North Big Horn County Airport

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FAA: U68

METAR: KU68 240915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 03/M11 RMK AO2 TSNO

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KU68 (0.1 NM at True Heading of 250)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: N/A
Temperature: 3 C (37.4 F)
Dewpoint: -11 C (12.2 F)

Location

Latitude: 
 44-54-42.0000N (44.911667)
Longitude: 
 108-26-43.8000W (-108.4455)
Elevation: 
 4093.5 feet MSL (1248 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 10 E (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 02 N.M. N of Cowley/Lovell/Byron, Wyoming
Found On: 
 Billings Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
PAUL THUR
P. O. BOX 29, PO BOX 31
BASIN, WY 82410
307-337-8159		 BIG HORN COUNTY
BOX 29
BASIN, WY 82410
307-568-2551

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 11/1937
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
IRREG
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 5094 feet (1553 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 CPR
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  13
GA Helicopters:  1

Annual Operations (as of 06/30/2022)

Total Operations:  5850
Air Taxi:  150 2.6%
GA Local:  4200 71.8%
GA Itinerant:  1500 25.6%

Communications

CTAF:  123.000
Unicom:  123.000
AWOS-3:  119.925 (307-548-2560)

  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC (ZLC) ON FREQS 133.25/285.6(BOYSEN RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 307
Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Nash Air
   Update FBO info		 Unicom 122.8 548-6236 100ll
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Casper(CPR)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 03/21/24 to 0901Z 04/18/24.

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IAP NDB RWY 09 NW-1 Deleted
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MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS NW-1 Changed
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near U68

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
15.0 Powell Municipal Airport
(POY KPOY POY)		 259 249 100LL, Jet A
28.2 South Big Horn County Airport
(GEY KGEY GEY)		 146 136 100LL, Jet A
34.1 Yellowstone Regional Airport
(COD KCOD COD)		 226 216 100, 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
38.1 Red Lodge Airport
(KRED RED)		 295 285 100LL
49.4 Laurel Municipal Airport
(6S8)		 344 334 100LL, Jet A
53.9 Billings Logan International Airport
(BIL KBIL BIL)		 355 345 100LL, Jet A
54.6 Woltermann Meml Airport
(6S3)		 322 312 100LL
60.7 Worland Municipal Airport
(WRL KWRL WRL)		 159 149 100LL, Jet A
62.9 Sheridan County Airport
(SHR KSHR SHR)		 97 88 100, Jet A, Jet A-1+
80.2 Johnson County Airport
(BYG KBYG BYG)		 112 103 100LL, Jet A
84.0 Big Timber At Howard Field Airport
(6S0)		 310 299 100LL, Jet A
93.9 Roundup Airport
(RPX KRPX RPX)		 357 347 100LL, Jet A-1
96.8 Mission Field Airport
(LVM KLVM LVM)		 299 288 100LL, Jet A
97.7 Dubois Municipal Airport
(KDUB DUB)		 213 203 100LL, Jet A
98.0 Gardiner Airport
(29S)		 275 264 100ll Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1 RWY 16/34 SOFT WHEN WET.
A110-2 REFLECTIVE MKRS MARK ENTRANCE TO TWY & TURNAROUND.
A110-3 FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
A17 ATNDNC IS PERIODIC AND UNSCHED; PHONE AHEAD FOR SVCS. FOR ATTENDANT AFT HRS CALL 307-250-7215.
A3 2 MILES N OF COWLEY.
A42-16 16/34 RWY END DELINATED BY +1 FT CONES.
A70-FUEL-10 0LL SVC AVBL H24 VIA CREDIT CARD.
A75 PILOT SUPPLIED ROPES PREFERRED FOR TIE DOWNS.
A81-APT ACTVT MIRL RWY 09/27; PAPI RWY 09 & 27; REIL RWY 9 & 27- CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 09/27
16/34
Longest Runway: 09/27 is 5200 ft (1585 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

U68 Airport Runway Details

Runway 09/27  5200 ft x 75 ft (1585 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 07/30/2012
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  12.5

Runway 09

Runway 27
Elevation: 
 4083.4 4093.5
Latitude: 
 44-54-50.4818N 44-54-36.5261N
Longitude: 
 108-27-12.4323W 108-26-02.9054W
Runway True Alignment: 
 106 286
Glide Path Angle: 
 3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
 HILL HILL
Object Height: 
 8 91
Distance from End: 
 315 3673
Object Centerline Offset: 
 90 ft. right of centerline 40 ft. left of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
 Yes Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 40 40

Runway 16/34  1866 ft x 65 ft (569 m x 20 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 07/30/2012
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment

Runway 16

Runway 34
Elevation: 
 4080.9 4083.2
Latitude: 
 44-54-46.9550N 44-54-28.7400N
Longitude: 
 108-27-02.9939W 108-26-59.0892W
Runway True Alignment: 
 172 352
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 None None
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object Centerline Offset: 
 90 ft. right of centerline 40 ft. left of centerline

Services

Bottled Oxygen: 
 None
Bulk Oxygen: 
 None
Fuel Available: 
 100ll Jet A
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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