Carey Airport
U65 · Carey, Idaho · Blaine County · map
Carey Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Carey in Carey, Idaho, 4,789 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 08/26, is 2,650 feet of grass.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA U65
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Carey
- Elevation
- 4,789 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Salt Lake City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1955
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 2,650 × 170 ft | Grass, good |
- Runway 08: fence on the approach
- Runway 26: fence 4 ft high 25 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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 Carey from the FAA register
9 aircraft are registered to owners in Carey, Idaho: 8 piston singles, 1 drone. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Idaho.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 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.
- Recommend land runway 26; takeoff runway 8 when wind conditions permit.
- Full crc, NON-STD on both windsocks.
- 08/26 edges and thresholds marked with concrete markers.
- A 6 feet chain link fence has been instld on the south side of runway at 0 feet, 100 feet right - between the TIE-DOWN area and the agricultural field adjacent to it.
- 30 feet hngr and nmrs 30 to 80 feet trees at 900 feet to 1200 feet from eor 08.
- Be alert for sprinklers 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.