FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
Location
| FAA Identifier: | H28 |
| Lat/Long: | 48-59-59.9630N / 112-47-33.2910W 48-59.999383N / 112-47.554850W 48.9999897 / -112.7925808 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4336 ft. / 1322 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 18E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 59427 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 06/1987 |
| 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: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| International operations: | international airport of entry |
Airport Communications
- UNICOM LOCATED IN CUSTOMS OFFICE.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CTBr309/31.6 | | CUT BANK VORTAC | | 114.40 | | 17E |
| YQLr169/38.4 | | LETHBRIDGE VOR/DME | | 115.70 | | 18E |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 4440 x 65 ft. / 1353 x 20 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition RY 07/25 GOPHER HOLES ON SFC. |
| Runway edge markings: | 07/25 CONE MARKERS EVERY 200 FT BOTH SIDES OF RY AND RED CONES MARK THRS. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Obstructions: | 25 ft. pline, marked, 207 ft. from runway, 62 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear PLINE MKD WITH RED BALLS. | | 5 ft. fence, 200 ft. from runway, 40:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MONTANA AERONAUTICS DIVISION PO BOX 200507 HELENA, MT 59620 Phone 406-444-2506 |
| Manager: | MONTANA AERONAUTICS DIVISION PO BOX 200507 HELENA, MT 59620 Phone 406-444-2506 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: 110/year * | | 73% | transient general aviation | | 27% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 11 July 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO SNOW REMOVAL. |
| - | RY 07/25 +4' FENCE FULL RY LENGTH & PARALLEL TO RY, 44' LEFT & RIGHT. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at H28.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCTB - Cut Bank Municipal Airport (29 nm SE)
KSBX - Shelby Airport (46 nm SE)
S01 - Conrad Airport (59 nm SE)
KGPI - Glacier Park International Airport (71 nm SW)
KCII - Choteau Airport (75 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:13 | | 14:13 |
| Sunrise | | 07:46 | | 14:46 |
| Sunset | | 17:45 | | 00:45 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:18 | | 01:18 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Feb-2012 04:08:50 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 12-Feb-2012 21:08:50 |
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| METAR |
CWFJ 22nm NW | 130300Z AUTO 27011G17KT 04/M05 RMK AO1 PK WND 27017/0238 T00351045
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K8S0 27nm SW | 130245Z 25008KT
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KCTB 29nm SE | 130356Z AUTO 28010KT 10SM OVC075 02/M04 A2969 RMK AO2 SLP084 T00221044 TSNO
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CWRY 31nm E | 130300Z AUTO 28008KT 03/M05 RMK AO1 SLP082 T00301048 58004
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CYQL 37nm N | 130300Z 24006KT 15SM OVC080 04/M03 A2967 RMK AC8 SLP095
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CWGM 40nm W | 130300Z AUTO 22013KT 02/M04 RMK AO1 PK WND 20021/0200 T00171041
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| TAF |
KCTB 29nm SE | 121725Z 1218/1318 26006KT P6SM BKN090 FM130000 28006KT P6SM BKN090
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| NOTAMs |
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