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U68 North Big Horn County Airport
Cowley/Lovell/Byron, Wyoming, USA

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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
CODr038/28.2CODY VOR/DME111.8014E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
COWLEYat field25714EHCY .... -.-. -.--
POWELL064/14.734415EPOY .--. --- -.--
GREYBULL313/28.627514EGEY --. . -.--
RED LODGE103/39.920317ERED .-. . -..

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: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 44-54.841363N44-54.608768N
Longitude: 108-27.207205W108-26.048423W
Elevation: 4083.4 ft.4093.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 092 magnetic, 106 true272 magnetic, 286 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, 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: yesyes
REIL RY 27 OTS INDEF.
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 8 ft. hill, 315 ft. from runway, 90 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear91 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: 44-54.782583N44-54.479000N
Longitude: 108-27.049898W108-26.984820W
Elevation: 4080.9 ft.4083.2 ft.
Gradient: 0.3%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 158 magnetic, 172 true338 magnetic, 352 true
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, 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
    
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
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 of U68 (North Big Horn County Airport)
Photo by Ray Fey
Taken in 2004
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4211:42
Sunrise06:1412:14
Sunset20:2302:23
Evening civil twilight20:5502:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 17:33:47
Local (UTC-6)  13-Aug-2013 11:33:47
 
METAR
KGEY 
28nm SE 
131653Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM CLR 22/07 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP182 T02220072
KCOD 
34nm SW 
131655Z 18003KT 10SM CLR 24/06 A3022 RMK AO1
6S8 
49nm N 
SuperAWOS
131655Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM 23/09 A3014
TAF
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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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
North Big Horn County Airport 307-548-6236 Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Pilots lounge / snooze room, Public telephone, Restrooms

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Phillips 66
100LL
SS $5.30 
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