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A28 Fort Bidwell Airport
Fort Bidwell, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: A28
Lat/Long: 41-52-35.4000N 120-08-47.9000W
41-52.590000N 120-08.798333W
41.8765000,-120.1466389
(estimated)
Elevation: 4616 ft. / 1407.0 m (surveyed)
Variation: 17E (1985)
From city: 1 mile N of FORT BIDWELL, CA
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 96112

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 05/1952
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: RENO FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RNO (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Pattern altitude: 5416 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 3660 x 50 ft. / 1116 x 15 m
Surface: gravel/dirt, in fair condition
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 41-52.890558N41-52.287937N
Longitude: 120-08.789913W120-08.808370W
Elevation: 4616.0 ft.4576.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 164 magnetic, 181 true344 magnetic, 001 true
Markings: nonenone
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 10 ft. road, 120 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: COUNTY OF MODOC
202 W 4TH ST
ALTURAS, CA 96101
Phone (530) 233-4612
Manager: MITCH CROSBY
202 W 4TH ST
ALTURAS, CA 96101
Phone (530) 233-4612
ROAD DEPARTMENT, ALTURAS.

Additional Remarks

- NO SNOW REMOVAL
- RUNWAY NOT REGULARLY MAINTAINED, GRAVEL AND ROCKS UP TO 4" DIAMETER ON RUNWAY
- + 4 FT FENCE, 75 FT EAST OF RWY CNTRLN FOR ENTIRE LEN OF RWY
- FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at A28.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLKV - Lake County Airport (20 nm NW)
KAAT - Alturas Municipal Airport (30 nm SW)
KLMT - Crater Lake/Klamath Regional Airport (73 nm W)
62S - Christmas Valley Airport (85 nm N)
KSVE - Susanville Municipal Airport (92 nm S)
  
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Photo by Jim Logajan
Photo taken 21-Mar-2014
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 27-Oct-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5913:59
Sunrise07:2814:28
Sunset18:0101:01
Evening civil twilight18:3001:30

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  27-Oct-2026 21:19:22
Local (UTC-7)  27-Oct-2026 14:19:22
 
METAR
KLKV 
21nm NW 		272053Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM FEW028 SCT038 BKN049 07/01 A3000 RMK AO2 RAE11 SLP169 P0000 60000 T00720011 58010
KAAT 
30nm SW 		272055Z AUTO 26011G16KT 10SM FEW034 10/01 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP165 T01000006 58010
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