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 |
CODr038/28.2 | | CODY VOR/DME | | 111.80 | | 14E |
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: | |
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. |
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 |
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 FT 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. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 161 magnetic, 172 true | | 341 magnetic, 352 true |
Markings: | none, in good condition | | none, in good condition |
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: | 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 |
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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)
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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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Sectional chart |
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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 29-Mar-2024
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 12:30 |
Sunrise | | 06:59 | | 12:59 |
Sunset | | 19:38 | | 01:38 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:07 | | 02:07 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 29-Mar-2024 15:31:40 |
Local (UTC-6) | 29-Mar-2024 09:31:40 |
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METAR |
KU68 | 291515Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT065 01/M01 A2986 RMK AO2
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KPOY 15nm W | 291515Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC055 03/M04 A2983 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KCOD 34nm SW | 291120Z 2912/3012 VRB06KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 FM291900 17010KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN080 FM300100 01008KT P6SM SCT050 BKN090
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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