# Challis Airport (CHL / KLLJ)

**Challis Airport** (IATA: CHL, ICAO: KLLJ) is a small airport in Challis, Idaho, United States. It opened in Apr 1940. It has one runway, 4,601 ft (1,402 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kllj

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: CHL / KLLJ
- FAA: LLJ
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Challis, Idaho, United States
- Opened: Apr 1940
- Elevation: 5,076 ft / 1,547 m
- Coordinates: 44.5230, -114.2180
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 4,601 ft / 1,402 m
- Instrument procedures: 1 approach, 1 departure
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Boise
- Website: http://itd.idaho.gov/aero/Facility%20Directory/launchAirportData.asp?value=LLJ
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Challis_Airport (7 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1835459
- Weather station: KLLJ
- Ident: KLLJ

## Timeline

- Apr 1940: Challis Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 4,601 ft / 1,402 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |

- 17/35 slopes 1.5%: threshold 17 at 5,006 ft / 1,526 m, threshold 35 at 5,076 ft / 1,547 m.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,601 ft / 1,402 m | =7,730 of 29,858 | =2,942 in North America | =2,423 in US |
| Elevation | 5,076 ft / 1,547 m | #1,932 of 43,403 | #999 in North America | #762 in US |
| Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ASOS | ASOS | 119.275 |
| CNTR | SALT LAKE CITY CNTR | 128.050 |
| RDO | BOISE RDO | 122.600 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

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## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kllj/data