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If anybody has access to a topo map of this area and can pick off the eastern
end altitude of this runway, I'd certainly appreciate it. The runway is
approximately 5 miles south of Hanna WY, 2 miles south of the highway junction
of the road to Elk Mountain and the road to Medicine Bow, both of which
intercept I-80 at their southern end.

I'm gonna make those nice folks in Hanna a sign for Hanna Unintentional Airport.


Jim



Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

"Jim Weir" wrote in message
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If anybody has access to a topo map of this area and can pick off the
eastern
end altitude of this runway, I'd certainly appreciate it. The runway is
approximately 5 miles south of Hanna WY, 2 miles south of the highway
junction
of the road to Elk Mountain and the road to Medicine Bow, both of which
intercept I-80 at their southern end.

I'm gonna make those nice folks in Hanna a sign for Hanna Unintentional
Airport.


I don't have a topographic map of this area, but I do have a lot of old
sectionals. Hanna Airport appears on the Cheyenne sectional dated March 12,
1987. The field elevation is shown as 7100'.

Jim,

My Garmin MapSource Topo USA CD shows an "Airport Runway" which would be
identified as 6-24, 1.9 miles southeast of the junction of US 287 and Hwy
72. It's about 3.3 miles southeast of Hanna. The runway crosses the 7087
contour line several times, with the western end right on the line and the
eastern end a little lower. Interpolating, probably half way between 7087
and 7021 or about 7050 feet.

Jon

"Jim Weir" wrote in message
...
If anybody has access to a topo map of this area and can pick off the
eastern
end altitude of this runway, I'd certainly appreciate it. The runway is
approximately 5 miles south of Hanna WY, 2 miles south of the highway
junction
of the road to Elk Mountain and the road to Medicine Bow, both of which
intercept I-80 at their southern end.

I'm gonna make those nice folks in Hanna a sign for Hanna Unintentional
Airport.


Jim



Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

Thank you all for the Hanna airport info. Combining data from all three of the
sources I was given says the following:

Hanna Unintentional Airport
Bell Field
Elevation - 7083
Runway - 06-24 gravel/weeds
Latitude - 41°49'49.8" (41.8305°)
Longitude - 106°32'02.8" (106.5341°)

That oughta be enough for a 2' x 4' sign, don'cha think?

Jim


Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

I love that name, "Hanna Unintentional Airport!"

A couple years ago I was on a helicopter ride east of Price, UT and we flew
by a runway like the one in Hanna that's identified on the MapSource topo as
"Interplanetary Airport."

Are you talking about Green River Intergalactic Airport just west of Rock
Springs?

Jim


"Jon Woellhaf"
shared these priceless pearls of wisdom:

-I love that name, "Hanna Unintentional Airport!"
-
-A couple years ago I was on a helicopter ride east of Price, UT and we flew
-by a runway like the one in Hanna that's identified on the MapSource topo as
-"Interplanetary Airport."
-

Jim Weir (A&P/IA, CFI, & other good alphabet soup)
VP Eng RST Pres. Cyberchapter EAA Tech. Counselor
http://www.rst-engr.com

Nope, Interplanetary is about 26 statute miles northeast of Price Carbon
County (KPUC), UT.

I guess "Intergalactic" trumps Interplanetary. On my topo it's identified as
"Gtr Green River Intergalactic" -- so as not to be confused with Lesser
Green River Intergalactic, I suppose.

"Jim Weir" wrote in message
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Are you talking about Green River Intergalactic Airport just west of Rock
Springs?

Jim