FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 80V |
| Lat/Long: | 41-52-59.8760N / 106-10-51.0540W 41-52.997933N / 106-10.850900W 41.8832989 / -106.1808483 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 6646 ft. / 2025.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of MEDICINE BOW, WY |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 82329 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1941 |
| Sectional chart: | CHEYENNE |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | DENVER CENTER |
| FSS: | CASPER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CPR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MBWr272/8.2 | | MEDICINE BOW VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 14E |
| LARr314/38.7 | | LARAMIE VORTAC | | 117.60 | | 14E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SARATOGA | | 036/39.3 | | 266 | | 12E | | SAA | ... .- .- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
| Dimensions: | 3170 x 80 ft. / 966 x 24 m |
| Surface: | turf/dirt, in fair condition RY 10/28 HAS SOME GOPHER HOLES. |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 10/28 MARKED WITH ORANGE 3'X2' CONES. THSHLD MARKINGS SKEWED AT ANGLE TO RUNWAY. |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 8 ft. fence, 228 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. fence, 243 ft. from runway, 30:1 slope to clear |
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 2680 x 50 ft. / 817 x 15 m |
| Surface: | turf/dirt, in poor condition ROUGH & UNEVEN FULL LENGTH; NUMEROUS GOPHER HOLES. |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 4 ft. fence | | 4 ft. fence |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TOWN OF MEDICINE BOW & WY PO BOX 156 MEDICINE BOW, WY 82329 Phone 307-379-2225 |
| Manager: | CHARLIE GEORGE P. O. BOX 156 MEDICINE BOW, WY 82329 Phone 307-379-2224 CITY HALL PHONE 379-2225. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: 40/year * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RWY 06/24 - 9 TO 12 INCH BERMS BOTH SIDES; RWY 10/28 GRADED; GOPHER HOLES ON RWY SFCS; RWYS VERY SOFT WHEN WET. |
| - | BCN & WND SOCK ARE SIDE SLOPE OBSTNS. |
| - | CAUTION: ANTELOPE OCCASIONALLY ON RWYS. |
| - | RY 10/28 ONE FOOT DITCH SOUTH OF RY. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 80V.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSAA - Shively Field Airport (39 nm SW)
KLAR - Laramie Regional Airport (41 nm SE)
KRWL - Rawlins Municipal Airport/Harvey Field (46 nm W)
KEAN - Phifer Airfield (57 nm E)
KCPR - Natrona County International Airport (63 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Blaine E. Fisher
Photo taken 17-Sep-2005
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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Times for 10-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:18 | | 11:18 |
| Sunrise | | 05:50 | | 11:50 |
| Sunset | | 20:13 | | 02:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:44 | | 02:44 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 10-May-2008 23:11:27 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 10-May-2008 17:11:27 |
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| METAR |
KARL 11nm S | 102255Z AUTO 25016G24KT 03/M07 RMK AO1 T00311069
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| TAF |
KLAR 41nm SE | 101738Z 101818 32022G32KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN040 TEMPO 1819 BKN020 FM2000 31018G28KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080 FM2300 29014G24KT P6SM SCT050 FM0200 24008KT P6SM SCT070 FM0500 20012KT P6SM SKC FM1400 22015G25KT P6SM SCT120
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KRWL 46nm W | 101752Z 101818 32013KT P6SM SCT015 BKN030 TEMPO 1820 3SM -SHSN BKN015 FM2000 29015KT P6SM SCT040 SCT080 FM0200 26008KT P6SM SKC FM0700 24004KT P6SM SCT250 FM1400 23020G30KT P6SM BKN250
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| NOTAMs |
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