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U56 Rigby Airport
Rigby, Idaho, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 19 FEBRUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: U56
Lat/Long: 43-38-33.8100N 111-55-44.9850W
43-38.563500N 111-55.749750W
43.6427250,-111.9291625
(estimated)
Elevation: 4845 ft. / 1477 m (estimated)
Variation: 16E (1985)
From city: 2 miles S of RIGBY, ID
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 83442

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 01/1949
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS: BOISE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: BOI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RWY 01/19 - CTAF 122.9.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX ASOS at IDA (10 nm SW): PHONE 208-524-4553
WX ASOS at RXE (13 nm NE): 135.075 (208-356-0986)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
IDAr023/9.5IDAHO FALLS VOR/DME113.8515E
DBSr141/29.4DUBOIS VORTAC116.9015E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions: 3727 x 50 ft. / 1136 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 1  RUNWAY 19
Latitude: 43-38.276667N43-38.850333N
Longitude: 111-55.900000W111-55.599500W
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Displaced threshold: no225 ft.
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Obstructions: 5 ft. fence, 270 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear
RWY 01 +5 FT FENCE AT 0 FT, 86 FT RIGHT.		17 ft. road, 275 ft. from runway, 4:1 slope to clear
APCH SLOPE 29:1 TO DSPLCD THR.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF RIGBY
P.O. BOX 275
RIGBY, ID 83442
Phone 208-745-8111
Manager: BRUCE SPAULDING
230 N 4045 E
RIGBY, ID 83442
Phone (208) 716-3584

Additional Remarks

- ONLY TWY EXITS LGTD W/BLUE LGTS.
- NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT. CALL AMGR 208-716-3584
- FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at U56.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KIDA - Idaho Falls Regional Airport (10 nm SW)
KRXE - Rexburg-Madison County Airport (13 nm NE)
U02 - McCarley Field Airport (32 nm SW)
KDIJ - Driggs/Reed Memorial Airport (37 nm E)
KJAC - Jackson Hole Airport (52 nm E)
  
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Taken in 2008
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Mar-2026
 Local
(UTC-6)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1613:16
Sunrise07:4413:44
Sunset19:3001:30
Evening civil twilight19:5901:59

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  14-Mar-2026 03:23:14
Local (UTC-6)  13-Mar-2026 21:23:14
 
METAR
KIDA 
10nm SW 		140253Z AUTO 24019G31KT 10SM BKN110 12/M12 A2989 RMK AO2 PK WND 24035/0154 SLP109 T01221122 55003
KRXE 
13nm NE 		140253Z AUTO 23015G24KT 10SM SCT120 11/M11 A2986 RMK AO2 PK WND 24027/0231 SLP101 T01111106 55002
TAF
KIDA 
10nm SW 		131732Z 1318/1418 23028G40KT P6SM SCT150 FM140300 22020G30KT P6SM BKN100 FM141600 23030G40KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 OVC070
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
Sharp Aviation 208-745-0606
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100LL
SS $5.80 
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Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Distance		 
Comments		  
Westview Aviation 509-713-2275
[web site]
[email]		 Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft modifications

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