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 11-May-2025
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:17 | | 11:17 |
Sunrise | | 05:51 | | 11:51 |
Sunset | | 20:30 | | 02:30 |
Evening civil twilight | | 21:03 | | 03:03 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 11-May-2025 20:23:37 |
Local (UTC-6) | 11-May-2025 14:23:37 |
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METAR |
KU68 | 111955Z AUTO 29003KT 10SM CLR 29/M01 A2976 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W
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KPOY 15nm W | 111955Z AUTO 26029G35KT 10SM TS SCT100 24/M02 A2985 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW THRU NE
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TAF |
KCOD 34nm SW | 111720Z 1118/1218 23016G27KT P6SM VCSH SCT100 BKN150 TEMPO 1121/1201 25030G50KT 2SM -TSRA SQ BKN040CB FM120200 22010G16KT P6SM BKN150 FM120500 20008KT P6SM FEW150 SCT200 FM121400 23012KT P6SM FEW200
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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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