125 public-use fields
Idaho Airport Density Altitude
Idaho has 125 public-use airports, and on a typical summer afternoon 103 of them push density altitude past 5,000 ft. The list below leads with the fields that bake hardest.
Every field, worst typical afternoon first
| Airport | City | Field elev | Worst typical afternoon DA | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4D2 — Hoodoo Meadows | Salmon | 8,262 ft | 11,215 ft ⚠ | July |
| 0U2 — Copper Basin | Mackay | 7,920 ft | 11,129 ft ⚠ | July |
| U87 — Smiley Creek | Smiley Creek | 7,206 ft | 10,127 ft ⚠ | July |
| U61 — Twin Bridges | Ketchum | 6,900 ft | 9,898 ft ⚠ | July |
| U81 — Cold Meadows Usfs | Cold Meadows Guard Station | 7,030 ft | 9,872 ft ⚠ | July |
| 0U0 — Landmark Usfs | Landmark | 6,662 ft | 9,575 ft ⚠ | July |
| U53 — Henrys Lake | Island Park | 6,596 ft | 9,377 ft ⚠ | July |
| U63 — Bruce Meadows | Stanley | 6,370 ft | 9,222 ft ⚠ | July |
| 2U7 — Stanley | Stanley | 6,403 ft | 9,173 ft ⚠ | July |
| KDIJ — Driggs/Reed Meml | Driggs | 6,257 ft | 9,156 ft ⚠ | July |
| U92 — Antelope Valley | Moore | 6,193 ft | 9,102 ft ⚠ | July |
| U78 — Allen H Tigert | Soda Springs | 5,843 ft | 8,885 ft ⚠ | July |
| 1U7 — Bear Lake County | Paris | 5,933 ft | 8,864 ft ⚠ | July |
| U00 — Leadore | Leadore | 6,029 ft | 8,856 ft ⚠ | July |
| U62 — Mackay | Mackay | 5,892 ft | 8,738 ft ⚠ | July |
| 3U0 — Murphy Hot Springs | Three Creek | 5,829 ft | 8,608 ft ⚠ | July |
| 3U1 — Warren /Usfs/ | Warren | 5,902 ft | 8,506 ft ⚠ | July |
| U72 — Upper Loon Creek Usfs | Challis | 5,500 ft | 8,405 ft ⚠ | July |
| 55H — Atlanta | Atlanta | 5,500 ft | 8,376 ft ⚠ | July |
| U45 — Graham Usfs | Atlanta | 5,726 ft | 8,353 ft ⚠ | July |
| U60 — Big Creek | Big Creek | 5,743 ft | 8,314 ft ⚠ | July |
| U51 — Bancroft Municipal | Bancroft | 5,435 ft | 8,303 ft ⚠ | July |
| KSUN — Friedman Meml | Hailey | 5,320 ft | 8,294 ft ⚠ | July |
| KAOC — Arco-Butte County | Arco | 5,335 ft | 8,259 ft ⚠ | July |
| 0U8 — May | May | 5,324 ft | 8,258 ft ⚠ | July |
| U79 — Chamberlain Usfs | Chamberlain Guard Station | 5,765 ft | 8,142 ft ⚠ | July |
| U46 — Big Southern Butte | Atomic City | 5,073 ft | 8,072 ft ⚠ | July |
| U48 — Coxs Well | Atomic City | 5,048 ft | 8,042 ft ⚠ | July |
| S92 — Fish Lake Usfs | Fish Lake | 5,646 ft | 8,040 ft ⚠ | July |
| U91 — Grasmere | Grasmere | 5,144 ft | 8,010 ft ⚠ | July |
| U41 — Dubois Municipal | Dubois | 5,123 ft | 8,009 ft ⚠ | July |
| U37 — Midway | Atomic City | 5,017 ft | 8,004 ft ⚠ | July |
| 0U7 — Hollow Top | Carey | 5,359 ft | 7,986 ft ▲ | July |
| KLLJ — Challis | Challis | 5,076 ft | 7,963 ft ▲ | July |
| U58 — Downey/Hyde Meml/ | Downey | 4,919 ft | 7,874 ft ▲ | July |
| 0ID — W E Ranch | Thatcher | 5,075 ft | 7,868 ft ▲ | July |
| U97 — Howe | Howe | 4,930 ft | 7,816 ft ▲ | July |
| 3U2 — Johnson Creek | Yellow Pine | 4,960 ft | 7,805 ft ▲ | July |
| U86 — Fairfield/Frostenson Airfield | Fairfield | 5,058 ft | 7,770 ft ▲ | July |
| 2U0 — Smith Prairie | Prairie | 4,958 ft | 7,720 ft ▲ | July |
| U10 — Preston | Preston | 4,728 ft | 7,678 ft ▲ | July |
| U93 — Magic Reservoir | Hailey | 4,844 ft | 7,677 ft ▲ | July |
