Pocatello Regional
PIH · KPIH · Pocatello, Idaho · Power County · map
Pocatello Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Pocatello, 7 miles northwest of Pocatello, Idaho, 4,452 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 03/21, is 9,059 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1, Jet A-1 with additive).
Weather right now KPIH · observed 1:53 pm MDT (19:53 UTC), 2 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 78°F (26°C), dew point 33°F (1°C)
- Altimeter 30.18 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:20 am MDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm MDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KPIH 061953Z 24007KT 10SM CLR 26/01 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02560006
TAF KPIH 061720Z 0618/0718 26008KT P6SM FEW200 FM070200 VRB06KT P6SM SKC
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 PIH · ICAO KPIH
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Pocatello
- Elevation
- 4,452 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Salt Lake City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- February 1944
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 9,059 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 7,150 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 03: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 21: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 17: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 35: PAPI, four lights on the left, pole 42 ft high 2,030 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.1 | Pocatello |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Pih and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.625 | Pocatello |
| Ground | 121.9 | Pocatello |
| Blackfoot and center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.35 | Pocatello |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 208-278-2021.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Pocatello from the FAA register
71 aircraft are registered to owners in Pocatello, Idaho: 49 piston singles, 6 turboprops, 6 piston twins, 5 business jets, 2 weight-shift and powered parachutes. 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 · 13 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
- Flocks of waterfowl in vicinity airport.
- Aft the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 21; runway end identifier lights runway 17 and 03; PAPI runway 21, 17 and 35; medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35; high-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 03 operates continuously.
- The FBO (fixed-base operator) monitors 122.95 and 123.0.
- Radio controlled aircraft 1 MI east of airport below 400 feet above ground level.
- Taxiway 'G' has no edge lights or reflectors, restricted to day use only.
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.