FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | F02 |
| Lat/Long: | 45-43-29.9190N / 107-36-02.3110W 45-43.498650N / 107-36.038517W 45.7249775 / -107.6006419 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2911 ft. / 887.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 14E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of HARDIN, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 59034 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1948 |
| 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: | no |
| Lights: | SS-SR |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) ROTG BCN OTS INDEFLY. |
Airport Communications
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3542 x 60 ft. / 1080 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition RWY 04/22 LARGE CRACKS WITH WEEDS GROWING THROUGH SURFACE AND ENCROACHING BORDERS. |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 15.0 | | Double wheel: | 23.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | non-standard RY 04/22 NSTD LIRL THLD LGTS 6 FT FORWARD OF MKD THLD AND SPACED 4 FT APART STARTING 5 FT FM RY EDGE. |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 22 DSPLCD THLD MARKINGS YELLOW. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Displaced threshold: | 224 ft. DSPLCD THLDS MKD BUT NOT LGTD, THLD DSPLCD FOR DAY OPNS ONLY. | | 168 ft. |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Obstructions: | 53 ft. tree, 673 ft. from runway, 93 ft. left of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear +3 FT FENCE & -5 FT DITCH 150 FT FM EOR; 12-15 FT BRUSH & TREES 97 FT L OF CNTRLN 100 FT FM EOR TO 140 FT FM EOR. | | 31 ft. ant, 429 ft. from runway, 38 ft. right of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear 12 FT HANGARS 70 FT R OF CNTRLN IN PRIMARY SFC. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF BIG HORN P.O. BOX 908 HARDIN, MT 59034 Phone 406-665-3520 |
| Manager: | ED AUKER PO BOX 908 HARDIN, MT 59034 Phone 406-665-1731 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 7 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 7 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 107/week * | | 62% | local general aviation | | 36% | transient general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 03 September 2010 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY 04/22 LGTD GRAIN ELEVATOR & GRAIN STORAGE BINS IN TRANSITIONAL SFC. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at F02.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
M46 - Colstrip Airport (38 nm E)
KBIL - Billings Logan International Airport (40 nm W)
6S8 - Laurel Municipal Airport (49 nm W)
1S3 - Tillitt Field Airport (52 nm NE)
U68 - North Big Horn County Airport (60 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Richard E. Grimm
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:47 | | 13:47 |
| Sunrise | | 07:18 | | 14:18 |
| Sunset | | 17:31 | | 00:31 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:02 | | 01:02 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 15:59:12 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 12-Feb-2012 08:59:12 |
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| METAR |
KBIL 40nm W | 121553Z 21017KT 10SM FEW100 M11/M14 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP166 T11061139
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6S8 49nm W | SuperAWOS
121535Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM M11/M16 A2985
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| TAF |
KBIL 40nm W | 121121Z 1212/1312 25005KT P6SM SKC FM121400 24010KT P6SM SCT100 FM122000 26006KT P6SM BKN120 FM130400 24008KT P6SM SCT120
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| NOTAMs |
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