AirNav: KHWQ - Wheatland County Airport at Harlowton

KHWQ

Wheatland County Airport at Harlowton
Harlowton, Montana, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

Location

FAA Identifier:	HWQ
Lat/Long:	46-26-55.0050N / 109-51-09.9680W 46-26.916750N / 109-51.166133W 46.4486125 / -109.8527689 (estimated)
Elevation:	4311 ft. / 1314.0 m (surveyed)
Variation:	16E (1985)
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
Sectional chart:	GREAT FALLS
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS:	GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	3HT (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 & PAPI RY 26 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
LWTr181/37.7		LEWISTOWN VOR/DME		112.00		15E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
HARLOWTON		297/1.2		242		17E		HWQ	.... .-- --.-
LEWISTOWN		182/39.4		353		17E		LWT	.-.. .-- -

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions:

4200 x 60 ft. / 1280 x 18 m

Surface:

asphalt, in fair condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 8

RUNWAY 26

Gradient:

1.2%

Traffic pattern:

left

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

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

Obstructions:

15 ft. brush, 404 ft. from runway, 37 ft. right of centerline

91 ft. pole, marked, 3400 ft. from runway, 65 ft. left of centerline, 35:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	WHEATLAND COUNTY BOX C HARLOWTON, MT 59036 Phone 406-632-4891
Manager:	DWIGHT THOMPSON BOX 684 HARLOWTON, MT 59036

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		7
Single engine airplanes:		6
Multi engine airplanes:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 44/week *
66%	local general aviation
26%	transient general aviation
5%	air taxi
2%	military
* for 12-month period ending 19 July 2011

Additional Remarks

-	PHONE LOCATED ON FIELD, IN HANGAR.
-	DEER ON & INVOF RY; ESPECIALLY DURING NIGHTIME HOURS.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at KHWQ.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KLWT - Lewistown Municipal Airport (39 nm NE)
KLVM - Mission Field Airport (51 nm SW)
6S8 - Laurel Municipal Airport (64 nm SE)
KBIL - Billings Logan International Airport (67 nm SE)
KBZN - Gallatin Field Airport (67 nm SW)

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Area around KHWQ (Wheatland County Airport at Harlowton)

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Aerial photo
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Sectional chart

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-Feb-2012

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:56	13:56
Sunrise	07:27	14:27
Sunset	17:40	00:40
Evening civil twilight	18:12	01:12

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Feb-2012 12:46:18
Local (UTC-7)	13-Feb-2012 05:46:18

METAR

KLWT
39nm NE

131154Z AUTO 27007KT 7SM -SN SCT043 OVC075 00/M04 A2969 RMK AO2 SNB41 SLP068 P0000 60000 T00001039 10011 20000 58001 TSNO $

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