Bruce Meadows Airport
U63 · Stanley, Idaho · Valley County · map
Bruce Meadows Airport is a public-use airport owned by Idaho State/Itd-Div of Aeronautics, 20 miles northwest of Stanley, Idaho, 6,370 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 05/23, is 5,000 feet of grass and dirt.
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What is the airport code for Bruce Meadows Airport?
Its FAA code is U63.
Where is Bruce Meadows Airport?
It is 20 miles northwest of Stanley, Idaho, 6,370 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Bruce Meadows Airport?
Its one runway, 05/23, is 5,000 feet long, grass and dirt.
Does Bruce Meadows Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Bruce Meadows Airport?
3 aviation medical examiners 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 Bruce Meadows Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA U63
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Idaho State/Itd-Div of Aeronautics
- Elevation
- 6,370 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
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 5,000 × 110 ft | Grass and dirt, fair |
- Runway 23: 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: Cascade Airport (30 nm west), MC Call Municipal (44 nm northwest), Challis Airport (48 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Cascade Airport (30 nm west), MC Call Municipal (44 nm northwest), Challis Airport (48 nm east).
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
- Existed prior to 1959.
- No winter maintenance.
- ONE-HALF segmented circle.
- Recommend land runway 05; takeoff runway 23 when wind conditions permit.
- 05/23 edges and thresholds marked with white rocks.
- Runway 23 5 feet fence at 40 feet on centerline; 200 feet timbered ridge at 2000 feet on centerline; 13 feet road at 300 feet on centerline; 20 feet pole at 300 feet on centerline; 20 feet pole at 400 feet, 50 feet left.
- First 1200 feet of runway end 05 is flooded or very soft drg spring and through late summer months.
- 20 feet wide dirt strip down center of runway 05/23.
- Airport is located on a high mtn Valley surrounded by mtns.
- Big game animals have access to runway.
- Runway 23 fence marked with yellow and black warning panels 40 feet from aer 23.
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 Stanley from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Stanley, Idaho: 1 piston single. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
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 sport aviation examiner, 3 aviation medical examiners.
All 4 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- 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.
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 · 2 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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Stanley 1 aircraft · 1 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 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 8 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/U63.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 29, 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.