FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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 -6 (UTC -7 during Standard 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: | 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)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
|---|
| DLNr013/20.0 | | DILLON VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 18E |
| HIAr178/20.5 | | WHITEHALL VOR/DME | | 113.70 | | 18E |
| CPNr132/35.2 | | COPPERTOWN VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 16E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
|---|
| ENNIS | | 285/31.7 | | 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 |
| Gradient: | N |
| 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% UP |
| 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 | | 10 ft. tower, 300 ft. from runway, 10:1 slope to clear |
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 3400 x 110 ft. / 1036 x 34 m |
| Surface: | turf/gravel, in fair condition |
| Gradient: | E |
| 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 | | none |
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 52
VIRGINIA CITY, MT 59755
Phone 406-596-1129
OR (406) 684-5335. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 1 |
- ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF ARPT.
| |  | |
| Aircraft operations: avg 51/week * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 42% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 16 September 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | 195 FT TALL TOWER 1.4 NM 'NE' OF RY 17 THRESHOLD. |
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 - Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (50 nm E)
38S - Deer Lodge-City-County Airport (55 nm N)
|
|
Road maps at:
MapQuest
MapPoint
Yahoo! Maps
Google
Rand McNally
Satellite photo at:
TerraServer
Virtual Earth
| Aerial photo |
|---|
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Twin Bridges Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
|
| Sectional chart |
|---|
|
| Airport distance calculator |
|---|
|
|
| Sunrise and sunset |
|---|
|
Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local
(UTC-6) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
|---|
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:21 | | 11:21 |
| Sunrise | | 05:56 | | 11:56 |
| Sunset | | 20:55 | | 02:55 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:30 | | 03:30 |
|
| Current date and time |
|---|
| Zulu (UTC) | 19-May-2013 03:22:59 |
|---|
| Local (UTC-6) | 18-May-2013 21:22:59 |
|---|
|
| METAR |
|---|
| 7S1 | SuperAWOS
190255Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM 11/05 A3000
|
KDLN
20nm SW | 190253Z AUTO 29006KT 10SM SCT044 BKN055 OVC070 10/05 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01000050 53010
|
|
| TAF |
|---|
KBTM
27nm N | 181720Z 1818/1918 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT024 BKN050 FM182100 33010KT P6SM -TSRA BKN050CB FM190300 33005KT P6SM VCSH BKN050
|
|
| NOTAMs |
|---|
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
|
|
