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U56 Rigby-Jefferson County Airport
Rigby, Idaho, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving 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: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT LIRL RY 01/19 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
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

Fuel available: 100LL
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
RWY 01 +4' FENCE AT 130'; 125' RIGHT, +4' FENCE AT 180', ON CNTRLN.
17 ft. road, 500 ft. from runway, 17:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 28:1 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 30 April 2009

Additional Remarks

NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT. CALL AMGR 208-754-4352.
(STOPWAY LEN, RWY 19) RY 01/19 500 FT NSTD STWY N END NOT ALIGNED WITH EXTDD RY CNTRLN IN POOR CONDITION WITH SEVERE CRACKING AND LARGE POTHOLES.

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-Jefferson County Airport)
Photo by Terry Kofoed
Taken in 2008

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From to U56

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0414:04
Sunrise07:3514:35
Sunset16:5423:54
Evening civil twilight17:2600:26

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Nov-2009 20:00:38
Local (UTC-7)  25-Nov-2009 13:00:38
 
METAR
KIDA 
10nm SW 
251953Z 34004KT 10SM CLR 00/M06 A3045 RMK AO2 SLP356 T00001061
KRXE 
13nm NE 
251953Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM CLR M02/M08 A3045 RMK AO2 SLP366 T10171078
TAF
KIDA 
10nm SW 
251720Z 2518/2618 36005KT P6SM SCT250
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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 $3.90 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

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Hotels near Rigby-Jefferson County Airport

Miles Price ($)
SOUTH FORK INN - RIGBY 2.8 

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-Jefferson County Airport

1 in Rigby
17 in Idaho Falls
6 in Rexburg
 

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