Big Southern Butte Airport (U46)

U46
Big Southern Butte Airport (U46)
Atomic City, ID
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier U46
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 113°3'19.6000" W / 43°25'57.3000" N
-113.055444 / 43.432583 (Estimated)
Elevation 5073.00 ft / 1546.25 m (Estimated)
Land 7 acres
From nearest city 10 nautical miles W of Atomic City, ID
Location Butte County, ID
Magnetic Variation 16E (1985)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner IDAHO STAE-ITD/DIV OF AERONAUTICS
Address P O BOX 7129
BOISE, ID 83707-1129
Phone number 208-334-8775
Manager IDAHO DIV OF AERONAUTICS
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 NON-ATCT
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart SALT LAKE CITY
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 01/19
Dimensions 2600 x 110 ft (792 x 34 m)
Surface DIRT (FAIR)
Surface treatment
01 19
Coordinates 43.429489 / -113.057844 43.435697 / -113.053019
Traffic pattern Left Left
Remarks
  • NO WINTER MAINTENANCE.
  • LIVESTOCK ON & INVOF ARPT.
  • RWY 01/19 SFC COND POOR DUE TO LIVESTOCK DMG, GND VEHICLES, RODENTS, & VEGETATION.
  • RY 01/19 +1.5 FT BERM & -1 FT DITCH ADJACENT TO ENTIRE PERIMETER OF RY.
  • FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
  • APRT LCTD IN DESOLATE AREA - NO SVCS AVBL.
  • EXISTED PRIOR TO 15 MAY 1959.