FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 9S5 |
| Lat/Long: | 45-52-41.2100N / 111-34-09.9550W
45-52.686833N / 111-34.165917W
45.8781139 / -111.5694319
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4089 ft. / 1246.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of THREE FORKS, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59752 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1949 |
| 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: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | RDO-CTL
ACTVT MIRL RY 02/20; PAPI RYS 02 & 20 & ROTG BCN - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 122.8 (617-262-3825) |
| WX ASOS at BZN (18 nm E): | PHONE 406-388-4882 |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BZNr270/18.2 | | BOZEMAN VOR/DME | | 112.40 | | 18E |
| HIAr070/25.1 | | WHITEHALL VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 18E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ENNIS | | 350/36.9 | | 286 | | 15E | | EKS | . -.- ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 2/20
| Dimensions: | 5100 x 60 ft. / 1554 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 2 | | RUNWAY 20 |
| Latitude: | 45-52.365333N | | 45-53.008333N |
| Longitude: | 111-34.551500W | | 111-33.780333W |
| Elevation: | 4089.0 ft. | | 4080.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| 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 |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GALLATIN COUNTY
311 WEST MAIN
THREE FORKS, MT 59792
Phone 406-585-1400 |
| Manager: | DAVID BOYD
P.O. BOX 978
THREE FORKS, MT 59752
Phone 406-581-6308
CALL BILL FAIRHURST AT 406-285-3515 IF NO ANSWER AT AMGR NUMBER. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 33 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 27 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Ultralights: | | 5 |
- ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
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| Aircraft operations: avg 32/day * | | 63% | air taxi | | 15% | local general aviation | | 13% | transient general aviation | | 9% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 19 August 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & IN VICINITY OF ARPT. |
| - | OCCASIONAL AEROBATIC MANEUVERS INVOF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 9S5.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBZN - Gallatin Field Airport (18 nm E)
KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (39 nm W)
KHLN - Helena Regional Airport (47 nm N)
KLVM - Mission Field Airport (48 nm E)
KDLN - Dillon Airport (56 nm SW)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Jul-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:06 | | 11:06 |
| Sunrise | | 05:43 | | 11:43 |
| Sunset | | 21:18 | | 03:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:56 | | 03:56 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Jul-2009 19:45:19 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 05-Jul-2009 13:45:19 |
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| METAR |
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KBZN
18nm E | 051856Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/08 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02830078
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| TAF |
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KBZN
18nm E | 051739Z 0518/0618 VRB06KT P6SM SCT080 SCT140 FM052000 VRB06KT P6SM VCTS SCT050CB BKN080 TEMPO 0521/0601 VRB15G30KT -SHRA BKN040CB FM060200 15006KT P6SM SCT090
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| NOTAMs |
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