FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | U68 |
| Lat/Long: | 44-54-42.0000N / 108-26-43.8000W
44-54.700000N / 108-26.730000W
44.9116667 / -108.4455000
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4093.5 ft. / 1247.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles N of central business district of the associated city
(2 MILES N OF COWLEY.) |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 82420 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1937 |
| Sectional chart: | BILLINGS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | CASPER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CPR (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IRREG
ATTENDANCE IS PERIODIC AND UNSCHEDULED; PHONE AHEAD FOR SVCS. FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 307-548-6236. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted, MAIN WIND INDICATOR INSIDE SEGMENTED CIRCLE OTS INDEF. SUPPLEMENTAL WIND INDICATORS AT APCH END OF RY 9 & 27 LIGHTED. |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 AND PAPI RYS 09 & 27 AND REIL RY 9 & 27- 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.925 (307-548-2560) |
| WX AWOS-3 at POY (15 nm W): | 119.275 (307-754-7093) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC ON FREQS 133.25/285.6(LOVELL RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CODr038/28.2 | | CODY VOR/DME | | 111.80 | | 14E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| COWLEY | | at field | | 257 | | 14E | | HCY | .... -.-. -.-- |
| POWELL | | 064/14.7 | | 344 | | 15E | | POY | .--. --- -.-- |
| GREYBULL | | 313/28.6 | | 275 | | 14E | | GEY | --. . -.-- |
| RED LODGE | | 103/39.9 | | 203 | | 17E | | RED | .-. . -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 5200 x 75 ft. / 1585 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 44-54.841363N | | 44-54.608768N |
| Longitude: | 108-27.207205W | | 108-26.048423W |
| Elevation: | 4083.4 ft. | | 4093.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 106 true | | 272 magnetic, 286 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes
REIL RY 27 OTS INDEF. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 8 ft. hill, 315 ft. from runway, 90 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear | | 91 ft. hill, 3673 ft. from runway, 40 ft. left of centerline, 38:1 slope to clear |
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 1866 x 65 ft. / 569 x 20 m |
| Surface: | dirt, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 16/34 RWY END DELINATED BY +1' CONES. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 44-54.782583N | | 44-54.479000N |
| Longitude: | 108-27.049898W | | 108-26.984820W |
| Elevation: | 4080.9 ft. | | 4083.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 158 magnetic, 172 true | | 338 magnetic, 352 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BIG HORN COUNTY
BOX 29
BASIN, WY 82410
Phone 307-568-2551 |
| Manager: | CARL MEYER
P. O. BOX 29, PO BOX 31
COWLEY, WY 82420
Phone 307-568-2551 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 17 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 68/week * | | 85% | local general aviation | | 8% | transient general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 16/34 SOFT WHEN WET. |
| - | REFLECTIVE MKRS MARK ENTRANCE TO TWY & TURNAROUND. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| NDB OR GPS RWY 09 | |
download (233KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (223KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPOY - Powell Municipal Airport (15 nm W)
KGEY - South Big Horn County Airport (28 nm SE)
KCOD - Yellowstone Regional Airport (34 nm SW)
6S8 - Laurel Municipal Airport (49 nm N)
KBIL - Billings Logan International Airport (54 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Ray Fey
Taken in 2004
looking northeast
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of North Big Horn County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:42 | | 11:42 |
| Sunrise | | 06:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunset | | 20:23 | | 02:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:55 | | 02:55 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 17:33:47 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Aug-2013 11:33:47 |
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| METAR |
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KGEY
28nm SE | 131653Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 22/07 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP182 T02220072
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KCOD
34nm SW | 131655Z 18003KT 10SM CLR 24/06 A3022 RMK AO1
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6S8
49nm N | SuperAWOS
131655Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM 23/09 A3014
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KCOD
34nm SW | 131123Z 1312/1412 VRB06KT P6SM SCT150 BKN200 FM131800 VRB10G25KT P6SM VCTS SCT100CB BKN150 FM140200 VRB05KT P6SM SCT150 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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