Road rail · 2026
Old Highway 95 UPRR bridge POINT 3
Athol, ID · near Coeur D'Alene/Pappy Boyington Fld (11.6 mi)
What this outcome means
The FAA studied the proposal and concluded it would not be a hazard to air navigation. A no-hazard determination is not permanent — it carries an expiration date, and if the structure is not built by then the case has to be re-filed.
The proposal, in the filer's words
"Mobile Object Height: 15 feet - The Lakes Highway District of Kootenai county Idaho has proposed an earthen embankment topped by public roadway that will bisect the runway of ID48 Western Spur (operational FAA-charted private use facility with based aircraft) at the approximately 2 300 ft runway mark severing the southern 500 feet. The proposed structure is approximately 20 ft embankment height plus 15 ft roadway clearance. The roadway atop the embankment introduces an elevated dynamic hazard over the remaining runway threshold. Moving vehicles create unpredictable clearance and visual hazards during takeoff landing and low-altitude operations."
Filing details
- Case number (ASN)
- 2026-ANM-764-OE
- Structure
- Old Highway 95 UPRR bridge POINT 3
- Type
- Traverse_way / public_road
- Category
- Road rail
- Height above ground
- 20 ft
- Height above sea level
- 2,382 ft
- Site elevation
- 2,362 ft
- Notice of
- New Construction
- Duration
- Permanent
- Marking & lighting
- —
Timeline
- Filed
- February 10, 2026
- Determined
- February 17, 2026
- Determination expires
- August 17, 2027
A determination that lapses before the structure is built has to be re-filed. The FAA does not send a reminder.
Who filed it
- Sponsor
- ID48 Western Spur
- Representative
- John Johnson
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Location
- Coordinates
- 47.925680, -116.713853
- Degrees / minutes / seconds
- 47°55'32.4"N 116°42'49.9"W
- County
- Kootenai
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About this record
This page is a readable copy of a public record published by the FAA's Obstruction Evaluation / Airport Airspace Analysis system. It is not the official record and may lag it. For the authoritative case status, search this ASN at the FAA's OE/AAA portal. If something here is wrong, email support@idea-engine.studio and we will correct it.
Source: FAA Obstruction Evaluation / Airport Airspace Analysis (OE/AAA) public archive (oeaaa.faa.gov), data as of September 12, 2026. Compiled by LOS Analyzer (Idea Engine LLC). This is not an official FAA record or an FAA determination; the FAA's portal is authoritative. LOS Analyzer is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FAA.
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