Idaho City Usfs Airport
U98 · Idaho City, Idaho · Boise County · map
Idaho City Usfs Airport is a public-use airport owned by the US Forest Service, 1 mile southwest of Idaho City, Idaho, 3,920 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 04/22, is 3,400 feet of grass and gravel.
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What is the airport code for Idaho City Usfs Airport?
Its FAA code is U98.
Where is Idaho City Usfs Airport?
It is 1 mile southwest of Idaho City, Idaho, 3,920 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Idaho City Usfs Airport?
Its one runway, 04/22, is 3,400 feet long, grass and gravel.
Does Idaho City Usfs Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Idaho City Usfs Airport?
11 pilot examiners and 16 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 Idaho City Usfs Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA U98
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- US Forest Service
- Elevation
- 3,920 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
- November 1948
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 3,400 × 50 ft | Grass and gravel, good |
- Runway 04: trees 55 ft high 20 ft from the end
- Runway 22: trees 60 ft high 350 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
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field (22 nm southwest), Nampa Municipal (33 nm southwest), Caldwell Executive (36 nm west), Cascade Airport (41 nm north).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field (22 nm southwest), Emmett Municipal (30 nm west), Nampa Municipal (33 nm southwest), Caldwell Executive (36 nm west).
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 15 may 1959.
- No winter maintenance.
- Recommend land runway 04; tkoff runway 22; when wind conditions permit.
- 04/22 edges and thresholds marked with white rock.
- Ctlg obstruction exceeds 45 degrees slp.
- 70 feet trees located on L side of runway - adjacent to runway end boundary mkr.
- First 900 feet of runway end 4 is grass; rmng is dirt/gravel mix.
- Usfs helicopter operations during fire season.
- West 700 feet of runway is grass; remainder is gravel.
- (A52) nmrs addnl trees/obstructions on approaches to runway 04 and 22.
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 Idaho City from the FAA register
1 aircraft are registered to owners in Idaho City, Idaho: 1 piston single. 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
11 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 10 for private pilot, 8 for commercial and instrument, 5 for airline transport pilot, 9 for flight instructor, 5 for sport pilot; 6 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 5 for helicopters. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 16 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 1 parachute rigger examiner.
- Arlyn E Miller private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, commercial pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Boise, ID (22 nm) · (208) 891-0133 · [email protected]
- Joshua Slowik private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes · Boise, ID (22 nm) · (530) 604-8913 · [email protected]
- Scott Theodore Curtis instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor · Boise, ID (22 nm) · (208) 863-4833 · [email protected]
- Brian Jay-Scott Gaines private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Eagle, ID (24 nm) · (208) 830-0187 · [email protected]
- Gregory Herbert private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Meridian, ID (28 nm) · (208) 870-9040 · [email protected]
- 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]
- Erick Paradizo Rivera private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Emmett, ID (30 nm) · (208) 599-8560 · [email protected]
- Aaron Michael Hassemer private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Nampa, ID (33 nm) · (208) 869-8093 · [email protected]
All 32 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.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
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, 1 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 Idaho City 1 aircraft · 1 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 2 since 1982 · 1 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/U98.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 26, 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.