Lower Loon Creek Airport (C53)

Lower Loon Creek Airport (C53)
C53
Lower Loon Creek Airport (C53)
Challis, ID
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Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-09-03
Airport Identifier C53
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 114°48'31.1756" W / 44°48'31.2163" N
-114.808660 / 44.808671 (Estimated)
Elevation 4200.00 ft / 1280.16 m (Estimated)
Land 5 acres
From nearest city 30 nautical miles SW of Challis, ID
Location Lemhi County, ID
Magnetic Variation 17E (1990)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner IDAHO DEPT OF FISH AND GAME
Address 600 S. WALNUT
BOISE, ID 83707
Phone number 208-334-3771
Manager TOM CURET
Address PO BOX 25
BOISE, ID 83707
Phone number 208-756-2271
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle No
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Sectional chart GREAT FALLS
Region ANM - Northwest Mountain
Responsible ARTCC ZLC - SALT LAKE CITY
Tie-in FSS BOI - BOISE
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility BOI (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.9 MHz
Airport Services
Airframe repair NONE
Power plant repair NONE
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Tiedown
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
Dimensions 1200 x 25 ft (366 x 8 m)
Surface TURF-DIRT (FAIR)
Surface treatment
16 34
Physical elevation 4084.00 ft 4098.00 ft
Coordinates 44.810315 / -114.808781 44.807028 / -114.808539
Traffic pattern Left Left
Remarks
  • ARPT LCTD ON A PLATEAU 50 FT TO 75 FT ABOVE THE RIVER.
  • RY NOT MARKED.
  • RECOMMEND LAND RY 16; DEPART RY 34 WHEN WIND CONDITIONS ALLOW.
  • NO WINTER MAINT.
  • STOCK AND BIG GAME ANIMALS INVOF RY.
  • RODENT ACTIVITY ADJACENT BOTH SIDES OF RY.
  • LCTD IN NARROW WINDING RIVER CANYON.
  • FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
  • PROVIDED VFR OPS.