Challis Airport

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]

Challis Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Challis
LocationChallis, Idaho
Elevation AMSL5,072 ft / 1,546 m
Coordinates44°31′25″N 114°13′04″W
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16/34 4,600 1,402 Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations16,350

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 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]

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