CANCELED: Upcoming Airport Maintenance!

Airport Maintenance

We’re canceling the construction work we planned for next week, Sept. 18-20. This is due to contractor scheduling and temperature concerns, the project is being postponed until next spring! Please contact us by clicking here, if you have additional questions.

Manager’s Minute — August Edition

Eclipse Edition

Manager’s Minute An update from Chris Pomeroy    Hard to believe we have almost reached the official end of summer with the Labor Day holiday upon us. As I previously discussed, it has been a busy summer at the airport. The eclipse event has come and gone. I promise I won’t say anything else about […]

Turn Series: Take a Left at the Light

As we continue our “Turn” series, this month we’re heading north toward Ketchum and Sun Valley, where there’s always a ton of activities going on. Here’s a quick rundown of some of the favorites. It just so happens that this coming weekend is Wagon Days, this event is SO MUCH FUN! This is an opportunity […]

Meet Raj – Skier, SkyWest Employee and Adventurer

Sky West Employee, Skier and Adventurer

If you’ve ever flown SkyWest through SUN, you’ve probably seen Raj. There’s even a chance he jumped on a flight with you last year to head off to ski. Last season, Raj made it his goal to ski EVERY destination on the Mountain Collective ski pass. A native of Jackson, Wyoming, Raj knows his way […]

Sun Valley adds new Chicago nonstop flight for 2017/18 winter season

New Location

Sun Valley, Idaho, August 8, 2017…. Air service access to Sun Valley keeps getting better with the announcement of a new nonstop flight from Chicago, starting on December 23, 2017. The new United Airlines flight from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport (ORD) to Sun Valley (SUN) will operate weekly, on Saturdays, for the winter season, with […]

REPOST: IDAHO BACKCOUNTRY AIRPORTS AND THE SOLAR ECLIPSE

Airports

July 25, 2017 Update All 31 airstrips managed by Idaho Aeronautics will remain open and available during the eclipse event. However, we reserve the right to close any state airport deemed necessary. Our goal is to maintain safe operations around the airports. In preparation for the solar eclipse on Aug. 21, the Division of Aeronautics […]

Notice of Public Outreach

 Notice of Public Outreach for Friedman Memorial Airport Obstruction Removal and Runway Protection Zone Draft Environmental Assessment Notice of Public information meeting.  Blaine County Courthouse Annex Conference Room 4:00p.m. to 5:00p.m. August 8, 2017 (Tuesday) Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announce that a draft Environmental Assessment (EA) is being prepared […]

A Quick Recap from Mike Rasch — Atlantic Aviation

Atlantic Aviation General Manager

On Monday, July 17, Mike Rasch is retiring after a long stint as general manager of Atlantic Aviation’s base at Friedman Memorial Airport. Even after 30 years of service, Mike was kind enough to stick around through the most recent Allen & Company event, which brought in more than 80 private jets. Mike started at […]

The New Hangar!

Airport Maintenance

You’ve probably noticed that the airport received a new addition in the last year. We’re excited to announce that the Atlantic Aviation hangar is now complete. Even after all the snow we received this past winter, there wasn’t much of a delay in the project’s completion. Atlantic Aviation SUN is the fixed-base operator (FBO) that […]