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KU79 · Chamberlain USFS Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KU79 FAA U79 Elev 5,765 ft Lat 45° 22.40' N Lon 115° 11.89' 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

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,100 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
07 093° 4,100 ft 200 ft GRS No —
25 273° 4,100 ft 200 ft GRS No —
15 161° 2,700 ft 140 ft GRS No —
33 341° 2,700 ft 140 ft GRS No —

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 SEATTLE CNTR 123.950

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 12 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (12 sentences)
  • ·APRT SUBJ TEMPO CLSD ERY SPRING TO SOFT RWYS. +70 FT TREES ADJ TO ALL RWY EDGES.
  • ·EXTSV RODENT ACTIVITY ON BOTH RWYS.
  • ·PVT STONE BREAKER ARPT LOCATED 1 NM NE OF CHAMBERLAIN USFS.
  • ·RWY 15/33 HAS +2 FT PIPE & -2 FT DITCH ACRS RWY NORTH OF RWY 07/25 INT; 1ST 300 FT OF RWY 33 CLSD.
  • ·FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
  • ·RWY END 25 - FIRST 300 FT OF RWY SFC IS ROUGH.
  • ·RY 15/33 ROUGH AND UNEVEN SFC.
  • ·RWY 07/25 & RWY 15/33 THRS MKD & RWYS OUTLINED WITH YELLOW ROCKS - BARELY VSB. +35 FT TREES 40 FT ON CNTRLN.
  • ·RWY 15 150 FT TIMBERED HILL 1200 FT ON CNTRLN +325' TIMBERED RIDGE 5000' ON CNTRLN. +275' TIMBERED RIDGE 2100' ON CNTRLN +35' TREES AT 300' ON CNTRLN.
  • ·RWY LCTD IN HIGH MTUS TRRN SRNDD BY 70 FT - 80 FT TALL TREES.
  • ·RWY LCTD IN HIGH MTUS & TIMBERED TRRN.
  • ·EXISTED PRIOR TO 12/31/58.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Loss of control 1

All time · n=2

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Loss of control 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-06-22 Cessna 180 · Loss of control · VMC · dawn →
1992-04-30 Cessna 182B · Weather · 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
Robert Milton Briggs Garden Valley ID 84 nm
Ryan Baer Missoula MT 102 nm
Timothy Franklin Mead Missoula MT 102 nm
Erick Paradizo Rivera Emmett ID 106 nm
Brian Jay-Scott Gaines Eagle ID 109 nm
Arlyn E Miller Boise ID 114 nm
Joshua Slowik Boise ID 114 nm
Scott Theodore Curtis Boise ID 114 nm
Gregory Herbert Meridian ID 118 nm
Brandon Silvey Caldwell ID 121 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
Michael Ray Dorris Mccall ID 48 nm
James Lawton Mullett Mccall ID 48 nm
Lori Kolbrun Macnichol Mccall ID 48 nm
Perry Dale Rowe Mccall ID 48 nm
Douglas Daniel Wyman Mccall ID 48 nm
Timothy Howe Turnbull Mccall ID 48 nm
Christian Fredrick Berge Mccall ID 48 nm
Andre Roxby Mascheroni Mccall ID 48 nm
Jordan Christian Lee Silver Mccall ID 48 nm
Maxwell Reed Myers Mccall ID 48 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
Daniel Francis Rusak Dixie ID 13 nm
J Arnold Fischer Elk City ID 29 nm
James Webster Strong North Fork ID 44 nm
Michael Charles Haskins North Fork ID 44 nm
Roger Lynn Rashok Riggins ID 47 nm
Michael Warner Anderson Mccall ID 48 nm
Jason Park Chastain Mccall ID 48 nm
Robert Thomas Didisse Mccall ID 48 nm
Jeffrey Neil Adams Mccall ID 48 nm
Michael Jacob Leriget Mccall ID 48 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 104 nm
Skyline Aircraft Maintenance
Nampa, ID
 122 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 155 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 159 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 172 nm
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 172 nm
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 210 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 220 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 226 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 234 nm

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