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48U Greater Green River Intergalactic Spaceport
Green River, Wyoming, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier: 48U
Lat/Long: 41-27-29.3000N / 109-29-23.7000W
41-27.488333N / 109-29.395000W
41.4581389 / -109.4899167
(estimated)
Elevation: 7182 ft. / 2189.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 14E (1985)
From city: 4 miles S of GREEN RIVER, WY
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 82938

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1963
Sectional chart: SALT LAKE CITY
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS: CASPER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: CPR (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
OCSr237/22.7ROCK SPRINGS VOR/DME116.0013E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ANTELOPE235/23.629013EAOP .- --- .--.

Airport Services

Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions: 5800 x 130 ft. / 1768 x 40 m
WIDTH MAY VARY BASED ON GRADING.
Surface: dirt, in fair condition
RUNWAY 4  RUNWAY 22
Latitude: 41-27.213178N41-27.761933N
Longitude: 109-29.914277W109-28.874825W
Elevation: 7168.0 ft.7182.0 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 041 magnetic, 055 true221 magnetic, 235 true

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF GREEN RIVER
50 E. 2 ND N
GREEN RIVER, WY 82935
Phone 307-872-0532
Manager: PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
50 E 2ND N
GREEN RIVER, WY 82935
Phone 307-872-0532
LOCAL CONTACT MIKE NELSON.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: 46/year *
100% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 31 May 2010

Additional Remarks

RY SOFT WHEN WET. DEEP RUTS & TALL GRASS FULL LENGTH OF RY.
ARPT ON TOP OF MOUNTAIN; LAND DESCENDS VERY STEEPLY FROM RWY ENDS.
NO LINE OF SIGHT BTN RWY ENDS.
NO SNOW REMOVAL AVAILABLE.
UNCONTROLLED VEHICLE ACCESS.
+3 FT BERM NEAR RY EDGES ENTIRE LENGTH OF RY.
DEBRIS, TRASH, ANIMAL CARCASSES OFTEN FOUND ON RY.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 48U.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KRKS - Rock Springs-Sweetwater County Airport (21 nm NE)
KFBR - Fort Bridger Airport (41 nm W)
KEMM - Kemmerer Municipal Airport (53 nm NW)
KVEL - Vernal Regional Airport (61 nm S)
KEVW - Evanston-Uinta County Airport - Burns Field (70 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4913:49
Sunrise07:1814:18
Sunset17:4700:47
Evening civil twilight18:1501:15

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Feb-2012 13:13:24
Local (UTC-7)  12-Feb-2012 06:13:24
 
METAR
KRKS 
21nm NE 
121254Z AUTO 08003KT 1/4SM FZFG VV002 M06/M07 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP126 T10611072 TSNO
TAF
KRKS 
21nm NE 
121139Z 1212/1312 07006KT 3/4SM BR SCT003 BKN060 TEMPO 1212/1215 1/2SM FZFG VV003 FM121800 26007KT 3SM -SN BR SCT005 BKN025 FM130200 26015KT P6SM BKN040
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Miles Price ($)
HAMPTON SUITES GREEN RIVER 5.0 
OAK TREE INN GREEN RIVER 5.5 87-99

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