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Twin Bridges Airport



Coordinates: 43°56′37″N 114°06′37″W / 43.94361°N 114.11028°W / 43.94361; -114.11028

Twin Bridges Airport
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: U61
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner State of Idaho
Operator Idaho Transportation Dept., Div. of Aeronautics
Serves Ketchum, Idaho
Elevation AMSL 6,893 ft / 2,101 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
3/21 4,450 1,356 Turf
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations 800
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Twin Bridges Airport (FAA LID: U61) is a state-owned public-use airstrip located 22 miles (35 km) northeast of the central business district of Ketchum, a city in Custer County, Idaho, United States.

Facilities and aircraft

Twin Bridges Airport covers an area of 60 acres (24 ha) which contains one runway (3/21) with a turf surface measuring 4,450 x 100 ft (1,356 x 30 m). For the 12-month period ending August 17, 2005, the airport had 800 aircraft operations: 75% general aviation and 25% air taxi. The airport is located close to the Big Lost River in a narrow valley. Approaches to runway 21 must be flown off the extended runway centerline due to a mountain.



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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:

2007-07-05

Airport Identifier:

U61

Airport Status:

Operational

Longitude/Latitude:

114-06-35.1700W/43-56-47.6920N
-114.109769/43.946581 (Estimated)

Elevation:

6893 ft / 2100.99 m (Surveyed)

Land:

60 acres

From nearest city:

22 nautical miles NE of Ketchum, ID

Location:

Custer County, ID

Magnetic Variation:

17E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:

Publicly owned

Owner:

State Of Id, Itd Div Of Aero

Address:

P.o. Box 7129
Boise, ID 83707-1129

Phone number:

208-334-8775

Manager:

Div Admin

Address:

P.o. Box 7129
Boise, ID 83707-1129

Phone number:

208-334-8775

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:

Open to public

Wind indicator:

Yes

Segmented Circle:

Yes

Control Tower:

No

Landing fee charge:

No

Sectional chart:

Salt Lake City

Region:

ANM - Northwest Mountain

Boundary ARTCC:

ZLC - Salt Lake City

Tie-in FSS:

BOI - Boise

FSS on Airport:

No

FSS Phone:

208-332-0200

FSS Toll Free:

1-800-WX-BRIEF

NOTAMs Facility:

BOI (NOTAM-d service avaliable)

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.900

Airport Services

Airframe Repair:

NONE

Power Plant Repair:

NONE

Bottled Oxygen:

NONE

Bulk Oxygen:

NONE

Runway Information

Runway 03/21

Dimension:

4450 x 100 ft / 1356.4 x 30.5 m
RY 03/21 SW 560 FT RUTTED AND UNUSABLE.

Surface:

TURF, Fair Condition

 

Runway 03

Runway 21

Traffic Pattern:

Left

Left

Obstruction:

2 ft berm, 30L/ ft right of centerline

430 ft mtn, 1300.0 ft from runway, 200 ft right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear

 

Radio Navigation Aids

ID

Type

Name

Ch

Freq

Var

Dist

LLJ

NDB

Challis

 

397.00

17E

34.7 nm

AOC

NDB

Arco

 

200.00

15E

39.3 nm

HLE

NDB/DME

Hailey

025X

220.00

16E

37.6 nm

Remarks

  • NO WINTER MAINT.
  • ARPT LCTD IN HIGH MTN VALLEY SURROUNDED BY HIGH MTNS.
  • BE ALERT ARPT SUBJECT TO ONGOING DAMAGE BY LIVESTOCK; GROUND VEHICLES AND RODENTS.
  • RY 03/21 -1 FT DITCH & +1 FT - 2 FT DIRT BERM ENTIRE PERIMETER OF RY.
  • ESTABD PRIOR TO 3/31/59.

 Operational Statistics

    Time Period: 2004-08-18 - 2005-08-17

Aircraft Operations:

16/Week

Air Taxi:

25.0%

General Aviation Itinerant:

75.0%

 

Twin Bridges Airport  

Address: Custer County, ID

Tel: 208-334-8775


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General Info
Country United States
State IDAHO
FAA ID U61
Latitude 43-56-47.692N
Longitude 114-06-35.170W
Elevation 6893 feet
Near City KETCHUM



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