# Rigby Airport (U56)

**Rigby Airport** (FAA: U56) is a small airport in Rigby, Idaho, United States. It opened in Jan 1949. It has one runway, 3,727 ft (1,136 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/ku56

## At a glance

- FAA: U56
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Rigby, Idaho, United States
- Opened: Jan 1949
- Elevation: 4,845 ft / 1,477 m
- Coordinates: 43.6426, -111.9292
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,727 ft / 1,136 m
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Boise
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49750093
- Weather station: KIDA
- Ident: KU56

## Timeline

- Jan 1949: Rigby Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 3,727 ft / 1,136 m | 50 ft / 15 m | Asphalt |  | yes |

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,727 ft / 1,136 m | #11,490 of 29,858 | #4,566 in North America | #3,809 in US |
| Elevation | 4,845 ft / 1,477 m | =2,240 of 43,403 | =1,188 in North America | =925 in US |
| Age | Opened 1949 | =3,461 of 15,079 | =2,337 in North America | =2,277 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CTAF | CTAF | 122.900 |

## Nearby airports

- [IDA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kida.md) Idaho Falls Regional Airport · 11 mi / 18 km
- [US-4193](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-4193.md) Hamilton Triple C Farms Airport · 12 mi / 19 km
- [US-5600](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-5600.md) Roberts Airport · 13 mi / 21 km
- [RXE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krxe.md) Rexburg Madison County Airport · 15 mi / 23 km
- [ID87](https://dromopedia.com/airports/id87.md) Rainbow Ranch Airport · 16 mi / 26 km
- [US-8330](https://dromopedia.com/airports/us-8330.md) 7N Ranch Airport · 18 mi / 28 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/ku56/data