Bancroft Municipal
U51 · Bancroft, Idaho · Caribou County · map
Bancroft Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Bancroft, 1 mile east of Bancroft, Idaho, 5,435 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 07/25, is 3,280 feet of gravel.
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What is the airport code for Bancroft Municipal?
Its FAA code is U51.
Where is Bancroft Municipal?
It is 1 mile east of Bancroft, Idaho, 5,435 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Bancroft Municipal?
Its one runway, 07/25, is 3,280 feet long, gravel.
Does Bancroft Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Bancroft Municipal?
1 pilot examiner and 4 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA U51
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Bancroft
- Elevation
- 5,435 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Salt Lake City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 3,280 × 30 ft | Gravel, fair |
- Runway 07: road on the approach
- Runway 25: road on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Pocatello Regional (34 nm west), Afton Lincoln County/General Boyd L Eddins Field (41 nm east), Alpine Airport (46 nm northeast), Idaho Falls Regional (48 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Allen H Tigert Airport (13 nm east), Pocatello Regional (34 nm west), Mccarley Field (36 nm northwest), Preston Airport (37 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Idaho · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Estabd prior to 15 may 1959.
- No winter maintenance.
- Runway 7/25 07: farm road parl to runway at 125 feet R of runway.
- Runway 7/25 25: farm road parl to runway at 125 feet L of runway.
- Addnl obstruction; +70 feet pwr line (marked) at 800 feet on centerline.
- Ctn: unmkd grass landing area located perpendicular and southeast/adjacent to runway end 25.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Bancroft from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Bancroft, Idaho: 4 piston singles, 2 turboprops. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Idaho.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument; 1 for airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 2 training center examiners.
- Thomas Jay Kohler private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Aeromark · Idaho Falls, ID (48 nm) · (208) 360-7566 · [email protected]
All 11 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Bancroft 6 aircraft · 4 piston singles, 2 turboprops
- Hill Ag-Air LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Accidents and incidents in Idaho 1,535 since 1982 · 288 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 7 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Idaho 129 landing places
- Idaho 4,200 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/U51.json.
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 27, 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.