FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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 -7 (UTC -8 during Standard 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: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | 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
RWY 09 +50' TREE AT 30', 80' LEFT 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 19 April 2012 | |
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. |
| - | BE ALERT 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 18-May-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:33 | | 11:33 |
| Sunrise | | 05:09 | | 12:09 |
| Sunset | | 20:14 | | 03:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:50 | | 03:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 09:51:04 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 18-May-2013 02:51:04 |
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| METAR |
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KLWS
31nm W | 180856Z AUTO 18008KT 10SM -RA FEW065 OVC090 13/09 A2998 RMK AO2 RAB40 SLP148 P0000 60000 T01330094 51007
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KGIC
34nm S | 180855Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM OVC035 09/07 A3004 RMK AO1 T00920071
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KP69
35nm SE | 180852Z AUTO 00000KT 10/09 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP156 60003 T01000094 50007 PWINO TSNO
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KPUW
38nm NW | 180853Z AUTO 25014G18KT 10SM BKN065 OVC075 11/03 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP154 T01110033 53003
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KLWS
31nm W | 180538Z 1806/1906 19006KT P6SM OVC070 FM180800 19006KT P6SM VCSH OVC060 FM181400 VRB04KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100 FM182000 31011KT P6SM FEW070 SCT120 FM190300 22005KT P6SM BKN080
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KPUW
38nm NW | 180538Z 1806/1906 27004KT P6SM SCT100 OVC150 FM181000 26004KT P6SM VCSH SCT060 BKN080 OVC120 FM181500 26005KT P6SM BKN080 FM182000 26012G18KT P6SM SCT060 FM190300 26006KT P6SM BKN090
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