# Shoshoni Municipal Airport (49U)

**Shoshoni Municipal Airport** (FAA: 49U) is a small airport in Shoshoni, Wyoming, United States. It opened in Jul 1948. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,650 ft (1,417 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/49u

## At a glance

- FAA: 49U
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Shoshoni, Wyoming, United States
- Opened: Jul 1948
- Elevation: 4,818 ft / 1,469 m
- Coordinates: 43.2513, -108.1210
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,650 ft / 1,417 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49750839
- Weather station: KTBX
- Ident: 49U

## Timeline

- Jul 1948: Shoshoni Municipal Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 08/26 | 4,650 ft / 1,417 m | 90 ft / 27 m | Dirt | 095° / 275° |  |
| 11/29 | 2,950 ft / 899 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Dirt | 131° / 311° |  |

- 11/29 slopes 1.0%: threshold 11 at 4,788 ft / 1,459 m, threshold 29 at 4,818 ft / 1,469 m.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 4,650 ft / 1,417 m | =7,678 of 29,858 | =2,916 in North America | =2,401 in US |
| Elevation | 4,818 ft / 1,469 m | #2,290 of 43,403 | #1,219 in North America | #955 in US |
| Age | Opened 1948 | =3,279 of 15,079 | =2,168 in North America | =2,110 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Nearby airports

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- [WY34](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wy34.md) Bridger Creek Airport · 23 mi / 36 km
- [THP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khsg.md) Hot Springs County Airport · 35 mi / 56 km
- [US-4632](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4632.md) Badwater Airport · 35 mi / 57 km
- [LND](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klnd.md) Hunt Field · 43 mi / 69 km
- [WY38](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wy38.md) Orchard Ranch Airport · 44 mi / 71 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/49u/data