Airport Identifier:
C64Elevation:
3505Latitude:
46.6665842Longitude:
-115.0731811For many years, this airstrip was listed as "Restricted" on FAA charts, meaning planned landings could not be made without permission from the Forest Service. With encouragement from the Idaho Airstrip Network, that designation was removed in early 2011. The airstrip's turf surface is good by backcountry standards, although not regularly maintained. There are no camping facilities at the airstrip, but wilderness camping and good fishing are available along Cayuse Creek.
Airstrip Features:
Windsock
Segmented Circle
Classification:
Wild Classification
Airstrips may have basic navigation aids such as windsock and runway markers and no user facilities. Typically located in the remotest settings away from roads and communities.
Primary Runway:
4/22Length:
1800Type:
TurfStuck 'N Stay Emergency Accommodations
IAA Member Hosts
Member Name
Tom Richardson
Airstrip Manager:Andrew Skowland |
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208-476-4541
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District:#1 North Idaho |
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District Director:Don McIntosh |
Observation Date: April 1, 2024
Flew into Cayuse airstrip on 1 April 2024 with the helicopter. Runway is about a third to half covered with 2 to 4+ inches of old snow. Very wet at southwest end with standing water.
Observation Date: February 10, 2024
Flew into Cayuse airstrip on 2/10/2024 with the helicopter. Snow gauge was showing about 16 to 18 inches of snow which was quite solid. Was able to walk around on top of show without snowshoes and only sinking in an inch or so. Some snowmobile tracks within the last week or two at the airstrip.
Observation Date: January 2, 2024
Flew into Cayuse airstrip on 1/2/2024 with the helicopter. Noted less than a foot of snow. Snow was froze up and a bit crusty. No fixed wing tracks on runway. A lot of ice cover on Cayuse Cr.
Observation Date: April 29, 2023
Stopped briefly with helicopter at Cayuse airstrip on 4/29/2023. Runway area is essentially bare of snow and while perhaps a little damp appears quite firm. Still snow on edges of airstrip flat and road is heavily snowed in. Cayuse Cr. is up some but mostly clear.
