FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5U1 |
| Lat/Long: | 47-50-49.9000N / 111-41-53.8000W 47-50.831667N / 111-41.896667W 47.8471944 / -111.6982778 (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 |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 RY 16/34 2430 FT BY 40 FT ASPH STRIP S END CNTR PORTION FOLLOWED BY 800 FT BY 115 FT TURF. |
| Runway edge lights: | non-standard NSTD LIRL. RY EDGE LGTS DSPLCD FM RY 34 70 FT R , 55 FT L FM RY CNTRLN. 2750 FT OF RY LGTD FOR NIGHT OPS. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 16 THLD MKD WITH YELLOW CORRUGATED TIN PANELS. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 47-51.089777N | | 47-50.574853N |
| Longitude: | 111-41.901267W | | 111-41.893253W |
| Elevation: | 3664.0 ft. | | 3699.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.1% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 162 magnetic, 179 true | | 342 magnetic, 359 true |
| Obstructions: | none | | 170 ft. hill, 4450 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear RY 34 HAS +20 FT ROAD 60 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 21 July 2011 | |
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)
KSBX - Shelby Airport (42 nm N)
79S - Fort Benton Airport (43 nm E)
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:17 | | 13:17 |
| Sunrise | | 07:48 | | 13:48 |
| Sunset | | 18:36 | | 00:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:08 | | 01:08 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 18:16:42 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 16-Oct-2013 12:16:42 |
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| METAR |
S01 22nm NW | SuperAWOS
161755Z AUTO 33011G18KT 10SM 03/03 A3011
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KGTF 26nm SE | 161653Z 31012KT 10SM FEW040 BKN050 OVC090 07/M02 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP211 T00721022
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KGFA 30nm SE | 161656Z AUTO 26007KT 10SM SCT050 OVC065 07/M04 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP224 T00721039 TSNO $
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| TAF |
KGTF 26nm SE | 161149Z 1612/1712 22010KT P6SM BKN150 FM161500 32010KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC050 FM161800 36015G20KT 6SM -SHRA SCT020 BKN035 FM170000 32010KT P6SM SCT035 SCT100
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KGFA 30nm SE | 1611/1717 21012KT 9999 SCT150 QNH2999INS BECMG 1619/1620 32010G15KT 9999 -SHRA OVC020 610208 QNH3006INS BECMG 1706/1707 22009KT 9999 NSW FEW020 SCT150 QNH3020INS BECMG 1712/1713 VRB05KT 0800 FZFG OVC002 620029 QNH3014INS T09/1620Z T00/1709Z
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