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6S3 Woltermann Memorial Airport
Columbus, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: 6S3
Lat/Long: 45-37-49.9350N / 109-14-21.2600W
45-37.832250N / 109-14.354333W
45.6305375 / -109.2392389
(estimated)
Elevation: 3575 ft. / 1089.7 m (surveyed)
Variation: 15E (1985)
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 59019

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
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: MON-FRI 0800-1700
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28 AND PAPI RY 28 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BILr233/27.9BILLINGS VORTAC114.5014E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
RED LODGE346/23.520317ERED .-. . -..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 3814 x 75 ft. / 1163 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Gradient: W
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 45-37.950167N45-37.714333N
Longitude: 109-14.768833W109-13.939833W
Elevation: 3574.8 ft.3561.1 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.4% UP
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF COLUMBUS & STILLWATER CTY
PO BOX 970
COLUMBUS, MT 59019
Phone 406-322-8010
Manager: ALLEN RICKMAN
PO BOX 1098
COLUMBUS, MT 59019
Phone 406-780-0034

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 29
Single engine airplanes: 28
Helicopters: 1
    
Aircraft operations: avg 25/day *
53% transient general aviation
44% local general aviation
3% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 02 August 2012

Additional Remarks

REPAIR SVC ATTENDED WEEKDAYS 0800-1700 LCL.
MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6S3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

6S8 - Laurel Municipal Airport (21 nm E)
KBIL - Billings Logan International Airport (31 nm E)
KPOY - Powell Municipal Airport (50 nm SE)
KLVM - Mission Field Airport (51 nm W)
U68 - North Big Horn County Airport (55 nm SE)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4311:43
Sunrise06:1612:16
Sunset20:2802:28
Evening civil twilight21:0003:00

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 10:31:42
Local (UTC-6)  13-Aug-2013 04:31:42
 
METAR
6S8 
21nm E 
SuperAWOS
130955Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM 16/07 A3013
KBIL 
31nm E 
130953Z 32006KT 10SM FEW120 16/09 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP176 T01610094 $
TAF
KBIL 
31nm E 
130523Z 1306/1406 33011KT P6SM VCSH FEW060 SCT100 BKN200 TEMPO 1306/1308 VRB15G25KT FM131000 VRB05KT P6SM SCT250 FM132100 11007KT P6SM VCTS SCT070CB BKN120
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Rickman Aircraft 406-322-5974
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100LL
SS $5.45 
 Updated 19-Apr-2013
 
   1 read write
SS=Self service
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Hotels near Woltermann Memorial Airport

Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 MOTEL - COLUMBUS 1.1 84-93

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