FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | S68 |
| Lat/Long: | 46-29-28.6490N / 116-16-36.5020W
46-29.477483N / 116-16.608367W
46.4912914 / -116.2768061
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1005 ft. / 306 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 18E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of OROFINO, ID |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 83544 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | GREAT FALLS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
| FSS: | BOISE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BOI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL
ACTVT RY 09/27 MIRL - CTAF. |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MQGr055/25.4 | | NEZ PERCE VOR/DME | | 108.20 | | 20E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 2500 x 60 ft. / 762 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Obstructions: | 60 ft. tree, 240 ft. from runway, 100 ft. right of centerline | | 13 ft. road, 200 ft. from runway, 80 ft. right of centerline
+13 FT ROAD AT 0 FT 110 FT R OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF OROFINO
PO BOX 312
OROFINO, ID 83544
Phone 208-476-4725 |
| Manager: | RICK LAAM
AIRPORT RD. NO 1
OROFINO, ID 83544
Phone 208-476-4725 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 13 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 20/day * | | 61% | transient general aviation | | 24% | air taxi | | 15% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 17 September 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | HIGH TERRAIN IN ALL QUADS AROUND ARPT. |
| - | TWO 1968 FT MSL (250 FT AGL) RADIO TWRS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE E OF RY 27 300 FT LEFT. |
| - | EXERCISE CAUTION DURING NIGHT OPS DUE TO TERRAIN. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at S68.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLWS - Lewiston-Nez Perce County Airport (31 nm W)
KGIC - Idaho County Airport (34 nm S)
KPUW - Pullman/Moscow Regional Airport (38 nm NW)
KCOE - Coeur d'Alene Airport - Pappy Boyington Field (80 nm N)
KSFF - Felts Field Airport (83 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Lyle Hendricks
Photo taken 09-May-2010
looking northeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Orofino Municipal Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:23 | | 14:23 |
| Sunrise | | 06:54 | | 14:54 |
| Sunset | | 17:05 | | 01:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:36 | | 01:36 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 11:11:54 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 12-Feb-2012 03:11:54 |
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| METAR |
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KLWS
31nm W | 121056Z AUTO 00000KT 1SM BR FEW009 BKN028 OVC036 04/04 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP186 T00390039 TSNO
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KGIC
34nm S | 121055Z AUTO 13003KT 5SM BKN028 BKN037 OVC045 01/00 A3004 RMK AO1 T00070000
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KP69
35nm SE | 121052Z AUTO 00000KT 02/01 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP199 P0001 T00220011 PWINO FZRANO TSNO
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KPUW
38nm NW | 121053Z AUTO 25006KT 8SM SCT006 OVC012 02/01 A3003 RMK AO2 UPB0957E09B25E27RAB15E46 SLP189 P0000 T00220011 TSNO
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KLWS
31nm W | 120537Z 1206/1306 32003KT 3/4SM BR VCSH OVC003 TEMPO 1206/1210 1SM -SHRA BKN005 FM121600 19003KT P6SM BKN012 OVC025 FM121900 VRB02KT P6SM SCT012 BKN100
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KPUW
38nm NW | 120537Z 1206/1306 25005KT 2SM -SHRA BR OVC003 FM120900 24003KT 1/2SM -RASN FG BKN003 OVC010 FM121800 23004KT 4SM BR OVC007 FM122000 13005KT P6SM BKN015 FM130100 07004KT P6SM SCT015 BKN150
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