FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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: | MAR-OCT MON-FRI 0900-1700 UNATNDD DURG WINTER MONTHS. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| 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 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 fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Obstructions: | 51 ft. tree, 840 ft. from runway, 93 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 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. | | 26 ft. ant, 429 ft. from runway, 38 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 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 COUNTY COURTHOUSE 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 126/week * | | 56% | local general aviation | | 40% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 23 August 2006 | |
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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| Sectional chart |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:30 | | 13:30 |
| Sunrise | | 07:01 | | 14:01 |
| Sunset | | 16:47 | | 23:47 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:19 | | 00:19 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 00:28:39 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 08-Nov-2009 17:28:39 |
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| METAR |
KBIL 40nm W | 082353Z 26007KT 10SM FEW080 09/M10 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP191 VIRGA DSNT NE-E T00891100 10128 20089 53019 $
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| TAF |
KBIL 40nm W | 082350Z 0900/0924 28012KT P6SM FEW070 SCT100 FM090300 23010KT P6SM SKC
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