FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 SEPTEMBER 2008
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: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| 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 |
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| IDAr023/9.4 | | IDAHO FALLS VOR/DME | | 113.85 | | 15E |
| DBSr141/29.4 | | DUBOIS VORTAC | | 116.90 | | 15E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SWEDEN | | 024/16.2 | | 350 | | 15E | | SWU | ... .-- ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 3500 x 50 ft. / 1067 x 15 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 43-38.276500N | | 43-38.815167N |
| Longitude: | 111-55.899000W | | 111-55.617500W |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 200 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, 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 & JEFFERSON CO
P.O. BOX 275
RIGBY, ID 83442
Phone 208-745-7756
JEFFERSON COUNTY PHONE NUMBER |
| Manager: | LARRY BOAM
34 N 3400 E
RIGBY, ID 83442
Phone 208-754-4352 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 27 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 22 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 27/day * | | 78% | local general aviation | | 22% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 22 September 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | (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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 14-Oct-2008
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:14 | | 13:14 |
| Sunrise | | 07:43 | | 13:43 |
| Sunset | | 18:44 | | 00:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:13 | | 01:13 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 14-Oct-2008 16:32:31 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 14-Oct-2008 10:32:31 |
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| METAR |
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KIDA
10nm SW | 141553Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 01/M03 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP315 T00061028
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KRXE
13nm NE | 141553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M01/M04 A3039 RMK AO2 SLP320 T10111039
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KIDA
10nm SW | 141120Z 141212 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM1700 VRB03KT P6SM FEW060 BKN100 FM0600 VRB03KT P6SM SCT060 SCT100
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| NOTAMs |
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