Fort Bidwell Airport (A28)

A28
Fort Bidwell Airport (A28)
Fort Bidwell, CA
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier A28
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 120°8'47.9000" W / 41°52'35.4000" N
-120.146639 / 41.876500 (Estimated)
Elevation 4616.00 ft / 1406.96 m (Surveyed)
Land 36 acres
From nearest city 1 nautical miles N of Fort Bidwell, CA
Location Modoc County, CA
Magnetic Variation 17E (1985)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner COUNTY OF MODOC
Address 202 W 4TH ST
ALTURAS, CA 96101
Phone number (530) 233-4612
Manager MITCH CROSBY
Address 202 W 4TH ST
ALTURAS, CA 96101
Phone number (530) 233-4612
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle No
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart KLAMATH FALLS
Region AWP - Western-Pacific
Traffic Pattern Alt 800 ft
Responsible ARTCC ZSE - SEATTLE
Tie-in FSS RNO - RENO
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility RNO (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.9 MHz
Airport Services
Airframe repair NONE
Power plant repair NONE
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Tiedown
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
Dimensions 3660 x 50 ft (1116 x 15 m)
Surface GRVL-DIRT (FAIR)
Surface treatment
16 34
Alignment 181°
Physical elevation 4616.00 ft 4576.00 ft
Coordinates 41.881509 / -120.146499 41.871466 / -120.146806
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking None None
Runway end lights No No
CL lights No No
TDZ lights No No
Remarks
  • NO SNOW REMOVAL
  • RUNWAY NOT REGULARLY MAINTAINED, GRAVEL AND ROCKS UP TO 4" DIAMETER ON RUNWAY
  • + 4 FT FENCE, 75 FT EAST OF RWY CNTRLN FOR ENTIRE LEN OF RWY
  • FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
  • ESTABD PRIOR TO 15 MAY 1959.