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KU03 · Buhl Municipal Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KU03 FAA U03 Elev 3,660 ft Lat 42° 35.50' N Lon 114° 47.82' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,898 ft. Max gradient: 1.38% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
09 110° 3,898 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 1.38%
27 290° 3,898 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 1.38%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900
  • CNTR SALT LAKE CITY 118.050

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 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 RY 09/27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 09/27. 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 RY 09/27. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·NO LIGHTS, ONLY REFLECTORS ON PARL TWY.
  • ·FOR CD CTC TWIN FALLS APCH AT 208-734-7160, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
  • ·RWY 27 +15 FT DIRT PILES, HEAVY EQPT AND SEMI TRAILERS PARKED AT 900 FT ON CNTRLN.
  • ·CTN: FOR CLOSE-IN/SHORT FINAL OPS FOR RWY 27, BE AWARE OF 20 FT PWR POLE AT 525 FT, 150 FT RT.
  • ·PHONE 208-731-3781 FOR SVC WHEN ARPT UNATTENDED. 20 FT PWR POLE, 525 FT FM RWY END, 150 FT R; 16:1. 5 FT BARB WIRE FENCE AT 100 FT ON CNTRLN.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

9

since 1982

Fatal

1

11.1% of total

Last 5 years

1

≈ 0.2/yr

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 15,786 ops in 2011

2024 total

15,010

10-yr total

150,605

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

6.6

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.74

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=6

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Other 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2023-07-29 JOHN ESPE CRUISER · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2015-07-14 Piper PA 12 · Loss of control · day →
2012-05-22 WAGGONNER Excalibur · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2002-03-31 Stadden Flybaby · Other · VMC · day →
1999-05-20 Cessna 150M · Weather · day →
1998-10-12 Cessna 172N · Stall / spin · 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
Arlyn E Miller Boise ID 87 nm
Joshua Slowik Boise ID 87 nm
Scott Theodore Curtis Boise ID 87 nm
Gregory Herbert Meridian ID 93 nm
Aaron Michael Hassemer Nampa ID 98 nm
Brian Jay-Scott Gaines Eagle ID 100 nm
Robert Milton Briggs Garden Valley ID 103 nm
Brandon Silvey Caldwell ID 103 nm
Jeffrey David Galloway Caldwell ID 103 nm
Jeffrey Steven Groover Caldwell ID 103 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
Charles Edward Mitchell Buhl ID 2 nm
Walter Rick Robinette Buhl ID 2 nm
Lowell Joseph Slatter Buhl ID 2 nm
Leonard John Unzicker Buhl ID 2 nm
Kaden Sean Scott Buhl ID 2 nm
Terry Owen Haws Jerome ID 15 nm
Daniel Howard Olmstead Twin Falls ID 15 nm
Charles James Topalian Twin Falls ID 15 nm
Kathrynne Alexine Mcpherson Twin Falls ID 15 nm
Jean Lisa Gray Twin Falls ID 15 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
Lowell Joseph Slatter Buhl ID 2 nm
Philip Armknecht Smith Buhl ID 2 nm
Darrick Dave Glenn Buhl ID 2 nm
Craig Francis Karel Filer ID 9 nm
Robert William Gumbel Filer ID 9 nm
Rachel Davis Gumbel Filer ID 9 nm
Keith Allen Austin Filer ID 9 nm
Gary Gene Deitrick Filer ID 9 nm
Felton Leon Turley Wendell ID 12 nm
Stephen Ray Farris Hagerman ID 14 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
 97 nm
Kings Avionics, Inc.
Apple Valley, UT
 168 nm
Rocky Mountain Kitplanes
Fairfield, UT
 186 nm
Woodhouse Aviation, LLC
Spanish Fork, UT
 204 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 241 nm
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 247 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 248 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 262 nm
Chaparral Avionics, Inc
Carson City, NV
 303 nm
Accurate Aero
Minden, NV
 312 nm

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