs Greenacres WA 28 nm
Connor George Guinn Greenacres WA 28 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Jon Wesley Gravestock Saint Maries ID 1 nm
Judson Patrick Barton Saint Maries ID 1 nm
Donald Michael Roman Saint Maries ID 1 nm
Vincent Leon Hanson Saint Maries ID 1 nm
Craig Lynn Aus Saint Maries ID 1 nm
Douglas Bryan Reid Saint Maries ID 1 nm
David Jay King St Maries ID 3 nm
Thomas Peter Harns St Maries ID 3 nm
Hudson Taylor Prichard Santa ID 12 nm
Todd Travis Pryor Plummer ID 13 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 29 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 90 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 104 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 169 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 186 nm
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 216 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 224 nm
Skyline Aircraft Maintenance
Nampa, ID
 225 nm
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
 230 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 231 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.