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Emmett Municipal

S78 · Emmett, Idaho · Gem County · map

Emmett Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Emmett, 3 miles southwest of Emmett, Idaho, 2,354 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 10/28, is 3,307 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).

The airport

Codes
FAA S78
Kind
Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
Owner
City of Emmett
Elevation
2,354 feet above sea level
Control tower
No control tower
Attended
unattended
Lights
runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
Fuel
100LL avgas
Repairs
airframe: none; engine: none
Parking
tiedown
On the chart
Salt Lake City sectional
Magnetic variation
17E
In the FAA's files since
December 1944

This airport's record at the FAA

Runway

1028N1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
10/283,307 × 55 ftAsphalt, goodMedium-intensity lights
  • Runway 10: tree 25 ft high 207 ft from the end
  • Runway 28: road 14 ft high 200 ft from the end

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF)122.9 · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 10/28-CTAF.

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Aircraft registered in Emmett from the FAA register

49 aircraft are registered to owners in Emmett, Idaho: 33 piston singles, 10 helicopters, 2 business jets, 1 turboprop, 1 glider. 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 · 12 since 1982, 1 fatal

2026-01-27WPR26FA091 · N126C LLC Ccx-1865 N126C · accident · 2 killed
2024-05-12WPR24LA147 · Piper Pa-22-150 N3915P · accident · no injuries
2018-11-10GAA19CA054 · Cessna 206 N16HT · accident · no injuries
2012-09-17WPR12CA429 · Piper Pa-14 N5196H · accident · minor injuries
2011-08-22WPR11CA402 · Piper Pa-18-150 N4376Z · accident · no injuries
2009-06-21WPR09CA304 · Stucker Virgil A Avid Magnu N777DV · accident · no injuries
2003-11-23SEA04LA021 · Piper Pa-22-135 N8982C · accident · no injuries
2003-08-17SEA03LA171 · Cessna 185 N185LC · accident · minor injuries
1999-10-20SEA00LA004 · Thomson Vans Rv-6 N541JT · accident · no injuries
1998-09-11SEA98LA176 · Cessna 175 N7463M · accident · no injuries
1986-10-12SEA87LA009 · Cessna 165 N25468 · accident · no injuries
1985-10-05SEA86LA006 · Cessna 172 N2867Q · accident · minor injuries

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 15 may 1959.
  • Golf course on both sides of runway.
  • Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 10/28-CTAF.
  • New amgr/public works dir.
  • Extension 7
  • Ext 7
  • Fuel available 24 hours self ser west/credit card.
  • 10 feet pvt road at 0 feet, 85 feet L; +5 feet fence at 190 feet on centerline.
  • Runway 28 360 feet dthr marked with west thld bar and west arrows.
  • Runway 10 190FT NON-STD. dthr marked west/yellow chevrons.
  • 1800' an X 20' pvt gravel agg runway located adjcnt northwest of airport.
  • Golf course road crosses near runway 28 thld. Watch for golfers on runway.

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.