FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 APRIL 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | EKS |
| Lat/Long: | 45-16-27.6663N / 111-38-55.8951W
45-16.461105N / 111-38.931585W
45.2743518 / -111.6488597
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5423 ft. / 1653 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 16E (1985) |
| From city: | 6 miles SE of ENNIS, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59720 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1975 |
| 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: | ON CALL
ATTENDED AS NEEDED BY CALLING AHEAD FOR ARPT CONDITIONS AND AVAILABILITY - 406-682-7502. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTIVATE - MIRL RY 16/34 & PAPI RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BZNr196/36.9 | | BOZEMAN VOR/DME | | 112.40 | | 18E |
| DLNr070/38.0 | | DILLON VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 18E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ENNIS | | at field | | 286 | | 15E | | EKS | . -.- ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 JET-A
FOR JET A FUEL AFTER HRS CALL 406-682-7502. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 6600 x 75 ft. / 2012 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 12.5 | | Double wheel: | 18.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | 16/34 1000 FT FIXED DISTANCE MARKERS EACH END. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 45-17.003050N | | 45-15.919100N |
| Longitude: | 111-38.977053W | | 111-38.886133W |
| Elevation: | 5422.8 ft. | | 5348.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 161 magnetic, 177 true | | 341 magnetic, 357 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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: | 40 ft. fence, 1200 ft. from runway, 400 ft. left of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear | | 5 ft. gnd, 200 ft. from runway, 250 ft. right of centerline
+5 FT GROUND 0-200 FT FROM RWY END AND 250 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MADISON COUNTY
110 W. WALLACE, PO BOX 278
VIRGINIA CITY, MT 59755-0278
Phone 406-843-4277 |
| Manager: | DON MCCUNE
PO BOX 62
VIRGINIA CITY, MT 59755
Phone 406-570-7680
AMGR CELL PHONE 406-570-7680. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | | 55% | local general aviation | | 42% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 16 September 2009 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KEKS.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBZN - Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (37 nm NE)
KDLN - Dillon Airport (38 nm W)
KWYS - Yellowstone Airport (42 nm SE)
KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (54 nm NW)
KLVM - Mission Field Airport (57 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Tom Miller
Taken in the Spring of 2009
looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Ennis - Big Sky Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-May-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:11 | | 11:11 |
| Sunrise | | 05:47 | | 11:47 |
| Sunset | | 21:00 | | 03:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:36 | | 03:36 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-May-2012 09:13:11 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 25-May-2012 03:13:11 |
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| METAR |
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| KEKS | SuperAWOS
250835Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 02/M01 A2984
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| TAF |
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KBZN
37nm NE | 250520Z 2506/2606 04006KT P6SM OVC035 FM250900 30006KT P6SM VCSH OVC035 FM251500 04006KT P6SM VCSH OVC035 TEMPO 2515/2518 5SM -RASN OVC025 FM251800 13012KT P6SM -RASN OVC025 TEMPO 2521/2601 3SM -SN OVC012 FM260100 07010KT 3SM -SN OVC012
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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