# Allen H Tigert Airport (U78)

**Allen H Tigert Airport** (FAA: U78) is a small airport in Soda Springs, Idaho, United States. It opened in Oct 1947. It has 2 runways; the longest is 3,500 ft (1,067 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ku78

## At a glance

- FAA: U78
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Soda Springs, Idaho, United States
- Opened: Oct 1947
- Elevation: 5,843 ft / 1,781 m
- Coordinates: 42.6416, -111.5800
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 3,500 ft / 1,067 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Boise
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49744872
- Weather station: KU78
- Ident: KU78

## Timeline

- Oct 1947: Allen H Tigert Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16/34 | 3,500 ft / 1,067 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Asphalt |  | yes |
| 13/31 | 2,500 ft / 762 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Asphalt |  |  |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,500 ft / 1,067 m | =12,572 of 29,858 | =5,008 in North America | =4,193 in US |
| Elevation | 5,843 ft / 1,781 m | #1,167 of 43,403 | #605 in North America | #448 in US |
| Age | Opened 1947 | =2,942 of 15,079 | =1,856 in North America | =1,803 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ARTC | SALT LAKE CITY | 126.750 |
| 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/ku78/data