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6S5 Ravalli County Airport
Hamilton, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

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: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 & PAPI RY 16 & 34 - CTAF. FOR MIRL RY 16/34 DURG DALGHT HRS CTC AMGR 406-375-5473.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-A: 122.8 (406-375-9149)
SPOKANE APPROACH: 124.9 NORTH
SPOKANE DEPARTURE: 124.9 NORTH
  • APCH/DEP SVC FM/TO NORTH OF ARPT PRVDD BY SPOKANE APCH CTL. WHEN SPOKANE APCH CTL CLSD, APCH CTL PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC ON FREQS 133.4/285.4 (MISSOULA 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

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HAMILTONat field41019EHMM .... -- --

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.
1 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.3641.4 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
+30' HILL ON CNTRLN EXTDD.
-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 406-369-0183
Manager: PAGE GOUGH
215 S. 4TH STREET SUITE A
HAMILTON, MT 59840
Phone 406-375-9149

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 126
Single engine airplanes: 105
Multi engine airplanes: 6
Jet airplanes: 3
Helicopters: 4
Gliders airplanes: 5
Ultralights: 3
  • SAILPLANE ON & INVOF ARPT DURING DALGT HRS.
  • 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 26 March 2007

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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS)-A **CHANGED**   download (1064KB)
RNAV (GPS)-B **CHANGED**   download (822KB)
 
Departure Procedures (Obstacle)
HAMEY ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE)   download (147KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply   download (63KB)

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)
KSMN - Lemhi County Airport (68 nm S)
KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (70 nm E)
 
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From to 6S5

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3711:37
Sunrise06:1212:12
Sunset21:1403:14
Evening civil twilight21:4903:49

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Jul-2008 23:12:28
Local (UTC-6)  25-Jul-2008 17:12:28
 
METAR
KMSO 
40nm N 
252253Z 01005KT 10SM CLR 33/04 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP123 T03280044
K3DU 
47nm NE 
251742Z 00000KT 20SM SKC 21/09 RMK NOSPECI T02110093 P57007
TAF
KMSO 
40nm N 
251720Z 251818 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM2200 34010G17KT P6SM SKC FM0400 VRB03KT P6SM FEW120
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
North Star Aviation UNICOM 122.80
406-363-6471
[web site]
[email]
Specializing in Jet Aircraft services, Turbo Prop services, Helicopter services, Piston Airplane services, ALL AVIATION SERVICES. Owned and operated by pilots, including maintenance.
 
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FS 
SS 
100LL 
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$5.39 
Jet A 
$6.29 
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Hamilton Aviation 406-320-2996
406-370-2996
[email]
Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Flight training, Aircraft rental, Aerial tours / aerial sightseeing, Aerial photography, Aircraft parts, ...

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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 The hotels featured here are reported to be very 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.
 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
 Lost Horse Creek Lodge
406-363-1460
[web site]
[email]
[Reservations]
Authentic Montana Cabins featuring Jacuzzi tubs, refrigerator, microwave and wood-burning stoves. Historic Lodge with full Saloon/bar and quality dining in each of our dining rooms. Snowmobiling, skiing, horseback riding, hunting, fishing, river rafting, hiking and biking.

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9 miles
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BEST WESTERN HAMILTON INN 1.5 
 

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Miles Price ($)
SUPER 8 HAMILTON MT 1.6 71-120
TOWNHOUSE INN OF HAMILTON 1.6 

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