FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 1S3 |
| Lat/Long: | 46-16-16.1000N / 106-37-26.0000W
46-16.268333N / 106-37.433333W
46.2711389 / -106.6238889
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2729 ft. / 831.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of FORSYTH, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 59327 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1943 |
| Sectional chart: | BILLINGS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GTF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | IREG |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 08/26 OPERS DUSK-2200; AFT 2200 ACTVT - CTAF. ACTVT PAPI RYS 08 & 26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- COMMUNICATIONS PROVIDED BY GREAT FALLS RADIO ON FREQ 122.2 & 255.4.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MLSr242/28.6 | | MILES CITY VOR/DME | | 112.10 | | 15E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| FORSYTH | | 262/4.5 | | 236 | | 11E | | FOR | ..-. --- .-. |
| HORTON | | 238/29.6 | | 320 | | 15E | | HTN | .... - -. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 4799 x 75 ft. / 1463 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 12.0 | | Double wheel: | 16.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 46-16.313570N | | 46-16.224522N |
| Longitude: | 106-37.999635W | | 106-36.868617W |
| Elevation: | 2729.3 ft. | | 2727.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 082 magnetic, 096 true | | 262 magnetic, 276 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RY 26 PAPI OTS INDEFLY. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 28 ft. trees, 762 ft. from runway, 53 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 15 ft. road, 583 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF ROSEBUD
P.O. BOX 65
FORSYTH, MT 59327
Phone 406-356-7544 |
| Manager: | BRIAN SCHWEND
PO BOX 45
FORSYTH, MT 59327
Phone 406-346-7129
HOME 406-356-7544. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 25 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 24 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 22/day * | | 59% | local general aviation | | 37% | transient general aviation | | 4% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 02 September 2010 | |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (226KB) |
| NDB RWY 26 **CHANGED** | |
download (245KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (126KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
M46 - Colstrip Airport (25 nm S)
KMLS - Frank Wiley Field Airport (32 nm E)
KBIL - Billings Logan International Airport (85 nm W)
KGDV - Dawson Community Airport (91 nm NE)
KSHR - Sheridan County Airport (91 nm S)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 13:44 |
| Sunrise | | 07:15 | | 14:15 |
| Sunset | | 17:26 | | 00:26 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:57 | | 00:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 18:46:24 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 12-Feb-2012 11:46:24 |
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KMLS
32nm E | 121753Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM CLR M04/M12 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP158 T10391117 11039 21106 58017
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KMLS
32nm E | 121734Z 1218/1318 18006KT P6SM FEW100
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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