Elk River Airport
ID85 · Elk River, Idaho · Clearwater County · map
Elk River Airport is a private airport in Elk River, Idaho, 2,827 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 3,000 feet of grass and gravel.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA ID85
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · privately owned
- Elevation
- 2,827 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 19E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 3,000 × 150 ft | Grass and gravel, good |
- Runway 17: fence 80 ft high 800 ft from the end
Aircraft registered in Elk River from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Elk River, Idaho: 2 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport 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 airport NTSB records · 5 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
- Existed prior to dec 31 1958.
- No winter maintenance.
- Maintained opnl width approximately 20 feet.
- Numerous (in town) obstructions on approach to runway 35.
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.