Henrys Lake Airport
U53 · Island Park, Idaho · Fremont County · map
Henrys Lake Airport is a public-use airport owned by the State of Id, Itd-Div of Aeronautics, 3 miles southeast of Island Park, Idaho, 6,596 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 06/24, is 4,600 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Henrys Lake Airport?
Its FAA code is U53.
Where is Henrys Lake Airport?
It is 3 miles southeast of Island Park, Idaho, 6,596 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Henrys Lake Airport?
Its one runway, 06/24, is 4,600 feet long, grass.
Does Henrys Lake Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Henrys Lake Airport?
1 aviation medical examiner work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Henrys Lake Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA U53
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- State of Id, Itd-Div of Aeronautics
- Elevation
- 6,596 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1945
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 4,600 × 170 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 06: fence on the approach
- Runway 24: right-hand traffic pattern, fence 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
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Yellowstone Airport (10 nm east), Ennis Big Sky Airport (41 nm north), Stanford Field (44 nm south).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Yellowstone Airport (10 nm east), Ennis Big Sky Airport (41 nm north), Stanford Field (44 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.
- 06/24 edges and thresholds marked with white rocks.
- Slope 0:1
- Slope 0:1
- +4 feet fence 20 feet on centerline.
- 4 feet barb wire fence at 0 feet, 90 feet right.
- Recommend land runway 06 takeoff runway 24 when wind conditions allow.
- Livestock and big game animals have access to runway during fall, winter and spring; do not leave aircraft unatndd during these seasons.
- First 500 feet of runway 6 rough due to uneven surface/bunch grass and rodent act.
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 Island Park from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Island Park, Idaho: 4 piston singles, 2 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, 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
No pilot examiner is based within 50 nautical miles, as far as the FAA's list places them. Also nearby: 1 aviation medical examiner.
All 1 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
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 · 4 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Island Park 6 aircraft · 4 piston singles, 2 drones
- Teton Agriculture LLC 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 4 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Idaho 1,535 since 1982 · 288 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 4 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Idaho 129 landing places
- Idaho 4,199 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/U53.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 30, 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.