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KS87 · Weiser Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 3 NTSB events

ID KS87 FAA S87 Elev 2,120 ft Lat 44° 12.41' N Lon 116° 57.72' W Zulu …

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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: 4,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.22%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 134° 4,000 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.22%
30 314° 4,000 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 0.22%

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

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 5 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 12/30; REIL RWY 12 & 30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 12/30; REIL RWY 12 & 30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RWY 12/30; REIL RWY 12 & 30. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RWY 12/30; REIL RWY 12 & 30 - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·EXTSV AGRICULTURAL OPNS MAR-OCT.
  • ·FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
  • ·PAPI RWY 30 UNUSBL DURING GROWING SEASON - MAY TO SEP EACH YR, DUE TO VEG/CROPS BLOCKING VIS OF LIGHTS.
  • ·MIRL AND REIL LIGHT SYS ON PHOTOCELL SENSOR AND ONLY ACTV DURG HRS OF DARKNESS.
  • ·ESTABD PRIOR TO 15 MAY 1959.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

5

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 17,100 ops in 2008

2024 total

5,150

10-yr total

51,695

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 95% · Mil 5%

Events / million ops

19.3

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=3

  • Loss of control 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1
  • Runway excursion 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2017-02-25 Piper PA 28-140 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1998-12-27 Beech 200 · Runway excursion · night →
1991-07-20 Beech V35A · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →

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
Erick Paradizo Rivera Emmett ID 29 nm
Brian Jay-Scott Gaines Eagle ID 35 nm
Brandon Silvey Caldwell ID 36 nm
Jeffrey David Galloway Caldwell ID 36 nm
Jeffrey Steven Groover Caldwell ID 36 nm
Aaron Michael Hassemer Nampa ID 41 nm
Gregory Herbert Meridian ID 43 nm
Robert Milton Briggs Garden Valley ID 44 nm
Arlyn E Miller Boise ID 48 nm
Joshua Slowik Boise ID 48 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
John Jackson Terry Weiser ID 3 nm
Adam Lee Kruse Weiser ID 3 nm
Clyde Delbert Esplin Ontario OR 11 nm
John Christopher Droege Ontario OR 11 nm
Travis Ryan Hart Ontario OR 11 nm
Walter Allen Schmid Fruitland ID 12 nm
Jeffrey Daniel Norris Fruitland ID 12 nm
Isaac Michael Sumner New Plymouth ID 16 nm
David Sutter Petersen New Plymouth ID 16 nm
Tucker Harley Tolliver Vale OR 18 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
Frankie Lee Thompson Weiser ID 3 nm
Adam Lee Kruse Weiser ID 3 nm
Roland Ray Handel Weiser ID 3 nm
Douglas Poage Lyman Weiser ID 3 nm
James Richard Carmichael Jr Weiser ID 3 nm
Albert Lee Towndrow Jr Weiser ID 3 nm
Michael James Aubrey Weiser ID 3 nm
Stanley Earl Gordon Payette ID 8 nm
James Robert Metzger Payette ID 8 nm
George Timothy Pollock Payette ID 8 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Skyline Aircraft Maintenance
Nampa, ID
 42 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 203 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 207 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 214 nm
Western Aircraft Propeller Service Inc.
Sandy, OR
 236 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 250 nm
Pacific Coast Avionics
Aurora, OR
 255 nm
Columbia Helicopters, Inc.
Aurora, OR
 255 nm
Val Avionics, Ltd.
Salem, OR
 263 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 263 nm

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