FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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 ft. / 1247.5 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 -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 AND PAPI RYS 09 & 27 AND REIL RY 9 & 27- CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
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 |
| CODr038/28.2 | | CODY VOR/DME | | 111.80 | | 14E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| 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: | 44-54.841402N | | 44-54.608843N |
| Longitude: | 108-27.207197W | | 108-26.048612W |
| Elevation: | 4083.2 ft. | | 4093.3 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 |
| 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: | 44-54.782637N | | 44-54.479110N |
| Longitude: | 108-27.049915W | | 108-26.984838W |
| Elevation: | 4080.6 ft. | | 4082.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 158 magnetic, 172 true | | 338 magnetic, 352 true |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BIG HORN COUNTY BOX 31 BASIN, WY 82410 Phone 307-568-2357 |
| Manager: | ROY HARPER P. O. BOX 99, PO BOX 31 COWLEY, WY 82420 Phone 307-548-6236 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 17 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 37/week * | | 79% | local general aviation | | 16% | transient general aviation | | 4% | military | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2009 | |
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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| NDB OR GPS RWY 09 | |
download (308KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (62KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Ray Fey
Taken in 2004
looking northeast
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 13:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:20 | | 14:20 |
| Sunset | | 17:36 | | 00:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:07 | | 01:07 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 05:02:45 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 12-Feb-2012 22:02:45 |
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| METAR |
KGEY 28nm SE | 130353Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM OVC100 M08/M10 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP141 T10831100 FZRANO TSNO
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KCOD 34nm SW | 130435Z 00000KT 10SM BKN060 BKN070 OVC080 M02/M04 A2971 RMK AO1
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6S8 49nm N | SuperAWOS
130435Z AUTO 19010G14KT 10SM M02/M07 A2974
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| TAF |
KCOD 34nm SW | 121720Z 1218/1318 VRB04KT P6SM BKN070 FM130800 24008KT P6SM SCT090 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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