FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | EKS |
| Lat/Long: | 45-16-27.6663N / 111-38-55.8951W
45-16.461105N / 111-38.931585W
45.2743518 / -111.6488597
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5423 ft. / 1653 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 16E (1985) |
| From city: | 6 miles SE of ENNIS, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 59720 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1975 |
| 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: | ON CALL
ATTENDED AS NEEDED BY CALLING AHEAD FOR ARPT CONDITIONS AND AVAILABILITY - 406-682-7502. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTIVATE - MIRL RY 16/34 & PAPI RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BZNr196/36.9 | | BOZEMAN VOR/DME | | 112.40 | | 18E |
| DLNr070/38.0 | | DILLON VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 18E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ENNIS | | at field | | 286 | | 15E | | EKS | . -.- ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 JET-A
FOR JET A FUEL AFTER HRS CALL 406-682-7502. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 6600 x 75 ft. / 2012 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 12.5 | | Double wheel: | 18.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | 16/34 1000 FT FIXED DISTANCE MARKERS EACH END. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 45-17.003050N | | 45-15.919100N |
| Longitude: | 111-38.977053W | | 111-38.886133W |
| Elevation: | 5422.8 ft. | | 5348.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 161 magnetic, 177 true | | 341 magnetic, 357 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 32 ft. fence, 1200 ft. from runway, 225 ft. left of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear | | 22 ft. road, 1277 ft. from runway, 232 ft. right of centerline, 49:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MADISON COUNTY
110 W. WALLACE, PO BOX 278
VIRGINIA CITY, MT 59755-0278
Phone 406-843-4277 |
| Manager: | DON MCCUNE
PO BOX 62
VIRGINIA CITY, MT 59755
Phone 406-682-4602
AMGR CELL PHONE 406-570-7680. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 19 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 15 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | | 55% | local general aviation | | 42% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 19 August 2005 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KEKS.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBZN - Gallatin Field Airport (37 nm NE)
KDLN - Dillon Airport (38 nm W)
KWYS - Yellowstone Airport (42 nm SE)
KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (54 nm NW)
KLVM - Mission Field Airport (57 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 19-Jun-2006
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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 08-Nov-2009
| | Local
(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:45 | | 13:45 |
| Sunrise | | 07:16 | | 14:16 |
| Sunset | | 17:04 | | 00:04 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:36 | | 00:36 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 20:30:46 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 08-Nov-2009 13:30:46 |
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| METAR |
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KBZN
37nm NE | 081956Z 25013G22KT 10SM FEW080 SCT095 10/M10 A3004 RMK AO2 PK WND 26026/1916 SLP185 T01001100
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KDLN
38nm W | 081953Z AUTO 25013G21KT 10SM CLR 08/M13 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP178 T00781133
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| TAF |
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KBZN
37nm NE | 081740Z 0818/0918 15006KT P6SM SCT080 SCT150 FM082000 25009KT P6SM FEW080 SCT150 FM090100 18005KT P6SM SCT150
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| NOTAMs |
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