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    Runway
    • Length

      790

    • Width

      ?

    • Surface

      BRUSH

    Details
    • Facility ID

      No ID 122

    • Elevation

      5187

    • CTAF

      122.9

    • State

      UT

    Location

    Lat: 37.25306701660 , Long: -109.92040252686 - UTAH, USA

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    • Northwest Mountain
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