FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 20U |
| Lat/Long: | 46-55-30.6000N / 103-58-55.4000W 46-55.510000N / 103-58.923333W 46.9251667 / -103.9820556 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2756 ft. / 840 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 12E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile ENE of BEACH, ND |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 58621 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1974 |
| Sectional chart: | BILLINGS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | GRAND FORKS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GFK (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MAY-SEP 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 12/30 & PAPI RYS 12 & 30 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 118.175 (701-872-9225) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| GLENDIVE | | 097/35.9 | | 410 | | 13E | | GDV | --. -.. ...- |
| TIMBER | | 006/36.4 | | 344 | | 12E | | BKU | -... -.- ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL FUEL SELF SERVICE 24 HR CREDIT CARD ACCESS. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 4200 x 60 ft. / 1280 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 46-55.747277N | | 46-55.272232N |
| Longitude: | 103-59.289862W | | 103-58.557490W |
| Elevation: | 2755.7 ft. | | 2748.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 121 magnetic, 133 true | | 301 magnetic, 313 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 15 ft. road, 800 ft. from runway, 150 ft. left of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GOLDEN VALLEY CO ARPT AUTH. BOX 308 BEACH, ND 58621 Phone 701-872-4461 OPERATED BY GOLDEN VALLEY ARPT AUTH, CHRMN DON HARDY 701-872-4461 OR CELL 701-218-0400 |
| Manager: | BYOD TRESTER BOX 217 SENTINNEL BUTTE, ND 58654 Phone 701-260-1053 AFT HRS CALL MAY-SEP AT 1-800-258-2069/260-1053 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 9 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/week * | | 68% | local general aviation | | 26% | transient general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | CFM SNOW REMOVAL AFT MAJOR WINTER STORM 701-872-4123 |
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 20U.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGDV - Dawson Community Airport (36 nm W)
KBHK - Baker Municipal Airport (36 nm S)
KSDY - Sidney-Richland Municipal Airport (48 nm N)
KDIK - Dickinson - Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (49 nm E)
KBPP - Bowman Municipal Airport (50 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:18 | | 13:18 |
| Sunrise | | 06:50 | | 13:50 |
| Sunset | | 16:30 | | 23:30 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:02 | | 00:02 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 11:15:39 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 08-Nov-2009 04:15:39 |
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| METAR |
KGDV 35nm W | 081055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M07 A2988 RMK AO1
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KBHK 36nm S | 081053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M03/M06 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP133 T10281061
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KSDY 47nm N | 081055Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM CLR M03/M06 A2989 RMK AO1
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KDIK 49nm E | 081056Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM CLR 00/M06 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP126 T00001056
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KBPP 50nm SE | 081055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M06/M08 A2987 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KGDV 35nm W | 080531Z 0806/0906 19005KT P6SM SCT150 FM081900 26015G25KT P6SM SCT100 FM082300 25006KT P6SM SKC AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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