Howe Airport
U97 · Howe, Idaho · Butte County · map
Howe Airport is a public-use airport owned by Butte County, 4 miles northwest of Howe, Idaho, 4,930 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 13/31, is 3,800 feet of gravel and dirt.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA U97
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Butte County
- Elevation
- 4,930 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Salt Lake City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- September 1972
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 3,800 × 25 ft | Gravel and dirt, good |
- Runway 13: road on the approach
- Runway 31: road on the approach
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 |
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Aircraft registered in Howe from the FAA register
2 aircraft are registered to owners in Howe, Idaho: 2 piston singles. 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 · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal
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
- Airport used hvyly by AG-SPRAYING planes durg summer.
- Addnl obstruction, 15 feet road at 100 feet on centerline.
- Runway 13/31 thlds defined with white blocks and reflectors.
- 15-20 feet farm machinery may be parked on approach to runway 13; approximately 250 feet from eor.
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.