FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 97M |
| Lat/Long: | 45-52-40.4920N / 104-32-15.0260W
45-52.674867N / 104-32.250433W
45.8779144 / -104.5375072
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3503 ft. / 1067.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12E (1990) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of EKALAKA, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 59324 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1992 |
| Sectional chart: | BILLINGS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GTF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 13/31 & PAPI RYS 13 & 31 PRESET MEDIUM INTST DUSK-0000; OTHER HRS ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
BEACON IS LOCATED 3/4 MILE NE ON HILL TOP. |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| TIMBER | | 191/30.5 | | 344 | | 12E | | BKU | -... -.- ..- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 3800 x 75 ft. / 1158 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
RY 31 PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF CARTER
COUNTY COURT HOUSE
EKALAKA, MT 59324
Phone 406-775-8749 |
| Manager: | TROY FRUIT
COUNTY COURT HOUSE
EKALAKA, MT 59324
Phone 406-775-6541 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 39/week * | | 73% | transient general aviation | | 24% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 12 July 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| A58-31 | 80' TALL HILLS IN TRANSITIONAL SURFACE, SOUTH SIDE OF APT, 700' FROM RWY EDGE |
| - | PAY PHONE ON FIELD |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 97M.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBHK - Baker Municipal Airport (30 nm N)
KBPP - Bowman Municipal Airport (50 nm E)
KMLS - Frank Wiley Field Airport (65 nm NW)
W43 - Hulett Municipal Airport (73 nm S)
KEFC - Belle Fourche Municipal Airport (74 nm SE)
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Virtual Earth
| Aerial photo |
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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 29-Nov-2009
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 13:44 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 14:18 |
| Sunset | | 16:15 | | 23:15 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:49 | | 23:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2009 14:13:08 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 29-Nov-2009 07:13:08 |
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| METAR |
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KBHK
31nm NE | 291353Z AUTO 30003KT 10SM SCT085 M04/M07 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP199 T10391067
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K2WX
45nm E | 291356Z AUTO 28006KT M03/M06 A2995 RMK AO1 SLP182 T10331056
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KBPP
50nm E | 291355Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM CLR M08/M09 A3001 RMK AO1
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| NOTAMs |
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