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Challis Airport
KLLJ / CHLChallis, IdahoELEV 5,072 FT
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
39 nm
To the nearest alternate
Lemhi County Airport (SMN).
Overview
Challis Airport, listed as KLLJ / CHL, is a general aviation field in Challis, Idaho. The field lies at an elevation of 5,072 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
CHL has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Lemhi County Airport (SMN, 39 nm), Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN, 61 nm), and McCall Municipal Airport (MYL, 83 nm).
Quotes for flights out of CHL vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as U15. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from CHL, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
KLLJ
IATA
CHL
FAA / Local
LLJ
Elevation
5,072 ft
Coordinates
44.5230° N · 114.2180° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs ID fields
state range 1,442–5,318 ft
At 5,072 ft, CHL sits higher than 83% of the 18 Idaho fields on the register — a high-elevation field where density altitude can trim aircraft performance on warm days.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 39nmSMNLemhi County AirportSalmon
- 61nmSUNFriedman Memorial AirportHailey
- 83nmMYLMcCall Municipal AirportMcCall
- 104nmBOIBoise Air Terminal/Gowen FieldBoise
- 111nmIDAIdaho Falls Regional AirportIdaho Falls
- 113nmBTMBert Mooney AirportButte
Location
Open the full mapKLLJ · Challis Airport · Challis, ID