Mountain Home Air Force Base
MUO · KMUO · Mountain Home, Idaho · Elmore County · map
Mountain Home Air Force Base is a private airport owned by Usaf, 10 miles southwest of Mountain Home, Idaho, 2,996 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 12/30, is 13,510 feet of partially concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (Jet A with additives).
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
Weather right now KMUO · observed 5:55 pm MDT (23:55 UTC), 6 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 10 knots
- Visibility 7 miles
- Temperature 86°F (30°C), dew point 23°F (-5°C)
- Altimeter 30.06 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC), good until Wed 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, clear skies
- Changing between Tue 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC) and 2:00 pm MDT (20:00 UTC) to: wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 15, clear skies
- Changing between Tue 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC) and 8:00 pm MDT (02:00 UTC) to: wind light and variable, clear skies
- Changing between Wed 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC) and 4:00 pm MDT (22:00 UTC) to: wind from the west-northwest at 12 knots, clear skies
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KMUO 062355Z 29010KT 7SM CLR 30/M05 A3006 RMK AO2A SLP153 T03001050 10307 20242 56011 $
TAF KMUO 061800Z 0618/0724 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3009INS BECMG 0619/0620 30010G15KT 9999 SKC QNH3007INS BECMG 0701/0702 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3008INS BECMG 0721/0722 30012KT 9999 SKC QNH3009INS TX31/0623Z TN08/0713Z
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 MUO · ICAO KMUO
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · owned by the Air Force
- Owner
- Usaf
- Elevation
- 2,996 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with radar approach control · 1400 - 0700z++ monday - thursday; 1400 - 0100z++ friday; 1500 - 2300z++ saturday - sunday; closed holidays.
- Attended
- Monday to Thursday, 2:00 pm to 1700z++
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- Jet A with additives
- Parking
- hangar
- On the chart
- Salt Lake City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1944
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 13,510 × 200 ft | Partially concrete | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
- Runway 30: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-1)
Radio frequencies
| Clearance delivery | 127.1 | Mountain Home |
| Ground | 120.5 | Mountain Home |
| Tower | 133.85 | Mountain Home |
| Approach · Approach and departure | 124.8 | Mountain Home |
| Approach (secondary) | 134.1 | Mountain Home |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Mountain Home |
| Pre-taxi clearance | 139.3 | Mountain Home |
Aircraft registered in Mountain Home from the FAA register
47 aircraft are registered to owners in Mountain Home, Idaho: 33 piston singles, 6 helicopters, 4 piston twins, 4 drones. 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, 1 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
- Closed Saturday, Sunday and holidays.
- 1400- 0100Z++ Friday.
- (1500 feet)
- (1502 feet)
- Full length of runway 12/30 grvd.
- Marked 150 feet wide.
- Nonstd ovrn length 986 feet.
- Nonstd ovrn length 985 feet.
- First 1280 feet both ends concrete; mid 10940 feet asphalt/concrete.
- A-GEAR BAK-12B in raised posn; rqr 1 hour PN for removal.
- Jasu: 2(AM32A-60)
- Oil: O-148-156 joap.
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.