FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 29 MARCH 2018
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
ATTENDANCE IS PERIODIC AND UNSCHEDULED; PHONE AHEAD FOR SVCS. FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 307-548-6236. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 AND PAPI RYS 09 & 27 AND REIL RY 9 & 27- 122.8. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.925 (307-548-2560) |
| WX AWOS-3 at POY (15 nm W): | 119.275 (307-754-7093) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC ON FREQS 133.25/285.6(LOVELL RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CODr038/28.2 | | CODY VOR/DME | | 111.80 | | 14E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| COWLEY | | at field | | 257 | | 11E | | HCY | .... -.-. -.-- |
| POWELL | | 068/14.7 | | 344 | | 11E | | POY | .--. --- -.-- |
| GREYBULL | | 317/28.6 | | 275 | | 10E | | GEY | --. . -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL. |
| 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. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| 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' 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. |
| Gradient: | | | 0.3% |
| 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: | CARL MEYER
P. O. BOX 29, PO BOX 31
COWLEY, WY 82410
Phone 307-568-2551 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 10 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 67/week * | | 86% | local general aviation | | 9% | transient general aviation | | 5% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 30 June 2015 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 16/34 SOFT WHEN WET. |
| - | REFLECTIVE MKRS MARK ENTRANCE TO TWY & TURNAROUND. |
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 29 March 2018 at 0901Z to 26 April 2018 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (286KB) |
| NDB RWY 09 | |
download (257KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (238KB) |
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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
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.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Apr-2018
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:42 | | 11:42 |
| Sunrise | | 06:13 | | 12:13 |
| Sunset | | 20:10 | | 02:10 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:42 | | 02:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 26-Apr-2018 03:53:54 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 25-Apr-2018 21:53:54 |
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| METAR |
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| KU68 | 260335Z AUTO 01013G17KT 10SM -RA SCT031 BKN055 OVC070 08/03 A3023 RMK AO2
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KPOY
15nm W | 260335Z AUTO 01025G30KT 10SM SCT016 BKN021 OVC080 03/01 A3020 RMK AO2
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KCOD
34nm SW | 260216Z 2602/2624 35012G18KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 OVC035 TEMPO 2602/2603 01025G45KT -SHRA BKN025 FM260300 35018G35KT 4SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC025 FM260500 33007KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040 FM261000 VRB05KT P6SM SCT040 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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