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Contract Air Mail Route # 5 Salt Lake-Pasco airway

9 SL-P Strevell DOCILF

Idaho:  Cassia County

CAM #5 Elko NV- Pasco WA April 6, 1926
Salt Lake City UT- Pasco WA October 1, 1926
Varney Air Lines

42.01097,-113.205818

9 SL-P Strevell DOCILF Website

 

12 SL-P Idahome DOCILF

Idaho:  Cassia County

CAM #5 Elko NV- Pasco WA April 6, 1926
Salt Lake City UT- Pasco WA October 1, 1926
Varney Air Lines

National Geodetic Survey Data Sheet NU1711

42.415687, -113.399801

12 SL-P Idahome DOCILF

14A SL-P Lake Walcott DOCILF

Idaho:  Cassia County

CAM #5 Elko NV- Pasco WA April 6, 1926
Salt Lake City UT- Pasco WA October 1, 1926
Varney Air Lines

National Geodetic Survey Data Sheet NU1678

42.541296, -113.455847

14A SL-P Lake Walcott DOCILF Website
 

Burley Airport

Idaho:  Cassia County

CAM #5 Elko NV- Pasco WA April 6, 1926
Salt Lake City UT- Pasco WA October 1, 1926
Varney Air Lines

42.539535, -113.768395

Burley Airport Website
 

Jerome Airport

Idaho:  Jerome County

CAM #5 Elko NV- Pasco WA April 6, 1926
Salt Lake City UT- Pasco WA October 1, 1926
Varney Air Lines

42.725201, -114.455826

Jerome Airport Website

Gooding Airport

Idaho:  Gooding County

CAM #5 Elko NV- Pasco WA April 6, 1926
Salt Lake City UT- Pasco WA October 1, 1926
Varney Air Lines

National Geodetic Survey Data Sheet NV1108

42.918688, -114.765462
 

23B SL-P Hot Springs Creek

Idaho:  Elmore County

CAM #5 Elko NV- Pasco WA April 6, 1926
Salt Lake City UT- Pasco WA October 1, 1926
Varney Air Lines

National Geodetic Survey Data Sheet OZ1010

43.027395, -115.380548

23B SL-P Hot Springs Creek Website

23A SL-P Glenns Ferry

Idaho:  Elmore County

CAM #5 Elko NV- Pasco WA April 6, 1926
Salt Lake City UT- Pasco WA October 1, 1926
Varney Air Lines

National Geodetic Survey Data Sheet NV1144

42.991293, -115.374181

23A SL-P Glenns Ferry Website

25 SL-P Mt. Home DOCILF

Idaho:  Elmore County

CAM #5 Elko NV- Pasco WA April 6, 1926
Salt Lake City UT- Pasco WA October 1, 1926
Varney Air Lines

National Geodetic Survey Data Sheet OZ1042

43.126915, -115.727483

25 SL-P Mt. Home DOCILF Website

26 SL-P Crater Rings

Idaho:  Elmore County

CAM #5 Elko NV- Pasco WA April 6, 1926
Salt Lake City UT- Pasco WA October 1, 1926
Varney Air Lines

National Geodetic Survey Data Sheet OZ1045

43.245908, -115.807600

26 SL-P Crater Rings Website

27 SL-P Regena

Idaho:  Elmore County

CAM #5 Elko NV- Pasco WA April 6, 1926
Salt Lake City UT- Pasco WA October 1, 1926
Varney Air Lines

43.365799,-115.956761

27 SL-P Regena Website

29 SL-P Boise South

Idaho:  Ada County

CAM #5 Elko NV- Pasco WA April 6, 1926
Salt Lake City UT- Pasco WA October 1, 1926
Varney Air Lines

National Geodetic Survey Data Sheet OH1234

43.503414, -116.127834

29 SL-P Boise South Website
 

33 SL-P Birding Island

Idaho:  Payette County

CAM #5 Elko NV- Pasco WA April 6, 1926
Salt Lake City UT- Pasco WA October 1, 1926
Varney Air Lines

National Geodetic Survey Data Sheet QB1302

44.019459, -116.762166
 

36 SL-P Olds Ferry

Idaho:  Washington County

CAM #5 Elko NV- Pasco WA April 6, 1926
Salt Lake City UT- Pasco WA October 1, 1926
Varney Air Lines

