Bear Lake County Airport (1U7), Idaho
Landing essentials
Whether you can land, whether you can refuel, and how customs works here.
Overview
Bear Lake County Airport (1U7) is a non-towered public-use field in Paris, Idaho, sitting at 5,933 feet elevation. It handles a light volume of business aviation traffic, with two paved runways serving the field. Customs is not available onsite, with the nearest customs airport at KSLC roughly 92 nautical miles away.
Runways
Bear Lake County Airport has two paved runways. The longest, 10/28, is 5,728 ft long and 75 ft wide, with an asphalt surface.
Runways are listed longest first.
Source: FAA Form 5010.
Fuel and airfield services
Bear Lake County Airport has 100LL available on the field. Fueling is available 24 hours a day, every day, and the airport has no control tower.
Source: FAA Form 5010 / NASR.
Customs
Bear Lake County Airport does not clear customs. The nearest port of entry is Salt Lake City International (KSLC), 92 NM away.
Source: CBP list of ports of entry.
Business aviation traffic
Bear Lake County Airport recorded 61 business aviation movements in 2025. Traffic peaks in June and July. Business aviation traffic at 1U7 concentrates in the summer months, with June and July each recording 10 operations against just 1-2 per month in early spring, per FAA TFMSC data.
Business jet movements, FAA TFMSC count. Peak month June, 10 movements in 2025.
Source: FAA TFMSC, business jet movements, 2025.
Climate
Bear Lake County Airport averages 8.4 days above 90°F in July, 30.9 freeze days in January and 8.5 snow days in January. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 84.6°F, and January the coldest, at 28.7°F.
Weather station is 5.5 NM from the field. Some values are estimated by the agency. 1991–2020 climate normals.
Source: NOAA NCEI.
Operating constraints
Bear Lake County Airport has published operating constraints in three categories: runway notes, environmental and other notes.
Pilot-activate the REIL for runways 10 and 28, and the MIRL for runway 10/28, via CTAF.
Runway 16/34 has runway side stripe marking.
The PAPI is unusable beyond 8 nautical miles from the threshold due to mountainous terrain.
No snow removal is provided on runway 16/34.
Birds are present on and in the vicinity of the airport.
100LL fuel is available 24 hours a day via self-service with credit card.
Reflectors are installed on all taxiways and aprons.
A portion of the taxiway is 25 feet wide.
For clearance delivery, contact Salt Lake ARTCC.
This is a cold temperature airport; altitude correction is required at or below -22C.
Source: FAA Chart Supplement.
Nearby airfields
Bear Lake County Airport has four airfields within 44 NM. The closest is Afton Lincoln County / General Boyd L Eddins Field (KAFO), 32.75 NM northeast.
Source: Skystar calculation from official coordinates.
Skystar at 1U7
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$600.00 catering order at 1U7.
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Frequently asked questions
What runways are available at 1U7?
Bear Lake County Airport has two paved asphalt runways: 10/28 at 5,728 feet by 75 feet, and 16/34 at 4,590 feet by 60 feet. Runway 16/34 carries side stripe marking, and there is no snow removal service on that runway.
Is fuel available at Bear Lake County Airport?
Bear Lake County Airport stocks 100LL only, with no Jet A available. Fuel is self-service, available 24 hours, and accessed by credit card.
Are there any operational cautions for pilots at KSLC-area field 1U7?
Bear Lake County Airport reports birds on and in the vicinity of the airport, and the PAPI on the runway is unusable beyond 8 nautical miles from the threshold due to mountainous terrain. The field is also classified as a cold temperature airport, requiring altitude correction at or below -22C.