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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What is the airport code for Cold Meadows Usfs Airport?
Its FAA code is U81.
Where is Cold Meadows Usfs Airport?
It is in Cold Meadows Guard Station, Idaho, 7,030 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Cold Meadows Usfs Airport?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 4,550 feet long, grass and dirt.
Does Cold Meadows Usfs Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Cold Meadows Usfs Airport?
2 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 Cold Meadows Usfs Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
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
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- 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 |
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: Lemhi County (46 nm east).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Lemhi County (46 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
- 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.
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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Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
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.
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: 2 aviation medical examiners.
All 2 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 · 3 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
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 3 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 4,199 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/U81.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.