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U72 · Upper Loon Creek US Forest Service Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID U72 Elev 5,500 ft Lat 44° 35.47' N Lon 114° 49.49' 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: 2,500 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 — 2,500 ft 75 ft TURF-DIRT-F No —
22 — 2,500 ft 75 ft TURF-DIRT-F 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).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 7 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (7 sentences)
  • ·RECOMMENDED FOR EXPERIENCED MOUNTAIN PILOTS ONLY.
  • ·TREES AND HIGH TRRN ON BOTH ENDS OF RWY 04/22, REQUIRES A STEEP APCH.
  • ·RWY 04/22 NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL OBSTNS ON APCH TO BOTH RWY ENDS.
  • ·FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
  • ·RCMD LAND RWY 22; TKOF RWY 04 WHEN WIND CONDS PMT. 04/22 EDGES & THRS MARKED WITH WHITE ROCKS. 90+ FT TREE LCTD IN CLOSE PROX.
  • ·TO THE LEFT OF RWY END 04.
  • ·EXISTED PRIOR TO 31 DEC 1958.

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=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Other 1
  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2015-04-10 Cessna T210M · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1995-06-11 Cessna 175 · Other · 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 57 nm
Arlyn E Miller Boise ID 83 nm
Joshua Slowik Boise ID 83 nm
Scott Theodore Curtis Boise ID 83 nm
Erick Paradizo Rivera Emmett ID 84 nm
Brian Jay-Scott Gaines Eagle ID 84 nm
Gregory Herbert Meridian ID 90 nm
Aaron Michael Hassemer Nampa ID 96 nm
Brandon Silvey Caldwell ID 97 nm
Jeffrey David Galloway Caldwell ID 97 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
Pete Lagrande Nelson Challis ID 26 nm
Shelby Nicole Tritthart Challis ID 26 nm
Charles Emmett Lambert Jr Cascade ID 52 nm
Michael Walter Smith Cascade ID 52 nm
Stanley Roy Churches Salmon ID 53 nm
Siegfried Wolfgang Kirchner Salmon ID 53 nm
Richard Kneale Williams Salmon ID 53 nm
Michael Jay Hart Salmon ID 53 nm
Timothy Ray Vennell Salmon ID 53 nm
Todd Allen Walchli Salmon ID 53 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
Pete Lagrande Nelson Challis ID 26 nm
Douglas Lee Soulek Challis ID 26 nm
Justin Malachi Keller Challis ID 26 nm
Matthew Brandt Van Pelt Challis ID 26 nm
Shelby Nicole Tritthart Challis ID 26 nm
Alexander Thomas Amar Challis ID 26 nm
David Roy Ellis Jr Ellis ID 48 nm
Michael Walter Smith Cascade ID 52 nm
Mike Raydean Arnold Cascade ID 52 nm
Roger Patrick Morris Cascade ID 52 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
 95 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 143 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 158 nm
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 171 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 171 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 208 nm
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 233 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 262 nm
Kings Avionics, Inc.
Apple Valley, UT
 262 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 268 nm

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