Smiley Creek Airport
U87 · Smiley Creek, Idaho · Blaine County · map
Smiley Creek Airport is a public-use airport owned by the State of Id, Itd-Div Aero in Smiley Creek, Idaho, 7,206 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 14/32, is 4,900 feet of grass.
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What is the airport code for Smiley Creek Airport?
Its FAA code is U87.
Where is Smiley Creek Airport?
It is in Smiley Creek, Idaho, 7,206 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Smiley Creek Airport?
Its one runway, 14/32, is 4,900 feet long, grass.
Does Smiley Creek Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Smiley Creek Airport?
1 pilot examiner and 1 aviation medical examiner 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 Smiley Creek Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA U87
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- State of Id, Itd-Div Aero
- Elevation
- 7,206 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
- June 1966
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 4,900 × 150 ft | Grass, excellent |
- Runway 14: fence on the approach
- Runway 32: 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: Friedman Memorial (33 nm southeast), Challis Airport (44 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Friedman Memorial (33 nm southeast), Challis Airport (44 nm northeast).
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
- No winter maintenance.
- Private land leased to the Idaho division of aeronautics.
- 14/32 edges and thresholds marked with white rock boundary mkrs.
- 4 feet fence 200 feet on centerline, +3 feet berm and Creek 60 feet on centerline.
- Runway 32 5 feet fence 200 feet on centerline, +2 feet berm 60 feet on centerline, 15FT brush 75 feet 100 feet L, +2 feet sprinkler valve 50 feet 35 feet L.
- Recommend landing runway 14 takeoff runway 32 when wind conditions allow.
- Be alert for sprinklers/stand pipes on edge of runway.
- Airport located in valley surrounded by high mountainous terrain.
- Extremely high density altitude conditions exist during summer months.
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 Smiley Creek from the FAA register
No aircraft on the register list Smiley Creek, ID as the owner's town.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 training center examiner.
- Forrest Crawford private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; helicopters · Alpine Aviation · Oasis, ID (44 nm) · (765) 401-0777 · [email protected]
All 4 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 4 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 4 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/U87.json.
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 27, 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.