KU68 · North Big Horn County Airport

COWLEY, WYOMING · SMALL AIRPORT

4,090

Elevation ft

Runways

5,199

Longest ft · 09/27

44.91N

108.44W

North Big Horn County Airport serves Cowley, Wyoming at 4,090 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 5,199 by 75 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
09/27	5,199 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
16/34	1,866 × 65 ft	turf	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 4,090 ft is about 7°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 7°C)	4,090 ft	3,236 ft	2,541 ft	3,812 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	5,290 ft	3,470 ft	2,668 ft	4,002 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,490 ft	3,704 ft	2,795 ft	4,192 ft
35°C afternoon	7,472 ft	3,895 ft	2,898 ft	4,347 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 5,199 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,347 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KU68 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KPOY Powell Municipal Airport	15 nm W	6,200 ft
KGEY South Big Horn County Airport	28 nm SE	7,003 ft
KCOD Yellowstone Regional Airport	34 nm SW	8,268 ft
K6S8 Laurel Municipal Airport	49 nm N	5,199 ft
KBIL Billings Logan International Airport	54 nm N	10,518 ft
KWRL Worland Municipal Airport	61 nm S	7,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KU68

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KU68, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KU68 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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