Upper Loon Creek Usfs Airport (U72)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	U72
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	114°49'23.3160" W / 44°35'29.6810" N -114.823143 / 44.591578 (Estimated)
Elevation	5500.00 ft / 1676.40 m (Estimated)
Land	17 acres
From nearest city	26 nautical miles NW of Challis, ID
Location	Custer County, ID
Magnetic Variation	17E (1985)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	U.S. FOREST SERVICE
Address	324 25TH ST OGDEN, UT 84401
Phone number	208-625-5511
Manager	MIDDLE FORK DIST RANGER
Address	P.O. BOX 750 HIGHWAY 93 CHALLIS, ID 83226
Phone number	208-879-4101

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	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 04/22

Dimensions	2500 x 75 ft (762 x 23 m)
Surface	TURF-DIRT (GOOD)
Surface treatment

	04	22
Traffic pattern	Left	Left

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
LKT	VOR/DME	SALMON	82X	113.50	13E	40.7 nm

Remarks

• RECOMMENDED FOR EXPERIENCED MOUNTAIN PILOTS ONLY.
• TREES AND HIGH TRRN ON BOTH ENDS OF RWY 04/22, REQUIRES A STEEP APCH.
• NO WINTER MAINTENANCE.
• RWY 04/22 NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL OBSTNS ON APCH TO BOTH RWY ENDS.
• FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
• EXISTED PRIOR TO 31 DEC 1958.