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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.

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
Repairs
airframe: none; engine: none
Parking
tiedown
On the chart
Salt Lake City sectional
Magnetic variation
17E
In the FAA's files since
April 1940

This airport's record at the FAA

Runway

0826N1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
08/263,050 × 60 ftAsphalt, goodMedium-intensity lights
  • Runway 26: trees 80 ft high 1,250 ft from the end

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF)122.9

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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, never named. All aircraft registered in Idaho.

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal

1987-05-30SEA87LA105 · Beech Be18 N503CW · accident · no injuries
1986-07-05SEA86LA157 · Cessna 172 N1641F · accident · no injuries

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

  • 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.

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.