Cold Meadows Usfs Airport
U81 · Cold Meadows Guard Station, Idaho · Idaho County · map
Cold Meadows Usfs Airport is a public-use airport in Cold Meadows Guard Station, Idaho, 7,030 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 4,550 feet of grass and dirt.
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The airport
- Codes
- FAA U81
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Elevation
- 7,030 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
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- August 1947
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 4,550 × 90 ft | Grass and dirt, fair |
- Runway 16: trees on the approach
- Runway 34: hill 130 ft high 450 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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Aircraft registered in Cold Meadows Guard Station from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Cold Meadows Guard Station, ID as the owner's town.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 since 1982, 0 fatal
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Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Estabd prior to 31 dec 1958.
- No winter maintenance.
- When wind conditions permit lnd runway 34; departure runway 16.
- Runway 16/34 first 500 feet of runway 34 very rough.
- Unpainted rock bdry mkrs.
- A wall of 35 feet+ tall trees located at 0 feet on centerline.
- Runway 16 +35 feet trees at 10 feet on centerline; +30 feet trees at 5 feet 50 feet left.
- 125 feet timbered ridge at 350 feet and 200 feet left.
- Only 20 feet - center ptn of runway length is dirt and used for takeoff and landing.
- Very high density altitude factor during summer months.
- Rodent activity on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Be advised Usfs recommends left turnout down cotton wood creek after departing runway 16.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Idaho 1,535 since 1982 · 290 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 4,204 aircraft registered
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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.