AirNav: U48 - Coxs Well Airport

U48

Coxs Well Airport
Atomic City, Idaho, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	U48
Lat/Long:	43-13-03.9000N 113-13-39.2000W 43-13.065000N 113-13.653333W 43.2177500,-113.2275556 (estimated)
Elevation:	5048 ft. / 1539 m (estimated)
Variation:	16E (1985)
From city:	23 miles SW of ATOMIC CITY, ID
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	83210

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	06/1951
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS:	BOISE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	BOI (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	yes
Segmented circle:	yes

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
PIHr293/32.7		POCATELLO VOR/DME		112.60		17E

Airport Services

Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 7/25

Dimensions:	2700 x 100 ft. / 823 x 30 m
Surface:	turf, in fair condition
Runway edge markings:	07/25 EDGES & THLDS MKD WITH WHITE ROCK.
	RUNWAY 7	RUNWAY 25
Latitude:	43-13.040833N	43-13.089500N
Longitude:	113-13.956000W	113-13.351833W
Elevation:	5028.0 ft.	5048.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	067 magnetic, 083 true	247 magnetic, 263 true
Obstructions:	14 ft. road, 80 ft. left of centerline 14' RD AT 50' ON CNTRLN.	5 ft. fence, 175 ft. from runway, 35:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	STATE OF ID/ITD-DIV OF AERONAUTICS P O BOX 7129 BOISE, ID 83707-1129 Phone 208-334-8775
Manager:	IDAHO DIV OF AERONAUTICS P OBOX 7129 BOISE, ID 83707-1129 Phone 208-334-8775

Additional Remarks

-	NO WINTER MAINTENANCE.
-	RY 07/25 SFC MAY BE POOR DUE TO DAMAGE BY LIVESTOCK; GROUND VEHICLES AND RODENTS.
-	FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at U48.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAOC - Arco-Butte County Airport (24 nm N)
KPIH - Pocatello Regional Airport (33 nm SE)
U02 - McCarley Field Airport (38 nm E)
KBYI - Burley Municipal Airport (47 nm SW)
KSUN - Friedman Memorial Airport (50 nm W)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-Feb-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:05	14:05
Sunrise	07:35	14:35
Sunset	18:00	01:00
Evening civil twilight	18:29	01:29

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Feb-2026 13:38:48
Local (UTC-7)	13-Feb-2026 06:38:48

METAR

KPIH 34nm SE	131253Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM SCT025 OVC030 01/01 A3018 RMK AO2 RAB31E51 SLP232 P0000 T00110006
KSUN 49nm W	131315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT008 BKN012 OVC019 00/00 A3018 RMK AO2

TAF

KPIH
34nm SE

131120Z 1312/1412 VRB04KT P6SM SCT015 OVC025 TEMPO 1312/1314 OVC015 FM131400 22006KT P6SM VCFG BKN015 OVC040 FM131700 23008KT P6SM SCT015 BKN025 FM132100 29008KT P6SM SCT025 FM140600 08006KT P6SM FEW020 FEW180

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