Chamberlain USFS Airport
Encyclopedia
Chamberlain USFS Airport is a public use airport
located at Chamberlain Guard Station, in Idaho County
, Idaho
, United States
. The airport is owned by the U.S. Forest Service. It is located near Chamberlain Creek in the Payette National Forest
.
of 5,765 feet (1,757 m) above mean sea level. It has two runway
s: 7/25 is 4,100 by 200 feet (1,250 x 61 m) with a turf
and dirt
surface and 15/33 is 2,700 by 140 feet (823 x 43 m) with a turf surface. For the 12-month period ending September 24, 2009, the airport had 4,000 aircraft operations, an average of 10 per day: 62.5% general aviation
and 37.5% air taxi
.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located at Chamberlain Guard Station, in Idaho County
Idaho County, Idaho
Idaho County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 Census the county had a population of 16,267. The county seat is Grangeville...
, Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The airport is owned by the U.S. Forest Service. It is located near Chamberlain Creek in the Payette National Forest
Payette National Forest
The Payette National Forest, is a U.S. National Forest located in central western Idaho, in parts of Valley, Idaho, Adams, and Washington counties. The land area consists of approximately 2.3 million acres of federally managed lands...
.
Facilities and aircraft
Chamberlain USFS Airport covers an area of 55 acres (22.3 ha) at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 5,765 feet (1,757 m) above mean sea level. It has two runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
s: 7/25 is 4,100 by 200 feet (1,250 x 61 m) with a turf
Grass
Grasses, or more technically graminoids, are monocotyledonous, usually herbaceous plants with narrow leaves growing from the base. They include the "true grasses", of the Poaceae family, as well as the sedges and the rushes . The true grasses include cereals, bamboo and the grasses of lawns ...
and dirt
Soil
Soil is a natural body consisting of layers of mineral constituents of variable thicknesses, which differ from the parent materials in their morphological, physical, chemical, and mineralogical characteristics...
surface and 15/33 is 2,700 by 140 feet (823 x 43 m) with a turf surface. For the 12-month period ending September 24, 2009, the airport had 4,000 aircraft operations, an average of 10 per day: 62.5% general aviation
General aviation
General aviation is one of the two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military and scheduled airline and regular cargo flights, both private and commercial. General aviation flights range from gliders and powered parachutes to large, non-scheduled cargo jet flights...
and 37.5% air taxi
Air taxi
An air taxi is an air charter passenger or cargo aircraft which operates on an on-demand basis.-Regulation:In the United States, air taxi and air charter operations are governed by Part 135 of the Federal Aviation Regulations , unlike the larger scheduled air carriers which are governed by more...
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External links
- Topo map as of 1 July 1974 from USGS The National Map