FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 10/28 AND PAPI RY 28 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BILr233/27.9 | | BILLINGS VORTAC | | 114.50 | | 14E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| RED LODGE | | 346/23.5 | | 203 | | 17E | | RED | .-. . -.. |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
| Latitude: | 45-37.950167N | | 45-37.714333N |
| Longitude: | 109-14.768833W | | 109-13.939833W |
| Elevation: | 3574.8 ft. | | 3561.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 30 ft. tree, 1424 ft. from runway, 363 ft. right of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. brush, 395 ft. from runway, 60 ft. right of centerline, 24:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF COLUMBUS & STILLWATER CO
P O BOX 970
COLUMBUS, MT 59019
Phone 406-322-5313 |
| Manager: | ALLEN RICKMAN
BOX 724
COLUMBUS, MT 59019
Phone 406-322-5974 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 33 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 30 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 25/day * | | 53% | transient general aviation | | 44% | local general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 20 September 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | REPAIR SVC ATTENDED WEEKDAYS 0800-1700 LCL. |
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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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 13-Aug-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-May-2008
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:17 | | 11:17 |
| Sunrise | | 05:52 | | 11:52 |
| Sunset | | 20:35 | | 02:35 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:09 | | 03:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-May-2008 23:13:12 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 10-May-2008 17:13:12 |
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| METAR |
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KBIL
31nm E | 102253Z 18006KT 10SM FEW060 SCT110 13/M04 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01281039
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| TAF |
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KBIL
31nm E | 101731Z 101818 22006KT P6SM SCT020 BKN040 FM2000 24008KT P6SM BKN080 FM0300 22012KT P6SM SCT150
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| NOTAMs |
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