FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 |
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| 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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 29-Nov-2009
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:26 | | 14:26 |
| Sunrise | | 08:02 | | 15:02 |
| Sunset | | 16:37 | | 23:37 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:13 | | 00:13 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2009 13:55:18 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 29-Nov-2009 06:55:18 |
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| METAR |
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CWFJ
22nm NW | 291300Z AUTO 26017G27KT 04/M05 RMK AO1 PK WND 27027/1256 T00441048
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KCTB
29nm SE | 291256Z AUTO 26020G26KT 10SM CLR 02/M04 A3000 RMK AO2 PK WND 26027/1240 SLP183 T00221044
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CWRY
31nm E | 291300Z AUTO 27013KT M00/M05 RMK AO1 SLP183 T10031046 50004
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CYQL
37nm N | 291300Z 27020G27KT 15SM FEW120 SCT250 03/M02 A2995 RMK AC1CI0 SLP171
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CWGM
40nm W | 291300Z AUTO 24024G33KT 01/M04 RMK AO1 PK WND 23043/1234 T00111035
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| TAF |
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KCTB
29nm SE | 291131Z 2912/3012 26024G32KT P6SM SCT100 BKN200 FM300100 25018G23KT P6SM BKN200
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| NOTAMs |
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