Challis Airport

Airport in Challis, Idaho
44°31′25″N 114°13′04″W / 44.52361°N 114.21778°W / 44.52361; -114.21778MapMapRunways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 4,600 1,402 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations16,350
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Challis Airport (IATA: CHL, ICAO: KLLJ, FAA LID: LLJ) is a city-owned public-use airport located one mile (1.6 km) northeast of the central business district of Challis, a city in Custer County, Idaho, United States.[1]

Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, Challis Airport is assigned LLJ by the FAA and CHL by the IATA (which assigned LLJ to Silampari Airport in Indonesia).[2][3]

Facilities and aircraft

Challis Airport covers an area of 149 acres (60 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (16/34) measuring 4,600 ft × 60 ft (1,402 m × 18 m). For the 12-month period ending May 22, 2006, the airport had 16,350 aircraft operations, an average of 44 per day: 65% general aviation, 34% air taxi and 1% military.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for LLJ PDF, effective 2007-10-25
  2. ^ Great Circle Mapper: CHL / KLLJ - Challis, Idaho
  3. ^ Great Circle Mapper: LLJ / WIPB - Lubuk Linggau, Sumatera Selatan, Indonesia

External links

  • Challis Airport at Idaho Transportation Department
  • Resources for this airport:
    • FAA airport information for LLJ
    • AirNav airport information for KLLJ
    • ASN accident history for CHL
    • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
    • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
    • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures


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