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S68 Orofino Municipal Airport
Orofino, Idaho, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MQGr055/25.4NEZ PERCE VOR/DME108.2020E

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 50 ft. / 762 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 17.0
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Obstructions: 60 ft. trees, 225 ft. from runway, 75 ft. right of centerline13 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: 16
Single engine airplanes: 14
Helicopters: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 20/day *
61% transient general aviation
24% air taxi
15% local general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 06 June 2006

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.

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)
S80 - Idaho County Airport (34 nm S)
KPUW - Pullman/Moscow Regional Airport (38 nm NW)
KCOE - Coeur d'Alene - Pappy Boyington Field Airport (80 nm N)
KSFF - Felts Field Airport (83 nm NW)
 
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Area around S68 (Orofino Municipal Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of S68 (Orofino Municipal Airport)
Photo by Sean Lehmann
Photo taken 30-Apr-2006
taken from on top of a hill on the opposite side of the river

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From to S68

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0614:06
Sunrise06:3814:38
Sunset16:2000:20
Evening civil twilight16:5200:52

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 11:23:14
Local (UTC-8)  08-Nov-2009 03:23:14
 
METAR
KLWS 
31nm W 
081056Z AUTO 19004KT 10SM BKN049 04/01 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP170 T00440006
KP69 
35nm SE 
081052Z AUTO 00000KT 04/03 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP192 T00440033 PWINO TSNO
KPUW 
38nm NW 
081053Z AUTO 24012G17KT 10SM SCT020 BKN025 BKN050 03/01 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP174 T00330006
TAF
KLWS 
31nm W 
080531Z 0806/0906 25009KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN040 OVC070 FM080900 19007KT P6SM SCT030 BKN090 OVC150 FM081300 20006KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN050 OVC100 FM081500 13004KT P6SM SCT070 BKN090 BKN200
KPUW 
38nm NW 
080657Z 0807/0906 23011KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN035 OVC040 TEMPO 0807/0810 BKN020 FM081000 23009KT P6SM VCSH BKN020 OVC080 FM081500 15007KT P6SM SCT030 BKN070 FM082000 11009KT P6SM VCSH SCT040 BKN070 OVC100
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Orofino Aviation 208-476-4714
no information available

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Chevron
100LL
FS  
$4.30 
 Updated 25-Aug-2009
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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BEST WESTERN LODGE RIVERS EDGE 1.6 70-121
 

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