METAR & TAF 78U
78U does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KLWS (LEWISTON/NEZ PERCE COUNTY) · 2.0 NM away. Conditions at 78U may differ.
METAR · KLWS
Observed 23:56Z
KLWS 112356Z 01008KT 320V040 10SM CLR 27/00 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP145 T02670000 10267 20206 58024
- Wind
- 010° @ 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 27°C / 0°C
- Altimeter
- 29.97 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 2,289 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 3 NM SW
- VFR sectional
- SEATTLE
- ARTCC
- ZSE · SEATTLE
- NOTAM facility
- BOI (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- HELLS GATE STATE PARK - JEFF SMITH
- Phone
- 208-799-5015
- Address
- 5100 HELLS GATE RD, LEWISTON ID 83501
Flight service · Hours
- FSS BOI
- BOISE1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- APR-OCT · 0700-DUSK
- NOV-MAR · IREG · IREG
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY —
| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
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Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- Not available
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Wind indicator
- No
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- PLINES X SNAKE RIVER NORTH, SOUTH, ABV & BLO LNDG AREA. BRIDGE ACROSS SNAKE RIVER 2 NM NORTH OF LNDG AREA.
- LNDG AREA WITHIN LEWISTON-NEZ PERCE COUNTY ARPT TFC AREA; CTC LWS ATCT ON TWR/CTAF 119.4.
- NO BEACHING GEAR OR MOORING BUOYS AVBL.
- HEAVY BOAT TFC INVOF SEAPLANE BASE.
- FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
Runway surface & condition
- N/SWATERLANE LENGTH AND WIDTH VARIES.
Other notes
- ACFT MAY DOCK AT MARINA - NORTH OF CAMPGND. IF SPACE IS AVBL.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 78U
Answer card- ICAO
- 78U
- Name
- SNAKE RIVER
- Location
- LEWISTON, IDAHO
- Elevation
- 735 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,735 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 0
- Longest runway
- –
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 1
- Magnetic variation
- 19°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 010° at 8 kt
- Favored runway now
- –
Snake River (78U) is in Lewiston, Idaho. Field elevation is 735 ft MSL. This is a seaplane base with no runways listed, so plan for water operations only. No ILS approaches are published. The CTAF is 122.9.
The landing area sits within the Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport traffic area. Contact Lewiston tower on the tower frequency or use CTAF 119.4 for coordination in that area. Published remarks also note heavy boat traffic near the seaplane base. Power lines cross the Snake River north, south, above and below the landing area. There is also a bridge 2 NM north of the landing area. That makes a careful scan of the river and the approach path important on every arrival.
Pattern altitude is not published. Use the standard 1,000 ft AGL pattern for light piston operations unless local procedures or ATC give you something different. No on-field FBOs are listed. The published remarks also say no beaching gear or mooring buoys are available. Aircraft may dock at the marina north of the campground if space is available. For clearance delivery, contact Seattle ARTCC at 253-351-3694 before departure if you need it.