| 0U1 — Warm Springs Creek | Lowman | 4,831 ft | 7,661 ft ▲ | July |
| U12 — Stanford Field | St Anthony | 4,966 ft | 7,623 ft ▲ | July |
| U65 — Carey | Carey | 4,789 ft | 7,610 ft ▲ | July |
| KRXE — Rexburg-Madison County | Rexburg | 4,862 ft | 7,580 ft ▲ | July |
| KMYL — Mc Call Municipal | Mc Call | 5,024 ft | 7,573 ft ▲ | July |
| KIDA — Idaho Falls Regional | Idaho Falls | 4,744 ft | 7,544 ft ▲ | July |
| U56 — Rigby | Rigby | 4,845 ft | 7,541 ft ▲ | July |
| KMLD — Malad City | Malad City | 4,503 ft | 7,489 ft ▲ | July |
| 1U2 — Mud Lake/West Jefferson County | Mud Lake | 4,795 ft | 7,481 ft ▲ | August |
| S81 — Indian Creek Usfs | Indian Creek | 4,718 ft | 7,459 ft ▲ | July |
| 1U6 — Oakley Municipal | Oakley | 4,664 ft | 7,435 ft ▲ | July |
| A05 — Dixie Usfs | Dixie | 5,148 ft | 7,435 ft ▲ | July |
| ID8 — Marble Creek | Challis | 4,685 ft | 7,419 ft ▲ | July |
| 1U0 — Bear Trap | Minidoka | 4,716 ft | 7,415 ft ▲ | August |
| U01 — Savage Field | American Falls | 4,420 ft | 7,377 ft ▲ | July |
| U84 — Donald D Coski Meml | Donnelly | 4,860 ft | 7,351 ft ▲ | July |
| KPIH — Pocatello Regional | Pocatello | 4,452 ft | 7,350 ft ▲ | July |
| 0U3 — Mahoney Creek Usfs | Mahoney Creek | 4,618 ft | 7,338 ft ▲ | July |
| U99 — Laidlaw Corrals | Kimama | 4,448 ft | 7,322 ft ▲ | July |
| U70 — Cascade | Cascade | 4,748 ft | 7,287 ft ▲ | July |
| 52U — Weatherby Usfs | Atlanta | 4,503 ft | 7,264 ft ▲ | July |
| U02 — Mccarley Field | Blackfoot | 4,492 ft | 7,257 ft ▲ | July |
| U36 — Aberdeen Municipal | Aberdeen | 4,474 ft | 7,247 ft ▲ | July |
| 2U4 — Rockford Municipal | Rockford | 4,465 ft | 7,224 ft ▲ | July |
| I08 — Cabin Creek Usfs | Big Creek Ranger Station | 4,289 ft | 7,094 ft ▲ | July |
| 2U8 — Thomas Creek | Stanley | 4,415 ft | 7,092 ft ▲ | July |
| U94 — Hazelton Municipal | Hazelton | 4,172 ft | 7,006 ft ▲ | July |
| 85U — Soldier Bar Usfs | Soldier Bar | 4,190 ft | 6,974 ft ▲ | July |
| KTWF — Joslin Field/Magic Valley Regional | Twin Falls | 4,153 ft | 6,935 ft ▲ | July |
| D47 — Cougar Ranch | Challis | 4,277 ft | 6,925 ft ▲ | July |
| KBYI — Burley Municipal | Burley | 4,154 ft | 6,907 ft ▲ | July |
| KJER — Jerome County | Jerome | 4,053 ft | 6,885 ft ▲ | July |
| 1U9 — Pine | Pine | 4,232 ft | 6,840 ft ▲ | July |
| I92 — Reed Ranch | Yellow Pine | 4,157 ft | 6,833 ft ▲ | July |
| C53 — Lower Loon Creek | Challis | 4,200 ft | 6,831 ft ▲ | July |
| 75C — Orogrande | Orogrande | 4,419 ft | 6,761 ft ▲ | August |
| KSMN — Lemhi County | Salmon | 4,044 ft | 6,678 ft ▲ | July |
| U98 — Idaho City Usfs | Idaho City | 3,920 ft | 6,576 ft ▲ | July |
| S90 — Elk City | Elk City | 4,097 ft | 6,539 ft ▲ | August |
| KGNG — Gooding Municipal | Gooding | 3,732 ft | 6,526 ft ▲ | July |
| 24K — Krassel Usfs | Mc Call | 3,982 ft | 6,513 ft ▲ | July |
| 1U4 — New Meadows | New Meadows | 3,908 ft | 6,423 ft ▲ | July |
| U03 — Buhl Municipal | Buhl | 3,663 ft | 6,342 ft ▲ | July |
| U54 — Bernard Usfs | Bernard | 3,626 ft | 6,291 ft ▲ | July |
| U76 — Mountain Home Municipal | Mountain Home | 3,167 ft | 6,133 ft ▲ | July |
| S89 — Craigmont Municipal | Craigmont | 3,805 ft | 5,948 ft ▲ | August |
