Friedman Memorial
SUN · KSUN · Hailey, Idaho · Blaine County · map
Friedman Memorial is a public-use airport owned by the City of Hailey, 1 mile southeast of Hailey, Idaho, 5,320 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 7,550 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive).
Weather right now KSUN · observed 1:47 pm MDT (19:47 UTC), 49 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 11 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 75°F (24°C), dew point 41°F (5°C)
- Altimeter 30.24 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:20 am MDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet VFR
- From Tue 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KSUN 061947Z 12011KT 10SM CLR 24/05 A3024
TAF KSUN 061720Z 0618/0724 14011KT P6SM FEW200 FM070300 32010KT P6SM SKC FM071900 14011KT 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 SUN · ICAO KSUN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Hailey
- Elevation
- 5,320 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 7:00 am to 11:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Salt Lake City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 7,550 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: threshold displaced 1,701 ft, 5,850 ft available for landing, road 17 ft high 200 ft from the end
- Runway 31: PAPI, four lights on the left, 6,631 ft available for landing
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 125.6 | Hailey |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Sun and aWOS-3 | 128.225 | Hailey |
| Ground | 121.7 | Hailey |
| Burley and center (remote transmitter) Low | 118.05 | Hailey |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 208-788-9213.
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 Hailey from the FAA register
51 aircraft are registered to owners in Hailey, Idaho: 37 piston singles, 5 turboprops, 4 business jets, 1 piston twin, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. 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 · 35 since 1982, 3 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.
- Available 7:00 am to 11:00 pm.
- Prior permission required for schedule air carrier operations 11:00 pm to 6:00 am - amgr.
- When the control tower closed activate high-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 31 operates continuously.
- Landing fee gtr than 6000 LB.
- When the control tower closed lnd runway 31; takeoff runway 13; opdt in pattern. The control tower 275 feet east of centerline.
- 17 feet road 450 feet from threshold 250 feet left; 15 feet pipes 500 feet from threshold 180 feet right; 7 feet fence 550 feet from threshold 180 feet left; 17 feet road 550 feet from threshold 190 feet left.
- Road 65:1 to dthr; prkd aircraft 0-225 feet L 0:1 to dthr.
- Mtus trrn; night use and when weather marginal not recommended. Bird in the vicinity of runway.
- Approach runway 31 alg east side of valley; departure runway 13 alg west side of valley; with landing light on; opdt.
- Locked brake turns NA.
- Surface condition unmnt; rescue and firefighting (ARFF) unavailable 11:00 pm to 7:00 am.
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.