FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3U3 |
| Lat/Long: | 46-09-11.2780N / 112-52-04.2240W
46-09.187967N / 112-52.070400W
46.1531328 / -112.8678400
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5030 ft. / 1533 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 14E (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of ANACONDA, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 59711 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1963 |
| Sectional chart: | GREAT FALLS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GTF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | SS-SR
ACTVT MIRL RYS 04/22 & 17/35; PAPI RYS 17 & 35 & 04 & 22 AND AWOS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
ROTG BCN LCTD MIDWAY OF RY 04/22 & OFFSET 700 FT SE OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-A: | 122.8 (406-563-8275) |
| WX ASOS at BTM (19 nm SE): | 135.175 (406-494-1870) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC ON FREQS 132.4/338.3 (BUTTE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CPNr309/8.8 | | COPPERTOWN VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 16E |
| HIAr283/33.9 | | WHITEHALL VOR/DME | | 113.70 | | 18E |
Airport Services
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 6011 x 75 ft. / 1832 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 46-09.836033N | | 46-08.847233N |
| Longitude: | 112-52.268233W | | 112-52.267500W |
| Elevation: | 4994.1 ft. | | 5028.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 166 magnetic, 180 true | | 346 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 51 ft. tree, 877 ft. from runway, 309 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 4515 x 60 ft. / 1376 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 18.0 | | Double wheel: | 25.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 46-08.782550N | | 46-09.184133N |
| Longitude: | 112-52.256800W | | 112-51.358100W |
| Elevation: | 5030.3 ft. | | 4984.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 1.0% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 043 magnetic, 057 true | | 223 magnetic, 237 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.25 degrees glide path)
RY 04 PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 84 ft. pline, marked, 1878 ft. from runway, 19:1 slope to clear
+80' PLINE 250' LEFT OF RWY CNTRLN EXTENDED. | | none
APCH SLOPE OF 20 : 1 FM FENCE OBSTN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ANACONDA-DEERLODGE COUNTY
800 S. MAIN ST
ANACONDA, MT 59711
Phone 406-563-4010 |
| Manager: | JIM NOVAK
2010 CABLE ROAD
ANACONDA, MT 59711
Phone 406-563-2660
OR 406-593-1702. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 94/week * | | 53% | local general aviation | | 41% | transient general aviation | | 6% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 07 August 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | UNLIGHTED HAZARDOUS STACK; 585 FT AGL LCTD 3.2 NM SW OF ARPT. |
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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| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (640KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (111KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (19 nm SE)
KHLN - Helena Regional Airport (46 nm NE)
6S5 - Ravalli County Airport (53 nm W)
32S - Stevensville Airport (54 nm NW)
KDLN - Dillon Airport (55 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 11-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:10 | | 14:10 |
| Sunrise | | 07:42 | | 14:42 |
| Sunset | | 17:50 | | 00:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:21 | | 01:21 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 05:39:45 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 11-Feb-2012 22:39:45 |
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| METAR |
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KBTM
19nm SE | 120453Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM BKN050 M11/M12 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP208 T11061122
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K3DU
33nm N | 111742Z 00000KT 12SM OVC040 M03/M05 RMK MTS OBSCD DSNT SE-S NOSPECI T10281050 57007
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| TAF |
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KBTM
19nm SE | 112232Z 1123/1218 16007KT P6SM FEW090 FM120000 VRB05KT P6SM VCSH SCT020 BKN040 OVC060
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| NOTAMs |
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