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.
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What is the airport code for Atlanta Airport?
Its FAA code is 55H.
Where is Atlanta Airport?
It is 1 mile northwest of Atlanta, Idaho, 5,500 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Atlanta Airport?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 2,460 feet long, grass and dirt.
Does Atlanta Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Atlanta Airport?
4 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
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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
- 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
- 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 |
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: Friedman Memorial (41 nm southeast), Mountain Home Municipal (48 nm southwest), Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field (50 nm west).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Friedman Memorial (41 nm southeast), Mountain Home Municipal (48 nm southwest), Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field (50 nm west).
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
- 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.
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
4 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 3 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 13 aviation medical examiners, 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 (30 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 (50 nm) · (208) 891-0133 · [email protected]
- Joshua Slowik private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes · Boise, ID (50 nm) · (530) 604-8913 · [email protected]
- Scott Theodore Curtis instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor · Boise, ID (50 nm) · (208) 863-4833 · [email protected]
All 21 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.
- 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 · 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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 since 1982 · 2 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/55H.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.