FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
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 -6 (UTC -7 during Standard 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: | MIRL RY 08/26 OPERS DUSK-2200; AFT 2200 ACTVT - CTAF. ACTVT PAPI RYS 08 & 26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-AV: | 122.8 (406-346-2571) |
- 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: | 33 ft. trees, 752 ft. from runway, 17:1 slope to clear | | none |
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: | | 24 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 24 |
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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 30 July 2012 | |
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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 26 | |
download (194KB) |
| NDB RWY 26 | |
download (210KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (223KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
M46 - Colstrip Airport (25 nm S)
KMLS - Frank Wiley Field Airport (32 nm E)
KRPX - Roundup Airport (80 nm W)
4U6 - Circle Town County Airport (81 nm NE)
KBIL - Billings Logan International Airport (85 nm W)
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 12:56 |
| Sunrise | | 07:26 | | 13:26 |
| Sunset | | 18:18 | | 00:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:48 | | 00:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 18:17:47 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 16-Oct-2013 12:17:47 |
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KMLS
32nm E | 161120Z 1612/1712 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM161800 31012KT P6SM SCT150 FM170000 25014G21KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN100
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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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