Johnson Creek Airport

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Coordinates: 44°54′44″N 115°29′08″W / 44.91222, -115.48556

Johnson Creek Airport
Johnson Creek Airport facing south.
IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA: 3U2
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Idaho Transportation Department, Division of Aeronautics
Serves		Yellow Pine, Idaho
Elevation AMSL		4,933 ft / 1,504 m
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
17/35	3,400	1,036	Turf
Statistics (2003)
Aircraft operations			5,750
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Johnson Creek Airport (FAA LID: 3U2) is a grass airstrip located in Central Idaho three miles (5 km) south of Yellow Pine, a village in Valley County, Idaho, United States. It is managed by the Idaho Division of Aeronautics of the Idaho Transportation Department.^[1] A caretaker resides at the field, and as a result, the turf runway is well cared for. Johnson Creek is in the category of backcountry airstrips, and is popular with pilots who enjoy airplane camping.

[edit] Facilities

Johnson Creek Airport covers an area of 40 acres (16 ha) which contains one grass runway (17/35) which is 3400 feet long and 150 feet wide (1,036 x 46 m). The field elevation is 4,933 feet above sea level. For the 12-month period ending October 24, 2003, the airport had 5,750 aircraft operations, an average of 15 per day: 87% general aviation and 13% air taxi.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Johnson Creek Airport at Idaho Transportation Department
• Time-lapse animation of the webcam located at Johnson Creek Airport
• Johnson Creek Airport at WikiMapia
• Resources for this airport:
  • AirNav airport information for 3U2
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart for 3U2