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KHWQ

Wheatland County Airport at Harlowton
Harlowton, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	HWQ
Lat/Long:	46-26-55.0000N 109-51-10.0000W 46-26.916667N 109-51.166667W 46.4486111,-109.8527778 (estimated)
Elevation:	4311.9 ft. / 1314.3 m (surveyed)
Variation:	11E (2020)
From city:	2 miles NW of HARLOWTON, MT
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	59036

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/1940
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:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 & PAPI RY 27 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC (ZLC) ON 127.75/351.9 (BILLINGS RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
LWTr181/37.7		LEWISTOWN VOR/DME		115.45		15E

Airport Services

Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:

4200 x 60 ft. / 1280 x 18 m

Surface:

asphalt, in excellent condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.5

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 9

RUNWAY 27

Latitude:

46-26.968702N

46-26.864792N

Longitude:

109-51.660157W

109-50.672045W

Elevation:

4311.9 ft.

4261.7 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

088 magnetic, 099 true

267 magnetic, 278 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

19 ft. tree, 410 ft. from runway, 30 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear

none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	WHEATLAND COUNTY PO BOX 1903 HARLOWTON, MT 59036 Phone 406-632-4891
Manager:	LYNN DALE BOX 1903 HARLOWTON, MT 59036 Phone (406) 632 5662

Additional Remarks

-	DEER ON & INVOF RY; ESPECIALLY DURING NIGHTIME HOURS.
-	FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09		download (214KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27		download (207KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (625KB)

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KLWT - Lewistown Municipal Airport (39 nm NE)
7S6 - White Sulphur Springs Airport (44 nm W)
S64 - Stanford Airport/Biggerstaff Field (45 nm N)
KLVM - Mission Field Airport (51 nm SW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 07-Jan-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:29	14:29
Sunrise	08:03	15:03
Sunset	16:48	23:48
Evening civil twilight	17:23	00:23

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	08-Jan-2026 00:28:47
Local (UTC-7)	07-Jan-2026 17:28:47

METAR

KLWT 39nm NE	072354Z AUTO 30013KT 10SM CLR 00/M13 A2960 RMK AO2 SLP036 60002 T00001128 10044 20000 53023
K6S0 39nm S	080015Z AUTO 27017KT 10SM CLR 02/M08 A2962 RMK A01
KMVH 44nm NE	080015Z AUTO 31011KT 10SM CLR M01/M13 A2960 RMK AO2

TAF

KLWT
39nm NE

071853Z 0719/0818 23020G30KT P6SM OVC090 TEMPO 0719/0721 25025G37KT 2SM -RASN BKN025 FM080000 28015G20KT P6SM SCT150 FM080500 VRB06KT P6SM SCT150

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