Mountain Home AFB Airport (KMUO), Idaho
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Mountain Home AFB (KMUO) is a private-use military airfield in southwestern Idaho, operated under Air Force control with a control tower and a single, long paved runway shared by fighter, cargo, and transient traffic. Access is restricted, with prior permission required for most arrivals and customs handled off-site at Boise Air Terminal / Gowen Field. Business aviation activity here is minimal and tied to specific mission categories such as VIP, aeromedical evacuation, and SAAM traffic rather than routine civilian operations.
Runways
Mountain Home AFB Airport has one paved runway, 12/30, 13,510 ft long and 200 ft wide, with a bituminous surface.
Runway geometry from published threshold coordinates. Not for navigation.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Mountain Home AFB Airport has A++ available on the field. The airport has an operating control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Mountain Home AFB Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Boise Air Trml / Gowen Field (KBOI), 35 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Mountain Home AFB Airport recorded 23 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in June, July and October. Business aviation traffic at KMUO is concentrated in a handful of months, with June, July, and October each recording the year's highest monthly counts while March, August, and September show none.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month June, 4 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Mountain Home AFB Airport averages 23.2 days above 90°F in July and 27.5 freeze days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 95.0°F, and December the coldest, at 39.1°F.
Weather station is 8.6 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Mountain Home AFB Airport has published operating constraints in five categories: access, runway notes, emergency arresting systems, noise procedures and other notes.
Access is restricted; prior permission is required except for VIP Code 6 or above, aeromedical evacuation, and SAAM traffic. VIP, aeromedical evacuation, and SAAM flights should obtain a PPR number for planning purposes, requested no less than 24 hours and no more than 7 days in advance. Customs service is provided by Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (KBOI). Aircraft requiring customs must coordinate their PPR request with airfield management no later than 72 hours prior to arrival; any changes within that window must be communicated.
Arriving aircraft must adhere to their filed ETA within plus or minus 30 minutes, or the PPR becomes invalid. Transient crews must have orders ready on arrival for security forces; contact airfield management for details.
The full length of runway 12/30 is grooved.
One runway end has a nonstandard overrun length of 986 feet.
The other runway end has a nonstandard overrun length of 985 feet.
The first 1,280 feet at both ends of the runway are concrete, with the middle 10,940 feet being asphalt/concrete.
Aircraft eligible for reduced runway separation should advise the control tower on initial contact if not participating in the reduced separation program.
Caution: end-of-runway taxi lines are for aircraft with a wingspan of 43 feet or less.
Caution: when fighter aircraft are utilizing end-of-runway areas, taxiway A end-of-runway is restricted to aircraft with a wingspan of 134 feet or less, and taxiways E and F end-of-runway areas are restricted to aircraft with a wingspan of 80 feet or less.
The BAK-12B arresting gear is in the raised position; removal requires 30 minutes prior notice.
Noise abatement quiet hours are observed from 0530-1300Z.
Oil grade O-148-156, JOAP program.
Transient alert operates 1400-0700Z Monday through Thursday and 1400-0100Z Friday; closed weekends and holidays. No international lavatory service capability.
Waterfowl hazard exists in the vicinity of the airport.
Traffic pattern: overhead/fighter rectangular pattern at 4,800 feet, light aircraft/helicopter pattern at 3,800 feet. All departures maintain at or below 4,300 feet until reaching the departure end. Cargo aircraft fly a rectangular pattern at 4,300 feet.
Carry drag chutes to parking or advise the air traffic control tower.
Command post frequencies are 311.0 and 321.0, with call sign 15091. HAVE QUICK timing is available on 381.3. Primary call sign is Gunfighter Control; alternate is Raymond 27.
The airfield is subject to short-notice closure.
Weather is observed by an AN/FMQ-19 automated observation system, augmented by human observers during operating hours; contact airfield management for details.
Observed surface visibility is limited from the 310 to 090 direction.
De-icing fluid is available.
After-hours emergency air traffic control and weather service is provided by the command post; expect a 30-minute delay.
For clearance delivery, if unable to contact on the flight service station frequency, contact Salt Lake Air Route Traffic Control Center.
Vertical takeoff and landing operations are not authorized at this aerodrome.
COMSEC equipment is available at the command post.
No hydrazine response or EPU capability is available on station. A 300-foot cordon will be established, and the aircraft's unit will coordinate a response team to safe the aircraft.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Mountain Home AFB Airport has five airfields within 50 NM. The closest is Mountain Home Municipal, 8.16 NM northeast.
Part of the Boise area.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at KMUO
We arrange catering, fuel and trip support here. Supplier prices reach you unchanged; our coordination fee sits on its own line.
The same order, priced two ways.
$1,200.00 catering order at KMUO.
Unchanged.
What the kitchen invoices us is what your quote reads.
One line, fixed.
It does not move with the size of the order.
At cost.
Passed on at the exact amount the processor took.
Market practice figures are industry averages, not a specific competitor.
Frequently asked questions
Is KMUO open to civilian business aviation traffic?
Mountain Home AFB (KMUO) is a private-use military airfield with restricted access. Entry generally requires prior permission, with exceptions for VIP Code 6 or above, aeromedical evacuation, and SAAM missions. Aircraft requiring customs must coordinate with airfield management further in advance than standard PPR requests. This is not a facility for routine unscheduled civilian arrivals.
What is the runway length at Mountain Home AFB?
Mountain Home AFB (KMUO) has a single runway, 12/30, measuring 13,510 feet long and 200 feet wide. The surface is grooved along its full length, with concrete on the first 1,280 feet at both ends and an asphalt/concrete mid-section. Nonstandard overrun areas extend beyond each runway end, close to 986 feet and 985 feet respectively.
How is customs handled for arrivals at KMUO?
There is no customs service based at Mountain Home AFB (KMUO). Customs support is provided by Boise Air Terminal / Gowen Field (KBOI), located about 35 nautical miles away. Aircraft requiring customs clearance must coordinate their PPR request further ahead of arrival than the standard notice window, working directly with airfield management. No international lavatory service capability is available on site.
What are the operating hours and PPR requirements at Mountain Home AFB?
Mountain Home AFB (KMUO) follows a transient alert schedule of 1400-0700Z Monday through Thursday and 1400-0100Z on Friday, and is closed on weekends and holidays. Most arrivals require prior permission, requested no less than 24 hours and no more than 7 days ahead of the planned arrival. Arriving aircraft are also expected to adhere to their filed ETA within a 30-minute window, or the PPR becomes invalid.