| C64 — Cayuse Creek Usfs | Cayuse Creek | 3,505 ft | 5,796 ft ▲ | July |
| U88 — Garden Valley | Garden Valley | 3,177 ft | 5,788 ft ▲ | July |
| 1U3 — Murphy | Murphy | 2,855 ft | 5,731 ft ▲ | July |
| U82 — Council Municipal | Council | 2,966 ft | 5,706 ft ▲ | July |
| S84 — Cottonwood Municipal | Cottonwood | 3,474 ft | 5,691 ft ▲ | August |
| KBOI — Boise Air Trml/Gowen Field | Boise | 2,872 ft | 5,639 ft ▲ | July |
| U89 — Glenns Ferry Municipal | Glenns Ferry | 2,536 ft | 5,611 ft ▲ | July |
| KGIC — Idaho County | Grangeville | 3,313 ft | 5,562 ft ▲ | August |
| 0S5 — Nezperce Municipal | Nezperce | 3,204 ft | 5,320 ft ▲ | August |
| 0U9 — Lee Williams Meml | Midvale | 2,617 ft | 5,318 ft ▲ | July |
| 2U5 — Shearer /Usfs/ | Shearer | 2,634 ft | 5,315 ft ▲ | July |
| KMAN — Nampa Municipal | Nampa | 2,537 ft | 5,269 ft ▲ | July |
| S77 — Magee | Coeur D'Alene | 3,002 ft | 5,269 ft ▲ | August |
| KEUL — Caldwell Exec | Caldwell | 2,431 ft | 5,141 ft ▲ | July |
| 1U1 — Moose Creek /Usfs/ | Moose Creek Ranger Station | 2,454 ft | 5,097 ft ▲ | July |
| S78 — Emmett Municipal | Emmett | 2,354 ft | 4,952 ft | July |
| C48 — Wilson Bar Usfs | Dixie | 2,275 ft | 4,880 ft | July |
| 50S — Parma | Parma | 2,228 ft | 4,841 ft | July |
| S87 — Weiser Municipal | Weiser | 2,120 ft | 4,835 ft | July |
| S66 — Homedale Municipal | Homedale | 2,220 ft | 4,825 ft | July |
| S75 — Payette Municipal | Payette | 2,230 ft | 4,807 ft | July |
| 67S — Priest Lake Usfs | Nordman | 2,611 ft | 4,751 ft | July |
| 66S — Cavanaugh Bay | Coolin | 2,484 ft | 4,596 ft | July |
| 65S — Boundary County | Bonners Ferry | 2,337 ft | 4,515 ft | July |
| S83 — Shoshone County | Kellogg | 2,227 ft | 4,387 ft | July |
| KCOE — Coeur D'Alene | Coeur D'Alene | 2,320 ft | 4,385 ft | August |
| 1S6 — Priest River | Priest River | 2,193 ft | 4,303 ft | July |
| S72 — Jack A Buell | St Maries | 2,131 ft | 4,246 ft | August |
| KSZT — Sandpoint | Sandpoint | 2,131 ft | 4,087 ft | August |
| 1S7 — Slate Creek | Slate Creek | 1,660 ft | 4,007 ft | August |
| 1S1 — Eckhart International | Porthill | 1,758 ft | 3,859 ft | August |
| KLWS — Lewiston/Nez Perce County | Lewiston | 1,442 ft | 3,791 ft | July |
| I45 — Wapshilla | Winchester | 1,415 ft | 3,758 ft | July |
| S82 — Kooskia Municipal | Kooskia | 1,263 ft | 3,567 ft | August |
| S73 — Kamiah Municipal | Kamiah | 1,206 ft | 3,498 ft | August |
| 1DA — Big Bar Usfs | Lucile | 1,236 ft | 3,492 ft | August |
| S68 — Orofino Municipal | Orofino | 1,005 ft | 3,199 ft | August |
▲ above 5,000 ft · ⚠ above 8,000 ft on a typical afternoon of the airport's hottest month. Open any field for its monthly table and a pre-filled calculator.
Frequently asked questions
Which Idaho airport has the highest density altitude in summer?
Hoodoo Meadows (4D2) tops the list: from 8,262 ft of field elevation, a typical summer afternoon reaches about 11,215 ft of density altitude. Each airport's page carries its full monthly table.
What is the highest airport in Idaho?
Hoodoo Meadows (4D2) at 8,262 ft MSL, per the FAA airport record. Elevation is the biggest single term in density altitude — the summer heat gets added on top of it.