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K46U · Alpine Airport

FAA-LID · US · 7 NTSB events

ID K46U Elev 5,634 ft Lat 43° 10.91' N Lon 111° 2.32' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,827 ft. Max gradient: 0.21%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 143.5° 5,827 ft 70 ft ASP No 0.21%
31 323.5° 5,827 ft 70 ft ASP No 0.21%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 1 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K46U on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 16 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 13; MIRL RWY 13/31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 13; MIRL RWY 13/31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 13; MIRL RWY 13/31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 13; MIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    WILDLIFE ON AND INVOF OF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (16 sentences)
  • ·ARPT CLSD NGTS AVOID LOW LEVEL FLT OVER CITY OR EAST OF RWY, NOISE SENS ARPT WX PMTG LND RWY 13 TKOF RWY 31 FOR NOISE ABATEMENT; DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE TOWN OF ALPINE & ARPT HOUSING; TOUCH & GOES ARE PROHIBITED.
  • ·RESIDENTIAL TWYS ESTAB THEIR OWN WT LMTS & RQR APVL PRIOR TO USE.
  • ·FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
  • ·TSNT TFC MUST CTC THE AMGR FOR INFO ON UNIQUE LCL FLYING OPNS BFR USING THE ARPT.
  • ·VOLUNTARY CURFEW DUSK TO DAWN.
  • ·NGT LDGS LMTD TO AIRPARK RESIDENTS ONLY.
  • ·NGT TIME LDGS AND TKFS NOT ADVS TO PILOTS UNFAMILIAR WITH TRRN.
  • ·FOR RWY COND IN WINTER CTC - AMGR.
  • ·VRB RWY COND AND BA WINTER MOS.
  • ·SNBNK ALG RWY & TWY EDGES POSS FALL, WINT, SPRING MOS.
  • ·TREACHEROUS MTN TERR IN CLOSE PROXIMITY ALL QUADS OF RWY.
  • ·FEES IMPOSED FOR LDG OVNGT OR EXTDD STAY PRKG.
  • ·RAMP & PRKG SPACE VERY LTD SPCLY IN THE WINTER.
  • ·RWY 13/31 FENCES, BLDGS & TREES WI 150 FT N & S OF CNTRLN.
  • ·RWY 31 FM DSPLCD THLD 20:1 TO 45 FT TREE 480 FT EOR 75 FT L. +3 FT VEGETATION & +5 FT DROP 60 FT FROM RWY END ACRS BOTH SIDES OF CNTRLN. 16 FT PAVED ROAD 106 FT FM RWY END CROSSES RWY END. 24 HR SELF SVC FUEL AVBL WITH CREDIT CARD; FULL SVC JET A & AVGAS ALSO AVBL ARNGD IN ADVN PHONE 307-654-4646.
  • ·PRKG FEES BASED ON SIZE OF ACFT WILL APPLY.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

4

50.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=7

  • Controlled flight into terrain 3
  • Runway excursion 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Weather · spatial dis / IMC 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2026-01-29 American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB · CFIT · day →
2025-09-27 Socata TBM 700 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2025-06-30 Lancair IV · Weather IMC · VMC · day →
2024-07-04 GAME COMPOSITES LLC GB1 GAMEBIRD · CFIT · VMC · day →
2016-03-13 Cessna 182A · CFIT · VMC · night →
2013-05-25 Cessna 182R · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1989-07-14 Piper PA-28-161 · Runway excursion · VMC · night →

Designees in WY

CFI Flight Instructors 215 A&P Mechanics 500 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 13 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 1 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 1 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 5 Schools Flight Schools 12 FBO Fixed Base Operators 33 Clubs Flying Clubs 5 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 2 EAA EAA Chapters 4

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Marc Nelson Ballif Idaho Falls ID 47 nm
Thomas Jay Kohler Idaho Falls ID 47 nm
Matthew Dillon Bunnell Logan UT 94 nm
Steven Gasik Logan UT 94 nm
Benjamin James Atnip Cody WY 118 nm
Robert Matthew Russell Ogden UT 124 nm
Kevin Michael Nichols Riverdale UT 128 nm
Michael Christopher Mcmahon Woods Cross UT 144 nm
Joshua Arden Bendixen Salt Lake City UT 150 nm
Teren Christensen Salt Lake City UT 150 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Dean Peter Coobac Alpine WY 2 nm
Rand Wyatt Siegfried Alpine WY 2 nm
Dee Lamar Conger Jr Alpine WY 2 nm
Gregory Michael Brill Alpine WY 2 nm
Dennis Robert Hourany Freedom WY 12 nm
Edward Lawrence Montgomery Star Valley Ranch WY 13 nm
Johan Melchior Hansen Thayne WY 16 nm
Richard Henry Laumeyer Wilson WY 18 nm
Richard Luke Waters Wilson WY 18 nm
Ann Mary Hayhoe Wilson WY 18 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Dee Lamar Conger Jr Alpine WY 2 nm
Jack Clifford Buckley Alpine WY 2 nm
James Roy Bean Alpine WY 2 nm
William Robert Barrett Jr Alpine WY 2 nm
Craig Alan Ortet Etna WY 9 nm
Patrick Matthew Harris Etna WY 9 nm
Albert Eugene Schoel Freedom WY 12 nm
Eugene Clacey Shinkle Freedom WY 12 nm
Raymond Ernest Bates Freedom WY 12 nm
James Philip Martiny Freedom WY 12 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Kings Avionics, Inc.
Apple Valley, UT
 150 nm
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 156 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 156 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 164 nm
Rocky Mountain Kitplanes
Fairfield, UT
 183 nm
Woodhouse Aviation, LLC
Spanish Fork, UT
 185 nm
Natrona Avionics, LLC
Casper, WY
 201 nm
Atlas Aero Service
Casper, WY
 201 nm
Skyline Aircraft Maintenance
Nampa, ID
 241 nm
Mountain Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Steamboat Springs, CO
 246 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.