Snake River
78U · Lewiston, Idaho · Nez Perce County · map
Snake River is a public-use airfield owned by the US Army Corps of Engineers, 3 miles southwest of Lewiston, Idaho, 735 feet above sea level. It has 1 water landing area.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 78U
- Kind
- Airfield · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- US Army Corps of Engineers
- Elevation
- 735 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- April to October, every day, 7:00 am to dusk; November to March, IREG, irregular hours
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 19E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1976
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/S | 3,000 × 150 ft | Water |
- Runway S: power line 150 ft high 3,300 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Lewiston from the FAA register
128 aircraft are registered to owners in Lewiston, Idaho: 80 piston singles, 31 helicopters, 5 drones, 4 turboprops, 4 piston twins. Not every one of them is based at this airfield; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airfield alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Idaho.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airfield NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airfield.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Power lines an X Snake River north, south, above and below landing area. Bridge across Snake River 2 NM north of landing area.
- Aircraft may dock at marina - north of campgnd. If space is available.
- Waterlane length and width varies.
- Landing area within LEWISTON-NEZ Perce county airport traffic area; contact lws the control tower on tower/the common traffic frequency 119.4.
- No beaching gear or mooring buoys available.
- Heavy boat traffic in the vicinity of seaplane base.
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.