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6S5 Ravalli County Airport
Hamilton, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: 6S5
Lat/Long: 46-15-05.3800N / 114-07-31.9450W
46-15.089667N / 114-07.532417W
46.2514944 / -114.1255403
(estimated)
Elevation: 3642 ft. / 1110.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 18E (1985)
From city: 1 mile E of HAMILTON, MT
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 59840

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: 0800-1700
Pattern altitude: 4442 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 & PAPI RY 16 & 34 - CTAF. FOR MIRL RY 16/34 DURG DALGHT HRS CTC AMGR 406-375-9149.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-AV: 119.825 (406-375-9149)
SPOKANE APPROACH: 124.9 NORTH
SPOKANE DEPARTURE: 124.9 NORTH
  • APCH/DEP SVC FM/TO NORTH OF ARPT PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC 2220-0600 ON FREQS 133.4/285.4 (MILLER PEAK RCAG).
  • APCH/DEP SVC FM/TO SOUTH OF ARPT PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC ON FREQS 132.4/338.3 (BUTTE RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MSOr166/39.4MISSOULA VOR/DME112.8017E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 4200 x 75 ft. / 1280 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt/porous friction courses, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 17.0
Double wheel: 25.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RY 16/34 MKGS FADED.
RWY 16 RY 16/34 MKGS FADED. TXWY MARKINGS FADED/MISSING.
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Latitude: 46-15.435000N46-14.744333N
Longitude: 114-07.526000W114-07.538833W
Elevation: 3603.4 ft.3641.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.9%0.9%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 163 magnetic, 181 true343 magnetic, 001 true
Markings: basic, in poor conditionbasic, in poor condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.30 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 114 ft. trees, 1044 ft. from runway, 258 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear
-4 FT DITCH 122 FT L 0 FT TO 200 FT FM END OF RY.
70 ft. trees, 764 ft. from runway, 400 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear
+60' TREES 50' LEFT OF CNTRLN EXTDD.

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: RAVALLI CO
COURTHOUSE BOX 5016, SUITE A
HAMILTON, MT 59840
Phone 406-375-6500
Manager: PAGE GOUGH
215 S. 4TH STREET SUITE A
HAMILTON, MT 59840
Phone 406-375-9149

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 90
Single engine airplanes: 72
Multi engine airplanes: 5
Jet airplanes: 2
Helicopters: 3
Gliders airplanes: 5
Ultralights: 3
  • ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
    
Aircraft operations: avg 65/day *
57% local general aviation
35% transient general aviation
8% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 18 September 2009

Additional Remarks

LOOSE ASPH MATERIAL ON PARALLEL TWY FOR RY 16/34.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS)-A   download (591KB)
RNAV (GPS)-B   download (407KB)
 
Departure Procedures (Obstacle)
HAMEY ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE)   download (122KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW**   download (223KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

32S - Stevensville Airport (17 nm N)
KMSO - Missoula International Airport (40 nm N)
3U3 - Bowman Field Airport (53 nm E)
38S - Deer Lodge-City-County Airport (57 nm E)
KSMN - Lemhi County Airport (68 nm S)
 
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From to 6S5

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 13-Aug-2013
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0112:01
Sunrise06:3412:34
Sunset20:4902:49
Evening civil twilight21:2203:22

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  13-Aug-2013 10:36:31
Local (UTC-6)  13-Aug-2013 04:36:31
 
METAR
TAF
KMSO 
40nm N 
130538Z 1306/1406 35006KT P6SM BKN120 FM132300 VRB06KT P6SM VCTS FEW050CB BKN100 FM140300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT100
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Choice Aviation, LLC UNICOM 122.80
406-363-6471
[web site]
[email]
Choice Aviation has you covered in the beautiful Bitterroot Valley. At Ravalli County Airport (6S5), you will find a pilot community as large as the city. A general aviation community everyone would want a part in, we are proud of the opportunity to walk side-by-side with and assist these individuals. With professional, 24-hour full-service, we are ready to take care of each and every need and do them to the finest amount of detail.

North Star Aviation is located one mile east of Hamilton in the heart of the Montana's beautiful Bitterroot Valley. This area offers many recreational opportuni
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100LL Jet A
FS $5.99 $5.30 
SS $5.79 --- 
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Ravalli County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Ravalli County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN HAMILTON INN 1.5 78-105
 

Other hotels near Ravalli County Airport

Miles Price ($)
TOWNHOUSE INN OF HAMILTON 1.5 72-76
SUPER 8 HAMILTON 1.6 66-128
BITTERROOT RIVER INN & CONFERENCE CENTER 2.0 119-120

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

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4 in Hamilton
 

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