FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 APRIL 2025
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 & UNSKED. FONE AHD FOR SVCS. FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 307-250-7215 OR TEXT/CALL AMGR. |
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 |
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 17 April 2025 at 0901Z to 15 May 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (303KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
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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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 04-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:27 | | 11:27 |
Sunrise | | 06:00 | | 12:00 |
Sunset | | 20:21 | | 02:21 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:54 | | 02:54 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 04-May-2025 11:13:28 |
Local (UTC-6) | 04-May-2025 05:13:28 |
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METAR |
KU68 | 041055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/M01 A2976 RMK AO2
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KPOY 15nm W | 041055Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM CLR 10/M05 A2978 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KCOD 34nm SW | 040525Z 0406/0506 22006KT P6SM SKC FM041800 12010KT P6SM SCT120 FM050300 36011KT P6SM SCT100 SCT250
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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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