Challis Airport
LLJ · KLLJ · Challis, Idaho · Custer County · map
Challis Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Challis, 1 mile northeast of Challis, Idaho, 5,076 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 4,601 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100 octane avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KLLJ · observed 12:55 pm MDT (18:55 UTC), 60 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 68°F (20°C), dew point 31°F (-1°C)
- Altimeter 30.23 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KLLJ 061855Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/M01 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP191 T02001006
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA LLJ · ICAO KLLJ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Challis
- Elevation
- 5,076 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 7:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 12E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 4,601 × 60 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 35: power line 40 ft high 1,450 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Llj and automated weather (ASOS) | 119.275 | |
| Salmon and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 132.4 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 208-844-2785.
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 Challis from the FAA register
11 aircraft are registered to owners in Challis, Idaho: 10 piston singles, 1 turboprop. 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 · 2 since 1982, 0 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
- Estabd prior to 1959.
- Be alert helicopter operations adjacent southeast end of airport.
- Runway 17 PAPI unusable beyond 7 degreess right and left of centerline: runway 17 PAPI unusable beyond 2.5 NM from threshold due to trrn.
- Automated weather (ASOS) weather stn on airport.
- Airport located in high mtn valley.
- Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Runway 17/35 recommend land runway 17; takeoff runway 35 when wind conditions permit.
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.