AirNav   Duncan Aviation - Near you to keep you flying
 
 1865 users online  

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

GOING TO COWLEY/LOVELL/BYRON?


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 21 MARCH 2024

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
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS: CASPER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: CPR (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: IRREG
ATNDNC IS PERIODIC AND UNSCHED; PHONE AHEAD FOR SVCS. FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 307-250-7215.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RWY 09/27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; REIL RWY 9 & 27- CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 123.0
WX AWOS-3: 119.925 (307-548-2560)
WX AWOS-3 at POY (15 nm W): 119.275 (307-754-7093)
  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC (ZLC) ON FREQS 133.25/285.6(BOYSEN RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CODr038/28.2CODY VOR/DME111.8014E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
100LL:SVC AVBL H24 VIA CREDIT CARD.
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
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.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 095 magnetic, 106 true275 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
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 FT CONES.
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 44-54.782583N44-54.479000N
Longitude: 108-27.049898W108-26.984820W
Elevation: 4080.9 ft.4083.2 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 161 magnetic, 172 true341 magnetic, 352 true
Markings: none, in good conditionnone, in good condition
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: PAUL THUR
P. O. BOX 29, PO BOX 31
BASIN, WY 82410
Phone 307-337-8159

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 14
Single engine airplanes: 13
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 112/week *
72% local general aviation
26% transient general aviation
3% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 30 June 2022

Additional Remarks

RWY 16/34 SOFT WHEN WET.
REFLECTIVE MKRS MARK ENTRANCE TO TWY & TURNAROUND.
FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

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 from 21 March 2024 at 0901Z to 18 April 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 **CHANGED**   download (302KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED**   download (553KB)

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)
 
Loc | Ops | Rwys | IFR | FBO | Links
Com | Nav | Svcs | Stats | Notes
Area around U68 (North Big Horn County Airport)
 
Road maps at: MapQuest Bing Google
 
Aerial photo
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Aerial photo of U68 (North Big Horn County Airport)
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.

 
Sectional chart

 
Airport distance calculator
Flying to North Big Horn County Airport? Find the distance to fly.

From to U68

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3012:30
Sunrise06:5912:59
Sunset19:3801:38
Evening civil twilight20:0702:07

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Mar-2024 15:31:40
Local (UTC-6)  29-Mar-2024 09:31:40
 
METAR
KU68 291515Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT065 01/M01 A2986 RMK AO2
KPOY 
15nm W 
291515Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC055 03/M04 A2983 RMK AO2
TAF
KCOD 
34nm SW 
291120Z 2912/3012 VRB06KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM291900 17010KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN080 FM300100 01008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN090
NOTAMs
Click for the latest NOTAMs
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.

 

 
 

FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
North Big Horn County Airport 307-548-6236
307-568-2551
[web site]
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Pilots lounge / snooze room, Public telephone, Restrooms

More info about North Big Horn County Airport
Phillips 66
100LL
SS $5.48 
 Updated 15-Mar-2024
 
   write
SS=Self service
Update Fuel Prices
 

Would you like to see your business listed on this page?

 If your business provides an interesting product or service to pilots, flight crews, aircraft, or users of the North Big Horn County Airport, you should consider listing it here.  To start the listing process, click on the button below
 
Add a business
 

Other Pages about North Big Horn County Airport

www.bighorncountywy.gov/...
 
Update a link
 
Copyright © AirNav, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy  Contact