Weatherby Usfs Airport
52U · Atlanta, Idaho · Elmore County · map
Weatherby Usfs Airport is a public-use airport owned by the US Forest Service, 9 miles northwest of Atlanta, Idaho, 4,503 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 03/21, is 2,200 feet of grass and dirt.
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What is the airport code for Weatherby Usfs Airport?
Its FAA code is 52U.
Where is Weatherby Usfs Airport?
It is 9 miles northwest of Atlanta, Idaho, 4,503 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Weatherby Usfs Airport?
Its one runway, 03/21, is 2,200 feet long, grass and dirt.
Does Weatherby Usfs Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Weatherby Usfs Airport?
6 pilot examiners and 13 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 Weatherby Usfs Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 52U
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- US Forest Service
- Elevation
- 4,503 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
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 2,200 × 60 ft | Grass and dirt, fair |
- Runway 03: tree on the approach
- Runway 21: tree 80 ft high 20 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: Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field (42 nm west), Mountain Home Municipal (45 nm southwest), Friedman Memorial (49 nm southeast), Cascade Airport (50 nm northwest).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field (42 nm west), Mountain Home Municipal (45 nm southwest), Friedman Memorial (49 nm southeast), Cascade Airport (50 nm northwest).
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
- Establd prior to 1958.
- Recommend landing runway 03; takeoff runway 21 when wind conditions allow.
- Runway 03/21 thresholds and edges marked with painted rocks.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds 45 degrees slp - 40 feet tree at O feet, 60 feet left. Close to left bdry mkr runway 03 end.
- +60 feet trees in approach 80-125 feet L and 100-500 feet from end of runway; +18 feet road at 0 feet 105 feet L.
- 30 feet trees at 50 feet 80 feet left; 15 feet road 0 feet 120 feet right; 40 feet trees at 350 on centerline; 30 feet trees at 250 feet 50 feet right; 1000 feet timbered ridge at 3500 feet on centerline.
- Airport located in nrw river canyon subject to local turbulence caused by the trrn confign.
- No winter maintenance.
- -2' ditches parallel to both sides of runway.
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 Atlanta from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Atlanta, ID as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 5 for private pilot, 5 for commercial and instrument, 3 for airline transport pilot, 5 for flight instructor, 4 for sport pilot; 4 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 13 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 engineering representative, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 1 training center examiner.
- Forrest Crawford private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; helicopters · Alpine Aviation · Oasis, ID (27 nm) · (765) 401-0777 · [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 (42 nm) · (208) 891-0133 · [email protected]
- Joshua Slowik private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes · Boise, ID (42 nm) · (530) 604-8913 · [email protected]
- Scott Theodore Curtis instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor · Boise, ID (42 nm) · (208) 863-4833 · [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 (46 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 (49 nm) · (208) 870-9040 · [email protected]
All 24 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).
- 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.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- 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/52U.json.
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 27, 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.