FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
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 -6 (UTC -7 during Standard 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 fair condition
RWY 07/25 GOPHER HOLES AND LARGE BADGER HOLES ON RY SURFACE. |
| 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: 60/year * | | 100% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 23 August 2008 | |
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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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-May-2008
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:13 | | 11:13 |
| Sunrise | | 05:51 | | 11:51 |
| Sunset | | 21:04 | | 03:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:42 | | 03:42 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 18:53:10 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-May-2008 12:53:10 |
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| METAR |
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CWFJ
22nm NW | 131800Z AUTO 24014G21KT 11/M02 RMK AO1 PK WND 25026/1723 T01091020
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K8S0
27nm SW | 131715Z 26016G27KT
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KCTB
29nm SE | 131756Z AUTO 25019G27KT 10SM BKN100 13/M01 A2989 RMK AO2 PK WND 25027/1751 SLP125 T01331011 10133 20022 57017
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CWRY
31nm E | 131800Z AUTO 27018KT 14/M01 RMK AO1 PK WND 28029/1725 SLP119 T01421007 56020
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CYQL
37nm N | 131800Z 26019G29KT 30SM FEW060 FEW130 BKN260 15/01 A2980 RMK SC1AC2CS4 SLP105
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CWGM
40nm W | 131800Z AUTO 21018G28KT 10/M01 RMK AO1 PK WND 22030/1726 T00991009
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KCTB
29nm SE | 131748Z 131818 26022G32KT P6SM SCT100 BKN150 FM0200 28017KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN080 PROB30 0409 31014KT -SHRA BKN040 FM1100 28015KT P6SM SCT060 BKN090
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| NOTAMs |
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