FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 OCTOBER 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: | 11E (2015) |
| 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 | | 11E | | HCY | .... -.-. -.-- |
| POWELL | | 068/14.7 | | 344 | | 11E | | 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: | 095 magnetic, 106 true | | 275 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: | 161 magnetic, 172 true | | 341 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 17 October 2013 at 0901Z and 14 November 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| NDB OR GPS RWY 09 **CHANGED** | |
download (232KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
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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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:02 | | 13:02 |
| Sunrise | | 07:32 | | 13:32 |
| Sunset | | 18:27 | | 00:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:57 | | 00:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-Oct-2013 01:08:14 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 16-Oct-2013 19:08:14 |
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| METAR |
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KGEY
28nm SE | 162253Z AUTO 28003KT 10SM CLR 09/M04 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP186 T00941039
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6S8
49nm N | SuperAWOS
170035Z AUTO 31012G18KT 10SM 07/M04 A3006
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KCOD
34nm SW | 161740Z 1618/1718 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM162000 05007KT P6SM FEW100 BKN180 FM170400 35007KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM170800 01010KT 4SM -SN SCT008 OVC018 FM171600 02011KT P6SM BKN035 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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