Rigby Airport
U56 · Rigby, Idaho · Jefferson County · map
Rigby Airport is a public-use airport owned by the City of Rigby, 2 miles south of Rigby, Idaho, 4,845 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 01/19, is 3,727 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas).
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Rigby Airport?
Its FAA code is U56.
Where is Rigby Airport?
It is 2 miles south of Rigby, Idaho, 4,845 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Rigby Airport?
Its one runway, 01/19, is 3,727 feet long, asphalt.
Does Rigby Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Rigby Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Are there flight schools at Rigby Airport?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Guss Rigby Flight School LLC and Eastern Idaho Flying Club. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Rigby Airport?
1 pilot examiner and 7 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Rigby Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA U56
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Rigby
- Elevation
- 4,845 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Salt Lake City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1949
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,727 × 50 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 01: fence 5 ft high 270 ft from the end
- Runway 19: threshold displaced 225 ft, road 17 ft high 275 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 01/19 - the common traffic frequency 122.9. |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- crop spraying
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Idaho Falls Regional (10 nm southwest), Rexburg-Madison County (13 nm northeast), Stanford Field (21 nm northeast), Driggs/Reed Memorial (37 nm east).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Idaho · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Estabd prior to 15 may 1959.
- Only taxiway exits lighted west/blue lights.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 01/19 - the common traffic frequency 122.9.
- Runway 01 +5 feet fence at 0 feet, 86 feet right.
- Approach slope 29:1 to displaced threshold.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Rigby from the FAA register
59 aircraft are registered to owners in Rigby, Idaho: 41 piston singles, 14 turboprops, 2 helicopters, 2 drones. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Idaho.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Guss Rigby Flight School LLC 1 aircraft · Rigby
- Eastern Idaho Flying Club 2 aircraft · Idaho Falls, 11 miles away Eastern Idaho Flying Club is a flying club based at Rigby Airport in Idaho that provides aircraft access to certificated and student pilots.
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument; 1 for airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 7 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 training center examiner.
- Thomas Jay Kohler private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Aeromark · Idaho Falls, ID (10 nm) · (208) 360-7566 · [email protected]
All 11 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 9 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Rigby 59 aircraft · 41 piston singles, 14 turboprops, 2 helicopters
- Visser AG INC 11 aircraft in town
- Queen Bee Air Specialties INC 3 aircraft in town
- Guss Rigby Flight School LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Eastern Idaho Flying Club 2 aircraft · flying club
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 9 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Idaho 1,535 since 1982 · 288 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 6 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Idaho 129 landing places
- Idaho 4,200 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/U56.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 27, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.