AirNav: KHWQ - Wheatland County Airport at Harlowton

KHWQ

Wheatland County Airport at Harlowton
Harlowton, Montana, USA

FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013

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 -6 (UTC -7 during Standard 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:	GTF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 & PAPI RY 26 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

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 PO BOX 1903 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)
KRPX - Roundup Airport (54 nm E)
6S8 - Laurel Municipal Airport (64 nm SE)
KBIL - Billings Logan International Airport (67 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 13-Aug-2013

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:43	11:43
Sunrise	06:16	12:16
Sunset	20:32	02:32
Evening civil twilight	21:05	03:05

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	13-Aug-2013 10:37:15
Local (UTC-6)	13-Aug-2013 04:37:15

METAR

KLWT
39nm NE

130954Z AUTO 13009KT 10SM CLR 13/11 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP190 T01330111 TSNO

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