Shearer /Usfs/ Airport
2U5 · Shearer, Idaho · Idaho County · map
Shearer /Usfs/ Airport is a public-use airport owned by the US Forest Service in Shearer, Idaho, 2,634 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 2,000 feet of grass.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 2U5
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- US Forest Service
- Elevation
- 2,634 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 18E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1949
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 2,000 × 15 ft | Grass, fair |
- Runway 18: hill 500 ft high 1,750 ft from the end
- Runway 36: trees 85 ft high 200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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Aircraft registered in Shearer from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Shearer, ID as the owner's town.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Existed prior to 5/15/59.
- Recommend land runway 18; takeoff runway 36.
- First 300 feet of runway 18 rough with tall grass.
- Located in narrow winding river canyon.
- Big game animals on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Blind approach to runway 18; before LANDING/TAKE-OFF call on frequency 122.9; montr same.
- Inexperienced pilots should use for emergencies only. Recommend early morning or late evening operations during summer.
- Runway may be soft in spring and late fall.
- Fst 300 feet of runway 18 rough due to uneven surface and tall grass.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 5, 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.