FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 48S |
| Lat/Long: | 48-33-57.9000N / 108-46-24.4000W 48-33.965000N / 108-46.406667W 48.5660833 / -108.7734444 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2643 ft. / 806 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 16E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles N of HARLEM, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59526 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| 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: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29 & PAPI RY 29 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX AWOS-A at S71 (19 nm W): | 118.35 (406-357-3453) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| HVRr072/39.6 | | HAVRE VOR/DME | | 111.80 | | 16E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| MALTA | | 272/36.1 | | 272 | | 17E | | MLK | -- .-.. -.- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 11/29
| Dimensions: | 4100 x 75 ft. / 1250 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Gradient: | W |
| RUNWAY 11 | | RUNWAY 29 |
| Latitude: | 48-34.337667N | | 48-33.953333N |
| Longitude: | 108-46.923000W | | 108-46.088333W |
| Elevation: | 2643.0 ft. | | 2599.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.4% | | 1.1% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 109 magnetic, 125 true | | 289 magnetic, 305 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 1942 x 120 ft. / 592 x 37 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition RWY 15/33 HAS LARGE GOPHER HOLES THROUGHOUT. |
| Runway edge markings: | 15/33 MARKED WITH WHITE CONES SPACED 200 FT. |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BLAINE CO-CITY OF HARLEM BLAINE COUNTY ARPT CMSN CHINOOK, MT 59523 Phone 406-357-3250 |
| Manager: | CLARENCE OLSON PO BOX 8 HARLEM, MT 59526 Phone 406-353-2470 ADDNL PHONE CLARENCE OLSON 353-2242/2470 FM 0800-1800. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 5 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 74/week * | | 55% | local general aviation | | 45% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 20 July 2012 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 48S.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
M75 - Malta Airport (36 nm E)
KHVR - Havre City-County Airport (39 nm W)
79S - Fort Benton Airport (86 nm SW)
KGGW - Wokal Field/Glasgow International Airport (89 nm E)
KLWT - Lewistown Municipal Airport (95 nm S)
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:32 | | 11:32 |
| Sunrise | | 06:07 | | 12:07 |
| Sunset | | 20:33 | | 02:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:08 | | 03:08 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 10:36:53 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Aug-2013 04:36:53 |
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| METAR |
M75 36nm E | SuperAWOS
131015Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM 16/13 A3005
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| TAF |
KHVR 39nm W | 130520Z 1306/1406 12011KT P6SM -SHRA SCT070 OVC100 FM130900 08006KT P6SM BKN150 FM132200 07006KT P6SM VCTS SCT070CB BKN100 FM140300 11007KT P6SM BKN150
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