Eckhart International
1S1 · Porthill, Idaho · Boundary County · map
Eckhart International is a public-use airport owned by the State of Id, Itd Div Aero in Porthill, Idaho, 1,758 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 15/33, is 3,650 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Eckhart International?
Its FAA code is 1S1.
Where is Eckhart International?
It is in Porthill, Idaho, 1,758 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Eckhart International?
Its one runway, 15/33, is 3,650 feet long, grass.
Does Eckhart International have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Eckhart International?
2 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 1S1
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- State of Id, Itd Div Aero
- Elevation
- 1,758 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 20E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1968
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 3,650 × 175 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 15: trees 75 ft high 675 ft from the end
- Runway 33: road 16 ft high 300 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Boundary County (18 nm southeast), Sandpoint Airport (42 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Boundary County (18 nm southeast), Sandpoint Airport (42 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Idaho · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- No winter maintenance.
- 1/2 segmented circle.
- Recommended land runway 33; takeoff runway 15 when wind condition permits.
- 15/33 edges and thresholds marked with white rocks.
- Nmrs obstructions in approach to runway 15: 50 feet - 75 feet trees at 675 feet on centerline; 50 feet power line at 1200 feet on centerline.
- Aircraft parking ltd to two hours in customs terminal area; longer term parking available to the west of runway end 15 - between asphalt taxiway and ANHEUSER-BUSCH plant.
- Runway 15 do not use asphalt taxiway ptn for takeoff.
- 25 feet hop farm poles located adjacent to both sides of runway.
- (E84) non standard - semi circle.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Porthill from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Porthill, Idaho: 2 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Idaho.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 2 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives.
All 5 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Porthill 2 aircraft · 2 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Idaho 1,535 since 1982 · 288 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 2 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Idaho 129 landing places
- Idaho 4,199 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/1S1.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 30, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.