National Geodetic Survey Data Sheet QB1221

44.327188, -117.166630

Contract Air Mail Route # 26 Salt Lake-Great Falls airway

 

1st 10 SL-GF Malad DOCILF / 2nd Malad City Airport (MLD)

Idaho:  Oneida County

CAM #26 Great Falls-Salt Lake City
Salt Lake-Great Falls airway
National Parks Airways August 1, 1928

gps: 42.16628, -112.287262

1st 10 SL-GF Malad DOCILF /
2nd Malad City Airport (MLD) Website
1  

Pocatello Airport

Idaho:  Power County

CAM #26 Great Falls-Salt Lake City
Salt Lake-Great Falls airway
National Parks Airways August 1, 1928

42.907143, -112.587237
1  

Idaho Falls Airport

Idaho:  Bonneville County

CAM #26 Great Falls-Salt Lake City
Salt Lake-Great Falls airway
National Parks Airways August 1, 1928

gps: 43.517056, -112.060016

Idaho Falls Airport Website

Original Beacon Station
Arrow, Beacon & Generator Shed

 

24 SL-GF Dubois DOCILF

Idaho:  Clark County

CAM #26 Great Falls-Salt Lake City
Salt Lake-Great Falls airway
National Parks Airways August 1, 1928

National Geodetic Survey Data Sheet PZ0669

44.168858, -112.224350

24 SL-GF Dubois DOCILF Website
1  

26 SL-GF Monida

Idaho:  Clark County

CAM #26 Great Falls-Salt Lake City
Salt Lake-Great Falls airway
National Parks Airways August 1, 1928

National Geodetic Survey Data Sheet PZ0637

gps: 44.558610, -112.288459

26 SL-GF Monida Pass Website
1  

Montpellier Bear Lake Airport

Idaho:  Bear Lake County

National Geodetic Survey Data Sheet NT0555

42.253858, -111.336051

Contract Air Mail Route No. 26

All currently known information, if you know of something not listed please let us know.

Beacon # CAM # gps Name City / Quad County State
9 26.0 42.05933, -112.239556 9 SL-GF Woodruff Woodruff Oneida Idaho
10 26.0 42.16628, -112.287262 10 SL-GF Malad DOCILF Malad Oneida Idaho
11 26.0 42.414157, -112.507887 11 GF-SL  Arbon Arbon Oneida Idaho
11 26.0   11A SL-GF Daniels Daniels Oneida Idaho
11 26.0   11B SL-GF Dairy Creek Dairy Creek Oneida Idaho
12 26.0 42.553079, -112.556119 12 SL-GF Pauline DOCILF Pauline Power Idaho
123 26.0   123 blinker Dairy Creek Dairy Creek Power Idaho
13 26.0 42.692760, -112.597683 13 SL-GF Flatiron Hill Flatiron Hill Power Idaho
13 26.0 42.724449, -112.534296 13 SL-GF Crystal Crystal Power Idaho
14 26.0 42.909627, -112.539886 McDougall Field Pocatello Power Idaho
14 26.0 42.907143, -112.587237 Pocatello Airport Pocatello Power Idaho
140 26.0   14.0 Blinker Wheatgrass Power Idaho
15 26.0 43.103067, -112.389090 15 SL-GF Fort Hall Fort Hall  Bingham Idaho
17 26.0 43.359132, -112.188978 17 SL-GF Firth Firth Bingham Idaho
19 26.0 43.517056, -112.060016 Idaho Falls Airport Idaho Falls Bonneville Idaho
20 26.0 43.722780, -112.106702 20 SL-GF Lewisville Lewisville Jefferson Idaho
22 26.0 43.962389, -112.167981 22 SL-GF Hamer Hamer Jefferson Idaho
24 26.0 44.168858, -112.224350 24 SL-GF Dubois DOCILF Dubois Clark Idaho
25 26.0 44.378169, -112.194678 25 SL-GF Spencer N. Spencer North Clark Idaho
26 26.0 44.558623, -112.288488 26 SL-GF Monida Pass Monida Pass Clark Idaho
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