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U56 Rigby Airport
Rigby, Idaho, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: U56
Lat/Long: 43-38-32.7000N / 111-55-45.5000W
43-38.545000N / 111-55.758333W
43.6424167 / -111.9293056
(estimated)
Elevation: 4845 ft. / 1477 m (estimated)
Variation: 16E (1985)
From city: 2 miles S of RIGBY, ID
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 83442

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1949
Sectional chart: SALT LAKE CITY
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS: BOISE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BOI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT LIRL RY 01/19 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.
Taxiway lights: ONLY TWY EXITS LGTD.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at IDA (10 nm SW): 135.325 (208-524-4553)
WX ASOS at RXE (13 nm NE): 135.075 (208-356-0986)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
IDAr023/9.4IDAHO FALLS VOR/DME113.8515E
DBSr141/29.4DUBOIS VORTAC116.9015E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SWEDEN024/16.235015ESWU ... .-- ..-

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 3500 x 50 ft. / 1067 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 43-38.276500N43-38.815167N
Longitude: 111-55.899000W111-55.617500W
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: no200 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Obstructions: none
RY 01 +8 FT FENCE AT 130 FT; 125 FT RIGHT, +5 FT FENCE AT 190 FT, ON CNTRLN.
17 ft. road, 500 ft. from runway, 17:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 41:1 TO DSPLCD THR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF RIGBY
P.O. BOX 275
RIGBY, ID 83442
Phone 208-745-8111
Manager: LARRY BOAM
34 N 3400 E
RIGBY, ID 83442
Phone 208-754-4352

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 28
Single engine airplanes: 22
Multi engine airplanes: 2
Ultralights: 4
    
Aircraft operations: avg 30/day *
72% local general aviation
28% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 20 September 2012

Additional Remarks

NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT. CALL AMGR 208-754-4352.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at U56.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KIDA - Idaho Falls Regional Airport (10 nm SW)
KRXE - Rexburg-Madison County Airport (13 nm NE)
U02 - McCarley Field Airport (32 nm SW)
KDIJ - Driggs-Reed Memorial Airport (37 nm E)
KJAC - Jackson Hole Airport (52 nm E)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of U56 (Rigby Airport)
Photo by Terry Kofoed
Taken in 2008

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1513:15
Sunrise07:4413:44
Sunset18:4200:42
Evening civil twilight19:1101:11

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 14:12:09
Local (UTC-6)  16-Oct-2013 08:12:09
 
METAR
KIDA 
10nm SW 
161353Z 00000KT 10SM CLR M04/M06 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP251 T10391061
KRXE 
13nm NE 
161353Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM CLR M05/M07 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP256 T10501072
TAF
KIDA 
10nm SW 
160520Z 1606/1706 VRB06KT P6SM FEW100 FM162200 22012KT P6SM BKN110 FM170200 VRB06KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Sharp Aviation 208-745-0606
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100LL
SS $5.35 
 Updated 20-Sep-2013
 
   2 read write
SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Rigby Airport

Miles Price ($)
SOUTH FORK INN - RIGBY 2.8 59-60

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Rigby Airport

1 in Rigby
17 in Idaho Falls
7 in Rexburg
 

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