Chamberlain Usfs Airport
U79 · Chamberlain Guard Station, Idaho · Idaho County · map
Chamberlain Usfs Airport is a public-use airport in Chamberlain Guard Station, Idaho, 5,765 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 07/25, is 4,100 feet of grass and dirt.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA U79
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 5,765 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 18E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1941
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 4,100 × 200 ft | Grass and dirt, fair | |
| 15/33 | 2,700 × 140 ft | Grass, poor |
- Runway 07: trees on the approach
- Runway 25: tree on the approach
- Runway 15: trees on the approach
- Runway 33: trees 35 ft high 60 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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Aircraft registered in Chamberlain Guard Station from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Chamberlain Guard Station, ID as the owner's town.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Existed prior to 12/31/58.
- Aprt subj temporary closed ery spring to soft runways.
- Runway 07/25 and runway 15/33 thresholds marked and runways outlined with yellow rocks - barely vsb.
- Runway located in high mtus trrn srndd by 70 feet - 80 feet tall trees.
- Runway located in high mtus and timbered trrn.
- +35 feet trees 40 feet on centerline.
- Runway 15 150 feet timbered hill 1200 feet on centerline
- +325' timbered ridge 5000' on centerline.
- +275' timbered ridge 2100' on centerline +35' trees at 300' on centerline.
- Runway end 25 - first 300 feet of runway surface is rough.
- Runway 15/33 rough and uneven surface.
- +70 feet trees adjacent to all runway edges.
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.