Glenns Ferry Municipal
U89 · Glenns Ferry, Idaho · Elmore County · map
Glenns Ferry Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Glenns Ferry, 1 mile southwest of Glenns Ferry, Idaho, 2,536 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 08/26, is 3,050 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Glenns Ferry Municipal?
Its FAA code is U89.
Where is Glenns Ferry Municipal?
It is 1 mile southwest of Glenns Ferry, Idaho, 2,536 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Glenns Ferry Municipal?
Its one runway, 08/26, is 3,050 feet long, asphalt.
Does Glenns Ferry Municipal have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Glenns Ferry Municipal?
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 Glenns Ferry Municipal…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA U89
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Glenns Ferry
- Elevation
- 2,536 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- 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
- April 1940
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,050 × 60 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 26: trees 80 ft high 1,250 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
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Mountain Home Municipal (21 nm northwest), Gooding Municipal (25 nm east), Jerome County (41 nm east), Joslin Fld/Magic Valley Regional (46 nm southeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Mountain Home Municipal (21 nm northwest), Gooding Municipal (25 nm east), Buhl Municipal (31 nm southeast), Jerome County (41 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
- Built prior to 1959.
- Activate BEACON-CTAF,
- Runway 08 +150' power line crosses snake river canyon approx 5 miles downriver.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 08/26 - the common traffic frequency.
- NON-STD painted tires.
- +4' fence at 95' on centerline.
- +4 feet fence at 75 feet on centerline; 15 feet road at 85 feet on centerline.
- Runway 08/26 distance to go markers every 1000 feet south side of runway.
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 Glenns Ferry from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Glenns Ferry, Idaho: 1 piston single, 1 business jet. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Idaho.
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 aviation medical 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 (29 nm) · (765) 401-0777 · [email protected]
All 2 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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 · 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. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Glenns Ferry 2 aircraft · 1 piston singles, 1 business jets
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 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/U89.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 29, 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.