FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 7S1 |
| Lat/Long: | 45-32-01.4821N / 112-18-09.4408W
45-32.024702N / 112-18.157347W
45.5337450 / -112.3026224
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4777 ft. / 1456 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 17E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of TWIN BRIDGES, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 59749 |
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: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 17/35 AND PAPI RY 17 & RY 34 OPER DUSK - 2000; AFTER 2000 ACTVT MIRL RY 17/35 AND PAPI RYS 17 & 35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 122.9 |
| WX ASOS at DLN (20 nm SW): | 135.225 (406-683-5470) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| DLNr013/20.0 | | DILLON VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 18E |
| HIAr178/20.5 | | WHITEHALL VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 18E |
| CPNr132/35.2 | | COPPERTOWN VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 16E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ENNIS | | 285/31.8 | | 286 | | 15E | | EKS | . -.- ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 4299 x 60 ft. / 1310 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 45-32.400483N | | 45-31.693900N |
| Longitude: | 112-17.991433W | | 112-18.034200W |
| Elevation: | 4777.1 ft. | | 4759.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% DOWN | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 165 magnetic, 182 true | | 345 magnetic, 002 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 4 ft. fence, 317 ft. from runway, 29:1 slope to clear |
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 3400 x 110 ft. / 1036 x 34 m |
| Surface: | turf/gravel, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 45-31.965033N | | 45-32.027500N |
| Longitude: | 112-18.735517W | | 112-17.944667W |
| Elevation: | 4706.0 ft. | | 4776.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 2.1% UP | | 2.1% DOWN |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 066 magnetic, 083 true | | 246 magnetic, 263 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 11 ft. road, 264 ft. from runway, 24:1 slope to clear | | 10 ft. fence, 56 ft. from runway, 14:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MADISON CO & TOWN OF TWIN BRIDGES
BOX 278
VIRGINIA CITY, MT 59775-0278
Phone 406-843-4277
OWNER ADDL PHONE 406- 596-1129. |
| Manager: | MIKE FLOYD
PO BOX 62
VIRGINIA CITY, MT 59755
Phone 406-842-5300
AMGR CELL PHONE 406-596-1129. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
- ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT.
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| Aircraft operations: avg 51/week * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 42% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 13 August 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | 195 FT TALL TOWER 1.4 NM 'NE' OF RY 17 THRESHOLD. |
| - | WX STATION ON ARPT; ACTIVATE-CTAF OR CALL 617-262-3825. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 7S1.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KDLN - Dillon Airport (20 nm SW)
KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (27 nm N)
3U3 - Bowman Field Airport (44 nm NW)
KBZN - Gallatin Field Airport (50 nm E)
KHLN - Helena Regional Airport (66 nm N)
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 13:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:21 | | 14:21 |
| Sunset | | 17:05 | | 00:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:37 | | 00:37 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 12:07:00 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 09-Nov-2009 05:07:00 |
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| METAR |
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KDLN
20nm SW | 091153Z AUTO 17007KT 10SM CLR M04/M09 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP254 T10441094 11006 21067 53009
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KBTM
27nm N | 091153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M09/M12 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP273 T10941117 11050 21094 53009
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KBTM
27nm N | 091120Z 0912/1012 17007KT P6SM SKC
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