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U48 Coxs Well Airport
Atomic City, Idaho, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: U48
Lat/Long: 43-13-03.9000N 113-13-39.2000W
43-13.065000N 113-13.653333W
43.2177500,-113.2275556
(estimated)
Elevation: 5048 ft. / 1539 m (estimated)
Variation: 16E (1985)
From city: 23 miles SW of ATOMIC CITY, ID
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 83210

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 06/1951
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS: BOISE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BOI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
PIHr293/32.7POCATELLO VOR/DME112.6017E

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions: 2700 x 100 ft. / 823 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings: 07/25 EDGES & THLDS MKD WITH WHITE ROCK.
RUNWAY 7  RUNWAY 25
Latitude: 43-13.040833N43-13.089500N
Longitude: 113-13.956000W113-13.351833W
Elevation: 5028.0 ft.5048.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 067 magnetic, 083 true247 magnetic, 263 true
Obstructions: 14 ft. road, 80 ft. left of centerline
14' RD AT 50' ON CNTRLN.		5 ft. fence, 175 ft. from runway, 35:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: STATE OF ID/ITD-DIV OF AERONAUTICS
P O BOX 7129
BOISE, ID 83707-1129
Phone 208-334-8775
Manager: IDAHO DIV OF AERONAUTICS
P OBOX 7129
BOISE, ID 83707-1129
Phone 208-334-8775

Additional Remarks

- NO WINTER MAINTENANCE.
- RY 07/25 SFC MAY BE POOR DUE TO DAMAGE BY LIVESTOCK; GROUND VEHICLES AND RODENTS.
- FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at U48.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAOC - Arco-Butte County Airport (24 nm N)
KPIH - Pocatello Regional Airport (33 nm SE)
U02 - McCarley Field Airport (38 nm E)
KBYI - Burley Municipal Airport (47 nm SW)
KSUN - Friedman Memorial Airport (50 nm W)
  
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Aerial photo of U48 (Coxs Well Airport)
Photo by Winston Ellis
Photo taken 30-Jun-2019
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 28-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:2314:23
Sunrise07:5414:54
Sunset17:3800:38
Evening civil twilight18:0901:09

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  28-Jan-2026 08:11:26
Local (UTC-7)  28-Jan-2026 01:11:26
 
METAR
KPIH 
34nm SE 		280753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M05/M07 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP284 T10501072
KSUN 
49nm W 		280755Z AUTO 31007KT 10SM CLR M02/M08 A3032 RMK AO2
TAF
KPIH 
34nm SE 		280520Z 2806/2906 VRB05KT P6SM BKN120 OVC200 FM282000 24010G20KT P6SM VCSH OVC040 PROB30 2820/2902 2SM -SN OVC020 FM290400 22011KT P6SM OVC020
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