Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Savage Field (U01) is a public-use general aviation airport serving American Falls, Idaho, with a single paved runway. Traffic is light, and the field has no jet fuel or customs facility on site.
Savage Field has one paved runway, 04/22, 4,900 ft long and 60 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Savage Field has 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available from 8am to 6pm, daily, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Savage Field does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Salt Lake City International (KSLC), 126 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Savage Field recorded 10 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in August. Business aviation traffic at Savage Fld is concentrated in the summer months, with June and August showing the most activity in the 2025 FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month August, 4 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Savage Field averages 19.9 days above 90°F in July and 28.4 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 90.4°F, and January the coldest, at 34.5°F.
Weather station is on the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Savage Field has published operating constraints in two categories: runway notes and other notes.
REIL for runway 22, PAPI for runway 22, and MIRL for runway 04/22 are pilot-activated via CTAF.
A 4-foot fence is located at the runway threshold and 30 feet to the right.
Frequent helicopter operations occur year-round.
Snow removal is irregular.
For clearance delivery, contact Salt Lake Center.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Savage Field has four airfields within 45 NM. The closest is Pocatello Regional (KPIH), 12.14 NM northeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
$600.00 catering order at U01.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
The $75 minimum applies below $862.50.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Savage Field offers 100LL only; there is no Jet A on the field. Fuel service aligns with the airport's daily attendance schedule of 0800-1800 local time, seven days a week.
Savage Field has no customs facility on site. The nearest customs airport is Salt Lake City International (KSLC), located approximately 126 nautical miles away.
Savage Field's single runway, 04/22, is a paved asphalt strip measuring 4,900 feet long and 60 feet wide. This is also the airport's maximum paved runway length, making it suitable for smaller general aviation and business aircraft.