FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3U5 |
| Lat/Long: | 47-27-47.8090N / 112-22-48.0830W 47-27.796817N / 112-22.801383W 47.4632803 / -112.3800231 (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 |
| GTFr255/39.3 | | GREAT FALLS VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 16E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| 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 |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | right |
| 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 26 September 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | UNLIMITED VEHICLE ACCESS TO ARPT. |
| - | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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)
KGFA - Malmstrom Air Force Base Heliport (48 nm E)
KHLN - Helena Regional Airport (54 nm S)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:20 | | 11:20 |
| Sunrise | | 05:56 | | 11:56 |
| Sunset | | 20:56 | | 02:56 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:32 | | 03:32 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-May-2008 13:29:54 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 12-May-2008 07:29:54 |
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| METAR |
KGTF 40nm E | 121315Z 29010KT 4SM -SN BR BKN009 OVC013 01/00 A2982 RMK AO2 RAE06SNB06 P0003
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KGFA 49nm E | 121156Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM BKN060 OVC075 06/02 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP113 60000 T00610022 10078 20056 51005
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| TAF |
KGTF 40nm E | 121124Z 121212 30011KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN050 FM1300 33014KT P6SM -SHRA SCT015 OVC030 TEMPO 1317 5SM -RA BR OVC015 FM2100 35008KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM0400 22007KT P6SM SCT050 BKN080
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KGFA 49nm E | 121111 26009KT 9999 BKN060 BKN100 620606 QNH2977INS BECMG 1617 27012G18KT 9999 -SHRA SCT015 BKN030 610309 QNH2982INS BECMG 2021 34012G20KT 9999 -SHRA BKN030 OVC050 610309 QNH2982INS BECMG 0203 33009KT 9999 NSW SCT050 BKN100 QNH2986INS T08/23Z T03/10Z
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| NOTAMs |
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