- Challis Airport
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Challis Airport IATA: CHL – ICAO: KLLJ – FAA LID: LLJ Summary Airport type Public Owner City of Challis Location Challis, Idaho Elevation AMSL 5,072 ft / 1,546 m Coordinates 44°31′25″N 114°13′04″W / 44.52361°N 114.21778°W Runways Direction Length Surface ft m 16/34 4,600 1,402 Asphalt Statistics (2006) Aircraft operations 16,350 Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] Challis Airport (IATA: CHL, ICAO: KLLJ, FAA LID: LLJ) is a city-owned public-use airport located one mile (2 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 Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh).[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 x 60 ft (1,402 x 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]
References
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for LLJ (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-10-25
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: CHL / KLLJ - Challis, Idaho
- ^ Great Circle Mapper: LLJ / VGLM - Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh
External links
- Challis Airport at Idaho Transportation Department
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KLLJ
- ASN accident history for CHL
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures for KLLJ
Categories:- Airports in Idaho
- Buildings and structures in Custer County, Idaho
- Transportation in Custer County, Idaho
- Western United States airport stubs
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