FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3U5 |
| Lat/Long: | 47-27-48.3000N / 112-22-48.4000W
47-27.805000N / 112-22.806667W
47.4634167 / -112.3801111
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4145 ft. / 1263 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 17E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of AUGUSTA, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59410 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1963 |
| 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: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GTFr255/39.3 | | GREAT FALLS VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 16E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CHOTEAU | | 184/23.1 | | 269 | | 17E | | CII | -.-. .. .. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 3650 x 75 ft. / 1113 x 23 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition
GOPHER HOLES ON RY SFC. |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY 01 RY 01/19 MKD WITH WHITE CONES |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 47-27.542820N | | 47-28.068370N |
| Longitude: | 112-23.021077W | | 112-22.592555W |
| Elevation: | 4134.0 ft. | | 4108.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | | | 0.7% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | right |
| Runway heading: | 012 magnetic, 029 true | | 192 magnetic, 209 true |
| Markings: | basic | | |
| Obstructions: | 9 ft. fence, 418 ft. from runway, 46:1 slope to clear | | 6 ft. hay bales, 276 ft. from runway, 46:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MONTANA AERONAUTICS DIVISION
BOX 200507
HELENA, MT 59620-0507
Phone 406-444-2506 |
| Manager: | MONTANA AERONAUTICS DIVISION
BOX 200507
HELENA, MT 59620-0507
Phone 406-444-2506 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 25/month * | | 83% | transient general aviation | | 17% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 22 July 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | UNLIMITED VEHICLE ACCESS TO ARPT. |
| - | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT INCLUDING RATTLESNAKES. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 3U5.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCII - Choteau Airport (24 nm N)
KGTF - Great Falls International Airport (41 nm E)
S01 - Conrad Airport (45 nm N)
KHLN - Helena Regional Airport (54 nm S)
38S - Deer Lodge-City-County Airport (66 nm S)
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:20 | | 13:20 |
| Sunrise | | 07:51 | | 13:51 |
| Sunset | | 18:40 | | 00:40 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:11 | | 01:11 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 18:11:02 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 16-Oct-2013 12:11:02 |
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KGTF
40nm E | 161653Z 31012KT 10SM FEW040 BKN050 OVC090 07/M02 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP211 T00721022
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S01
45nm N | SuperAWOS
161735Z AUTO 31015G21KT 10SM 04/04 A3010
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KGFA
49nm E | 161656Z AUTO 26007KT 10SM SCT050 OVC065 07/M04 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP224 T00721039 TSNO $
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KGTF
40nm E | 161149Z 1612/1712 22010KT P6SM BKN150 FM161500 32010KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC050 FM161800 36015G20KT 6SM -SHRA SCT020 BKN035 FM170000 32010KT P6SM SCT035 SCT100
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KGFA
49nm E | 1611/1717 21012KT 9999 SCT150 QNH2999INS BECMG 1619/1620 32010G15KT 9999 -SHRA OVC020 610208 QNH3006INS BECMG 1706/1707 22009KT 9999 NSW FEW020 SCT150 QNH3020INS BECMG 1712/1713 VRB05KT 0800 FZFG OVC002 620029 QNH3014INS T09/1620Z T00/1709Z
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