Atlanta Airport
55H · Atlanta, Idaho · Elmore County · map
Atlanta Airport is a public-use airport owned by Idaho State-Itd/Div of Aeronautics, 1 mile northwest of Atlanta, Idaho, 5,500 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 2,460 feet of grass and dirt.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 55H
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Idaho State-Itd/Div of Aeronautics
- Elevation
- 5,500 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Salt Lake City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1982
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 2,460 × 75 ft | Grass and dirt, good |
- Runway 16: trees 120 ft high 45 ft from the end
- Runway 34: right-hand traffic pattern, trees on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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Aircraft registered in Atlanta from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Atlanta, ID as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 6 since 1982, 2 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
- Provided arrival/departure procedures, including recommended communications procedures, as specified in the greene/cooke agreement be published in the Idaho airport directory; a warning note about the close proximity of the two airports should be published.
- Recommended for MT proficient pilots. Use aircraft with proper MT per. Airport located in mtnous area; high timbered ridges all quad with lmtd mnvrg area. Land runway 34, depart runway 16. Approach airport from southeast, valley city, making right base and final runway 34. Be aware of nearby pvt lazy H ranch airport,.7 NM east and check traffic. For incrd situational awareness, rcmnd pilots review NOTAMs and information pertinent to operations at lazy H airport.
- Runway 16/34 edges and both runway ends threshold marked with west rocks.
- Slope 0:1. Rising terrain with 80 - 110 feet trees starting at 50 feet past eor.
- 75 - 115 feet trees at 160 feet on centerline; 500 feet timbered mtn 1000 feet on centerline; 80 - 120 feet trees at 0 feet, 100 feet left.
- 75 feet trees 250 feet, 125 feet left; 1000 feet timbered ridge 5000 feet on centerline.
- Depart with a right turnout down boise river. Announce intentions on 122.9. No GO-AROUND due to rising terrain and trees.
- No winter maintenance.
- Gnd vehicle traffic has aces to airport and runway.
- No fone available at airport. Town of Atlanta is approximately 1 MI walking dist from airport; some services available in town.
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.