FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3U4 |
| Lat/Long: | 45-36-23.6000N / 106-16-27.3000W 45-36.393333N / 106-16.455000W 45.6065556 / -106.2742500 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2909 ft. / 887 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 13E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of ASHLAND, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59003 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1964 |
| 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: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| BROADUS | | 271/37.7 | | 335 | | 15E | | BDX | -... -.. -..- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 3830 x 95 ft. / 1167 x 29 m |
| Surface: | gravel/dirt, in good condition |
| Operational restrictions: | MUDDY WHEN WET. |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 45-36.652493N | | 45-36.135380N |
| Longitude: | 106-16.711155W | | 106-16.197558W |
| Elevation: | 2902.0 ft. | | 2904.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 132 magnetic, 145 true | | 312 magnetic, 325 true |
| Obstructions: | 42 ft. tree, 114 ft. from runway, 33 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear RY 31 NUMEROUS TREES IN BOTH APCH SFCS WITHIN 180' OF RY ENDS. | | 26 ft. tree, 38 ft. from runway, 10 ft. left of centerline, 1:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | ST LABRE MISSION ASHLAND, MT 59003 Phone 406-784-4500 |
| Manager: | PAT DENNIS PO BOX 77 ASHLAND, MT 59003 Phone 406-78-4450 406-477-6625 AT NIGHT OR 406-983-4500. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 50/month * | | 83% | transient general aviation | | 17% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | VEHICLES & HORSES INVOF RY. |
| - | 100' LIGHTED ANTENNA 1/2 MILE SW OF ARPT ON HILL. |
| - | NUMEROUS TREES ON E SIDE OF RY FULL LENGTH TO +60 FT IN TRANSITIONAL SURFACES. |
| - | RY 31 -8' TERRAIN DROPOFF BEGINNING 35' FM EOR WITH DENSE BRUSH. |
| - | RY 13 HAS -10 FT TERRAIN DROPOFF BEGINNING 15 FT FM EOR WITH DENSE BRUSH CREEK. |
| - | RY 13/31 1 FT TO 2 FT DIRT BERM ON EDGE OF RY AND THLDS. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 3U4.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
M46 - Colstrip Airport (23 nm NW)
1S3 - Tillitt Field Airport (42 nm N)
KMLS - Frank Wiley Field Airport (52 nm N)
KSHR - Sheridan County Airport (58 nm SW)
KBYG - Johnson County Airport (76 nm S)
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:31 | | 11:31 |
| Sunrise | | 06:04 | | 12:04 |
| Sunset | | 20:16 | | 02:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:48 | | 02:48 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 10:27:40 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Aug-2013 04:27:40 |
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