FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3U9 |
| Lat/Long: | 46-12-42.0000N / 112-06-27.4000W
46-12.700000N / 112-06.456667W
46.2116667 / -112.1076111
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4968 ft. / 1514 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 17E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles S of BOULDER, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 59632 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1963 |
| 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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| HIAr349/21.2 | | WHITEHALL VOR/DME | | 113.70 | | 18E |
| HLNr179/24.6 | | HELENA VORTAC | | 117.70 | | 16E |
| CPNr052/28.7 | | COPPERTOWN VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 16E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CAPITOL | | 181/24.7 | | 335 | | 16E | | CVP | -.-. ...- .--. |
| HAUSER | | 198/25.9 | | 386 | | 16E | | HAU | .... .- ..- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 3675 x 72 ft. / 1120 x 22 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition
HAS 1% TO 3% UPHILL GRADIENT FROM RY 29 END TO RY 11 END. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 11/29 THLDS MKD WITH FADED RED CONES, EDGES MKD WITH WHITE CONES. |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 46-12.893308N | | 46-12.506325N |
| Longitude: | 112-06.790635W | | 112-06.121153W |
| Elevation: | 4968.0 ft. | | 4910.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 3.1% | | 1.6% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 113 magnetic, 130 true | | 293 magnetic, 310 true |
| Markings: | basic | | |
| Obstructions: | 250 ft. hill, 5000 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear | | 10 ft. road, 216 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TWN OF BOULDER & JEFFERSON CO
COUNTY COURTHOUSE BOX H
BOULDER, MT 59632
Phone 406-225-4025 |
| Manager: | AL MARTINI
PO BOX 2
BOULDER, MT 59632
Phone 406-225-9529 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 2 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 50/month * | | 71% | local general aviation | | 29% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 29 September 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO SNOW REMOVAL |
| - | NO PHONE ON AIRPORT. |
| - | -2 FT DRAINAGE DITCH +1 FT BERM WEST SIDE OF RY FULL LENGTH; 43 FT FM RY 11/29 CNTRLN. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 3U9.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (22 nm SW)
KHLN - Helena Regional Airport (24 nm N)
3U3 - Bowman Field Airport (32 nm W)
KBZN - Gallatin Field Airport (48 nm SE)
KDLN - Dillon Airport (60 nm S)
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Times for 13-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:05 | | 14:05 |
| Sunrise | | 07:36 | | 14:36 |
| 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) | 13-Feb-2012 07:08:28 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 13-Feb-2012 00:08:28 |
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KBTM
22nm SW | 130653Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM FEW007 OVC055 M02/M04 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP098 T10221039 400221122
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KHLN
24nm N | 130653Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM OVC060 M05/M07 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP144 T10501067 410061117
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9S5
30nm SE | SuperAWOS
130635Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM M07/M08 A2978
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7S1
41nm S | SuperAWOS
130635Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM M04/M08 A2976
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KBTM
22nm SW | 130535Z 1306/1406 00000KT P6SM SCT009 BKN050 FM130900 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050
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KHLN
24nm N | 130520Z 1306/1406 VRB04KT P6SM BKN070
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