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49S Babb Airport
Babb, Montana, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 49S
Lat/Long: 48-50-41.9360N / 113-25-38.3500W
48-50.698933N / 113-25.639167W
48.8449822 / -113.4273194
(estimated)
Elevation: 4518 ft. / 1377 m (estimated)
Variation: 19E (1985)
From city: 1 mile SE of BABB, MT
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 59411

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1961
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: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 3860 x 110 ft. / 1177 x 34 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
RWY 14/32 SOFT WHEN WET. GOPHER HOLES ON RY SFC. TALL GRASS AT NORTH END
Runway edge markings: TIRES FADED AND OBSCURED BY WEEDS
14/32 EDGE MARKED WITH PAINTED TIRES FULL LENGTH.
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Traffic pattern: rightright
Markings: NSTD, in fair condition
Obstructions: 14 ft. trees, 172 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear4 ft. fence, 66 ft. from runway, 16:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: BLACKFEET NATION
PO BOX 850
BROWNING, MT 59417
Phone 406-338-7179
Manager: MT AERO DIV
PO BOX 200507
HELENA, MT 59620
Phone 406-444-2506

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 29/month *
86% transient general aviation
14% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 23 August 2008

Additional Remarks

NO SNOW REMOVAL.
LIVESTOCK ON & INVOF ARPT.
FARM ROAD ON RY SOUTH END TO TIEDOWN AREA.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 49S.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCTB - Cut Bank Municipal Airport (44 nm E)
KGPI - Glacier Park International Airport (46 nm SW)
KSBX - Shelby Airport (64 nm E)
S01 - Conrad Airport (71 nm SE)
8S1 - Polson Airport (75 nm SW)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5913:59
Sunrise07:3314:33
Sunset17:0200:02
Evening civil twilight17:3600:36

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 00:22:10
Local (UTC-7)  08-Nov-2009 17:22:10
 
METAR
CWFJ 
22nm N 
082300Z AUTO 28013G19KT 03/M08 RMK AO1 PK WND 28025/2228 T00281077
CWGM 
22nm NW 
082300Z AUTO 23024G35KT 01/M06 RMK AO1 PK WND 23038/2232 T00051055
TAF
KCTB 
44nm E 
082334Z 0900/0924 24015KT P6SM SCT090 BKN150 TEMPO 0900/0902 25020G28KT FM090600 23011KT P6SM SCT180 FM091800 24016G24KT P6SM FEW100 BKN150
KGPI 
46nm SW 
082320Z 0900/0924 22008KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM090800 VRB03KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100
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