FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5U1 |
| Lat/Long: | 47-50-49.8530N / 111-41-53.9640W 47-50.830883N / 111-41.899400W 47.8471814 / -111.6983233 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3699 ft. / 1127.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 17E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of DUTTON, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59433 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1950 |
| 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: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| GTFr318/26.5 | | GREAT FALLS VORTAC | | 115.10 | | 16E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CHOTEAU | | 069/19.1 | | 269 | | 17E | | CII | -.-. .. .. |
| CONRAD | | 140/22.1 | | 293 | | 17E | | CRD | -.-. .-. -.. |
| TRULY | | 319/31.7 | | 371 | | 16E | | ITU | .. - ..- |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 3130 x 115 ft. / 954 x 35 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/turf, in good condition 2430 FT BY 40 FT ASPH STRIP S END CNTR PORTION FOLLOWED BY 700 FT BY 115 FT TURF. |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard NSTD LIRL. RY EDGE LGTS DSPLCD FM RY 34 70' R 55' L FM RY CNTRLN. HAS 363 FT OF UNLIGHTED THLD; 2767 FT OF RY LIGHTED FOR NIGHT OPER. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 16 THLD MKD WITH YELLOW CORRUGATED TIN PANELS. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | none | | 170 ft. hill, 4450 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear RY 34 HAS +20 FT ROAD 84 FT FROM ASPH. RY END CROSSING EXTNDD RY CNTRLN 0B. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | DUTTON AND TETON COUNTY CITY HALL CHOTEAU, MT 59422 Phone 406-476-3311 |
| Manager: | MIKE CAMPBELL PO BOX 166 DUTTON, MT 59433 Phone 406-476-3332 OR 406-463-2268. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 12 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 33/week * | | 88% | local general aviation | | 9% | transient general aviation | | 3% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 24 August 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | SNOW REMOVAL INTERMITTENT |
| - | RWY 16 -6' DEPRESSION STARTS 102' FROM RWY END. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5U1.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCII - Choteau Airport (19 nm W)
S01 - Conrad Airport (22 nm NW)
KGTF - Great Falls International Airport (26 nm SE)
KGFA - Malmstrom Air Force Base Heliport (29 nm SE)
KSBX - Shelby Airport (42 nm N)
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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 24-Jul-2008
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:18 | | 11:18 |
| Sunrise | | 05:56 | | 11:56 |
| Sunset | | 21:11 | | 03:11 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:48 | | 03:48 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 08:32:15 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 24-Jul-2008 02:32:15 |
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| METAR |
KGTF 26nm SE | 240753Z 00000KT 10SM BKN090 BKN120 14/13 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP141 T01440133
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KGFA 30nm SE | 240556Z AUTO 13007KT 10SM FEW110 17/14 A3000 RMK AO2 TSE17B18E33RAE13 SLP161 P0000 60019 T01720139 10300 20172 403060161 53012
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| TAF |
KGTF 26nm SE | 240520Z 240606 08012KT P6SM SCT090 BKN150 FM0900 28006KT P6SM SCT150 FM2100 35010KT P6SM VCTS SCT090CB SCT150 FM0300 07007KT P6SM SCT150
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KGFA 30nm SE | 231919 20009KT 9999 SCT040 BKN100 QNH2998INS BECMG 2021 22012G18KT 9999 VCTS SCT050CB QNH2978INS TEMPO 2304 VRB25G35KT -TSRA BECMG 0304 22012G18KT 9999 VCTS SCT050CB SCT100 BKN150 QNH2985INS BECMG 0506 30012G18KT 9999 NSW FEW050 SCT100 QNH3007INS T32
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| NOTAMs |
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