FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving 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 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 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| 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 15 July 2009 | |
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 30-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:20 | | 14:20 |
| Sunrise | | 07:55 | | 14:55 |
| Sunset | | 16:36 | | 23:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:11 | | 00:11 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Nov-2009 11:08:22 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 30-Nov-2009 04:08:22 |
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| METAR |
KGTF 26nm SE | 301053Z 22017G23KT 10SM CLR 04/M04 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP174 T00441044
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KGFA 30nm SE | 301056Z AUTO 20014KT 10SM CLR 08/M04 A2996 RMK AO2 PK WND 21028/1023 SLP183 T00831044 $
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| TAF |
KGTF 26nm SE | 300943Z 3010/0106 22018KT P6SM SCT150 BKN200 TEMPO 3011/3014 23018G28KT FM301500 23025G35KT P6SM SCT120 BKN200 FM302000 23030G42KT P6SM BKN200 FM010200 23022G30KT P6SM BKN150
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