U81
Airport
Cold Meadows USFS
Cold Meadows Guard Station, Idaho

FAA NFDC Information Effective 56-day cycle 04/18/2024 - 6/13/2024

Ops Comms Services Owner Runways IFR Procs Current NOTAMs Remarks

Location

FAA Identifier:U81 (Uniform-Eight-One)
Lat/Lng:45.2935, -114.945305556
45-17-36.6000N, 114-56-43.1000W
Estimated by Faa-Est on 07/09/2007
Elevation:7030 feet Surveyed
Magnetic Variation:17E,(1985), [13E (2024)]
Sectional:GREAT FALLS
From City: in Cold Meadows Guard Station

Operations

Use:Open to the public
Airspace Analysis:NOT ANALYZED
Estabd Prior to 31 Dec 1958.
Ownership:Publicly owned
Activation:08/1947
Control Tower:no
ARTCC:Salt Lake City(ZLC)Salt Lake City Center
FSS:Boise FSS(BOI)
NOTAMs and Weather:BOINOTAM-D service at airport
Wind Indicator:Unlighted
Segmented Circle:yes
Landing Fee:no

Communications

CTAF:122.900

Services

Airframe Repair:None
Powerplant Repair:None
Bottled Oxygen:None
Bulk Oxygen:None
Transient Storage:Tie-Down

Based Aircraft

Total:0

Annual Operations

For year ending:08/30/2021
AirTaxi:1000
Non-local GA:1000
Total:2000

Ownership

Owner:U S Forest Service
324 25Th St
Ogden, Ut 84401
801-625-5511
Manager:Krassel District Ranger
500 North Mission St.
Mc Call, Id 83638
208-634-0600

Runways

Runways:16/34

Runway 16/34

Length:4550 feet
Runway 16/34 First 500 ft of Runway 34 Very Rough.
Width:90 feet
Surface:Grass / Sod, Natural Soil, Fair Condition
only 20 ft - Ctr Portion of Runway Len is Dirt & Used for Takeoff & Landing.
Surface Treatment:NONE
End 16 End 34
Runway Markings:Unpainted Rock Boundary Markers. 
Elevation at End:6966.0' MSL6941.0' MSL
Objects:Trees
Runway 16 +30 ft Trees at 10 ft on Centerline; +25 ft Trees at 5 ft 50 ft L.
Hill
125 ft Timbered Ridge at 350 ft & 200 ft L.
Objects affecting Navigable Airspace (CFR part 77):Utility runway with a visual approachUtility runway with a visual approach
Object Clearance Slope:0:13:1
Object Height:30' AGL130' AGL
Object Distance:0' Along centerline
40' Right of centerline
450' Along centerline
0B'

Procedures

NOTAMs

Additional Remarks

A30-16/34-When Wind Conds Permit Lnd Runway 34; Departure Runway 16.
No Winter Maintenance.
Very High Density Altitude Factor During Summer Months.
Rodent Activity on and in Vicinity of Airport.
be Advised Usfs Recommends Left Turnout Down Cotton Wood Creek After Departing Runway 16.
No Telephone Available at Airport.
Runway may be Soft in Early Spring.
Rubber Water Bar Strips on Runway.
Big Game Animals and Livestock on & in Vicinity of Runway.
for Cd Contact Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568.

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