Murphy Airport
1U3 · Murphy, Idaho · Owyhee County · map
Murphy Airport is a public-use airport owned by Owyhee County in Murphy, Idaho, 2,855 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 12/30, is 2,500 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Murphy Airport?
Its FAA code is 1U3.
Where is Murphy Airport?
It is in Murphy, Idaho, 2,855 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Murphy Airport?
Its one runway, 12/30, is 2,500 feet long, asphalt.
Does Murphy Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Are there flight schools at Murphy Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Treasure Valley Flying Club LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Murphy Airport?
11 pilot examiners and 16 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Murphy Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 1U3
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Owyhee County
- Elevation
- 2,855 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Salt Lake City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1956
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,500 × 45 ft | Asphalt, good |
- Runway 12: road 17 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 30: road 17 ft high 200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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: Nampa Municipal (22 nm north), Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field (25 nm northeast), Caldwell Executive (26 nm north), Mountain Home Municipal (36 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Nampa Municipal (22 nm north), Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field (25 nm northeast), Caldwell Executive (26 nm north), Mountain Home Municipal (36 nm east).
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
- Existed prior to 4/2/59.
- Numerous signs to +12' on both sides of highway adjacent to runway.
- Recommended land runway 12 takeoff runway 30 when wind condition permits.
- +3 feet fence 20 feet from runway end 60 feet L; +10 feet road 0' from runway end 100 feet R; +6 feet sign at 20 feet 80 feet R.
- +17 feet road 0 feet from runway end 100 feet L; +10 feet road at 50 feet on centerline.
- Runway nrs faded and dfclt to see from the air.
- Runway nrs faded and dfclt to see from the air.
- Runway end 12 has a 10 feet pvt dirt road going WI the pri surface area.
- Runway end 30 has 10 feet pvt dirt road going WI the pri surface area.
- Runway 30 has 40 feet power line and rising trrn at 1670 feet on centerline.
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 Murphy from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Murphy, 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.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Treasure Valley Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · Melba, 11 miles away Treasure Valley Aviation is a flight school based in Parma, Idaho, offering discovery flights, flight instruction, ground instruction, and flight reviews.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
11 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 10 for private pilot, 8 for commercial and instrument, 5 for airline transport pilot, 9 for flight instructor, 5 for sport pilot; 6 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 5 for helicopters. Also nearby: 16 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 1 parachute rigger examiner.
- Aaron Michael Hassemer private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Nampa, ID (22 nm) · (208) 869-8093 · [email protected]
- Gregory Herbert private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Meridian, ID (22 nm) · (208) 870-9040 · [email protected]
- Arlyn E Miller private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Boise, ID (25 nm) · (208) 891-0133 · [email protected]
- Joshua Slowik private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes · Boise, ID (25 nm) · (530) 604-8913 · [email protected]
- Scott Theodore Curtis instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor · Boise, ID (25 nm) · (208) 863-4833 · [email protected]
- Brandon Silvey private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; helicopters · SILVERHAWK AVIATION · Caldwell, ID (26 nm) · (208) 869-1227 · [email protected]
- Jeffrey David Galloway private pilot, commercial pilot; helicopters · SILVERHAWK AVIATION · Caldwell, ID (26 nm) · (208) 794-0968 · [email protected]
- Jeffrey Steven Groover private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Caldwell, ID (26 nm) · (562) 328-5788 · [email protected]
All 31 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- 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.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
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 · 4 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 Murphy 2 aircraft · 2 piston singles
- Treasure Valley Flying Club LLC 1 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 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 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Idaho 129 landing places
- Idaho 4,200 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/1U3.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 28, 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.