Parma Airport
50S · Parma, Idaho · Canyon County · map
Parma Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Parma, 1 mile south of Parma, Idaho, 2,228 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 12/30, is 2,700 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Parma Airport?
Its FAA code is 50S.
Where is Parma Airport?
It is 1 mile south of Parma, Idaho, 2,228 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Parma Airport?
Its one runway, 12/30, is 2,700 feet long, asphalt.
Does Parma Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Parma Airport?
10 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 Parma Airport…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 50S
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Parma
- Elevation
- 2,228 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise
- 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 1945
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 2,700 × 50 ft | Asphalt, fair | Low-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: right-hand traffic pattern, tree 80 ft high 550 ft from the end
- Runway 30: fence 3 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
- Also here
- crop spraying, flight instruction
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Caldwell Executive (15 nm southeast), Ontario Municipal (15 nm north), Nampa Municipal (22 nm southeast), Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field (34 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Caldwell Executive (15 nm southeast), Ontario Municipal (15 nm north), Emmett Municipal (18 nm east), Payette Municipal (19 nm north).
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
- Estabd prior to 15 may 1959.
- Runway 12: numerous additional obstructions on approach to runway 12 (several commercial warehouse buildings, power line and trees).
- Recommended land runway 30; takeoff runway 12 when wind condition permit.
- 3' fence at 199', 115' right
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 Parma from the FAA register
26 aircraft are registered to owners in Parma, Idaho: 24 piston singles, 2 turboprops. 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
10 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 9 for private pilot, 7 for commercial and instrument, 5 for airline transport pilot, 8 for flight instructor, 5 for sport pilot; 6 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 4 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 16 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 1 parachute rigger examiner.
- Brandon Silvey private pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; helicopters · SILVERHAWK AVIATION · Caldwell, ID (15 nm) · (208) 869-1227 · [email protected]
- Jeffrey David Galloway private pilot, commercial pilot; helicopters · SILVERHAWK AVIATION · Caldwell, ID (15 nm) · (208) 794-0968 · [email protected]
- Jeffrey Steven Groover private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, commercial pilot; helicopters · Caldwell, ID (15 nm) · (562) 328-5788 · [email protected]
- Scott Theodore Curtis instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor · Snake River Flying Club · Caldwell, ID (15 nm) · (208) 863-4833 · [email protected]
- Erick Paradizo Rivera private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Emmett, ID (18 nm) · (208) 599-8560 · [email protected]
- 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]
- Brian Jay-Scott Gaines private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Eagle, ID (24 nm) · (208) 830-0187 · [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 (26 nm) · (208) 870-9040 · [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.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- 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 · 5 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 Parma 26 aircraft · 24 piston singles, 2 turboprops
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 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/50S.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.