FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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 -6 (UTC -7 during Standard 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
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 701-872-4646 AMGR AVBL MAY-SEP; OTHERWISE CALL DAVE QUALE AT 701-872-4617. AFT HRS CALL MAY-SEP AT 1-800-258-2069/260-1053 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 32/week * | | 72% | local general aviation | | 24% | transient general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2006 | |
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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:53 | | 10:53 |
| Sunrise | | 05:28 | | 11:28 |
| Sunset | | 20:17 | | 02:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:52 | | 02:52 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-May-2008 16:24:45 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 09-May-2008 10:24:45 |
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| METAR |
KGDV 35nm W | 091555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC009 07/04 A2987 RMK AO1
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KBHK 36nm S | 091553Z AUTO 16014KT 10SM BKN010 OVC036 06/03 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP120 T00610028
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KSDY 47nm N | 091555Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM BKN014 OVC021 09/05 A2988 RMK AO1
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KDIK 49nm E | 091556Z AUTO 18013KT 10SM OVC023 08/03 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP120 T00830028
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KBPP 50nm SE | 091555Z AUTO 14010KT 10SM OVC022 08/05 A2989 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KGDV 35nm W | 091126Z 091212 05008KT P6SM SCT050 OVC120 FM2100 05013KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035 OVC060 FM0200 01015G25KT 4SM -RASN OVC025 FM0600 34018G28KT 3/4SM -SN BLSN OVC006 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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