FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | U69 |
| Lat/Long: | 40-11-30.8500N / 110-22-51.5600W 40-11.514167N / 110-22.859333W 40.1919028 / -110.3809889 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5826 ft. / 1776 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 15E (1980) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of DUCHESNE, UT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 84021 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1945 |
| Sectional chart: | SALT LAKE CITY |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | CEDAR CITY FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | CDC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | ON CALL SVCS ARE AVBL BY REQUEST 435-738-2464 (0900-1700 MON-FRI); AFTER HRS CALL 435-738-5538. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTIVATE MIRL RY 17/35 & PAPI RY 17/35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Taxiway lights: | TAXI STUB LGTS ON S STUB ONLY. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at 74V (16 nm E): | 118.975 (435-722-4201) |
- AUTOMATED UNICOM.
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY CEDAR CITY RADIO ON FREQ 122.1R. (MYTON RCO)
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MTUr268/11.9 | | MYTON VORTAC | | 112.70 | | 14E |
| PUCr012/39.3 | | CARBON VOR/DME | | 115.50 | | 14E |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5800 x 60 ft. / 1768 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in poor condition CRACKING & ACCESS RAMP CRACKING WITH LOOSE CHIPS |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | 16/34 NON-STD 4 IN WHITE STRIPE OUTLINE ONLY FADED. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 40-12.002833N | | 40-11.047500N |
| Longitude: | 110-23.026000W | | 110-23.026000W |
| Elevation: | 5824.8 ft. | | 5770.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 165 magnetic, 180 true | | 345 magnetic, 000 true |
| Markings: | NSTD, in poor condition | | NSTD, in poor condition |
| Obstructions: | 4 ft. fence, 350 ft. from runway, 37:1 slope to clear | | none |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 4390 x 75 ft. / 1338 x 23 m |
| Surface: | dirt, in poor condition RUTTED & HAS WEEDS GROWING ON IT |
| Operational restrictions: | CLSD INDEFLY |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 40-11.647500N | | 40-11.647500N |
| Longitude: | 110-23.335500W | | 110-22.392667W |
| Elevation: | 5766.2 ft. | | 5740.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 075 magnetic, 090 true | | 255 magnetic, 270 true |
| Obstructions: | 5 ft. fence, 40 ft. from runway, 8:1 slope to clear | | 10 ft. tree, 70 ft. from runway, 7:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF DUCHESNE 165 S. CENTER, DRAWER 974 DUCHESNE, UT 84021 Phone 435-738-2464 |
| Manager: | CLINT PARK 165 S. CENTER, DRAWER 974 DUCHESNE, UT 84021 Phone 435-738-5311 CITY MAYOR |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 8 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 38/week * | | 50% | transient general aviation | | 50% | local general aviation | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2005 | |
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 between 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| VOR/DME-A | |
download (181KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (46KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
74V - Roosevelt Municipal Airport (16 nm E)
KPUC - Carbon County Regional Airport/Buck Davis Field (39 nm SW)
KVEL - Vernal Regional Airport (43 nm E)
36U - Heber City Municipal Airport - Russ McDonald Field (51 nm W)
69V - Huntington Municipal Airport (56 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 17-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:33 | | 11:33 |
| Sunrise | | 06:04 | | 12:04 |
| Sunset | | 20:32 | | 02:32 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:03 | | 03:03 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 11:40:05 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 17-May-2008 05:40:05 |
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| METAR |
KPUC 38nm SW | 171053Z AUTO 36004KT 10SM CLR 11/M01 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP211 T01061006
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KVEL 42nm E | 171053Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM FEW090 08/01 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP217 T00780006
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| TAF |
KVEL 42nm E | 170520Z 170606 30004KT P6SM FEW250 FM1500 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250 FM1900 12006KT P6SM FEW090 SCT250 FM0200 29004KT P6SM 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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