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U87 · Smiley Creek Airport

FAA-LID · US · 4 NTSB events

ID U87 Elev 7,160 ft Lat 43° 54.73' N Lon 114° 47.77' 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: 4,900 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14 155° 4,900 ft 150 ft TURF-G No —
32 335° 4,900 ft 150 ft TURF-G 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 · 1 frequencies

  • UNICOM 122.900

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open U87 on LiveATC ↗

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)
  • ·PRIVATE LAND LEASED TO THE IDAHO DIVISION OF AERONAUTICS.
  • ·RECOMMEND LNDG RY 14 TKOF RY 32 WHEN WIND CONDITIONS ALLOW.
  • ·BE ALERT FOR SPRINKLERS/STAND PIPES ON EDGE OF RY.
  • ·ARPT LCTD IN VALLEY SURROUNDED BY HIGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
  • ·EXTREMELY HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITIONS EXIST DURING SUMMER MONTHS.
  • ·FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568. 14/32 EDGES & THRS MKD WITH WHITE ROCK BOUNDARY MKRS. 4 FT FENCE 200 FT ON CNTRLN, +3 FT BERM & CREEK 60 FT ON CNTRLN.
  • ·RWY 32 5 FT FENCE 200 FT ON CNTRLN, +2 FT BERM 60 FT ON CNTRLN, 15FT BRUSH 75 FT 100 FT L, +2 FT SPRINKLER VALVE 50 FT 35 FT L.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

All time · n=4

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Other 1
  • Loss of control 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
2017-06-14 Cessna 172 · Stall / spin · day →
2010-06-26 CORNETT STEVEN M Glastar · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2010-04-10 Cessna 150D · Other · day →
1996-07-10 Piper PA-24-250 · 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 51 nm
Arlyn E Miller Boise ID 63 nm
Joshua Slowik Boise ID 63 nm
Scott Theodore Curtis Boise ID 63 nm
Brian Jay-Scott Gaines Eagle ID 71 nm
Gregory Herbert Meridian ID 72 nm
Erick Paradizo Rivera Emmett ID 73 nm
Aaron Michael Hassemer Nampa ID 79 nm
Brandon Silvey Caldwell ID 82 nm
Jeffrey David Galloway Caldwell ID 82 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
Robert Lance Peshkin Ketchum ID 23 nm
Gari Scott Kohlhof Hailey ID 32 nm
Jack Benjamin Northcott Hailey ID 32 nm
Andrew Wallace Ferguson Hailey ID 32 nm
Christopher Walker Templeton Hailey ID 32 nm
Preston Thomas Ziegler Hailey ID 32 nm
John Baugh Bell Jr Hailey ID 32 nm
James Richard Riddiough Hailey ID 32 nm
Kurtis Lee Fieguth Hailey ID 32 nm
Drew Payton Merrick Hailey ID 32 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
Justin John Schug Ketchum ID 23 nm
Chase Markel Hamilton Ketchum ID 23 nm
James Dale Mizer Jr Hailey ID 32 nm
Michael Melvin Penrose Hailey ID 32 nm
Gari Scott Kohlhof Hailey ID 32 nm
William Dean Blackburn Hailey ID 32 nm
Kenneth Peter Oclassen Hailey ID 32 nm
David Alexis Coleman Hailey ID 32 nm
Brent Ray Wood Hailey ID 32 nm
John Paul Zarling Hailey ID 32 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
 78 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 181 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 183 nm
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 191 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 192 nm
Kings Avionics, Inc.
Apple Valley, UT
 227 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 247 nm
Rocky Mountain Kitplanes
Fairfield, UT
 251 nm
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 266 nm
Woodhouse Aviation, LLC
Spanish Fork, UT
 266 nm

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