FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | PWD |
| Lat/Long: | 48-47-20.4000N / 104-31-22.7000W 48-47.340000N / 104-31.378333W 48.7890000 / -104.5229722 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2264 ft. / 690.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 10E (2005) |
| From city: | 1 mile NE of PLENTYWOOD, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59254 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1958 |
| Sectional chart: | BILLINGS |
| 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 12/30 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-AV: | 135.025 (406-765-2149) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC (WATFORD CITY RCAG) ON FREQS 126.85/305.2.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PLENTYWOOD | | at field | | 251 | | 16E | | PWD | .--. .-- -.. |
| SCOBEY | | 076/36.0 | | 283 | | 16E | | SCO | ... -.-. --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL 24 HR SELF SVC CREDIT CARD FUEL FAC. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 3900 x 75 ft. / 1189 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | NO TOUCHDOWN MARKING. |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 48-47.546062N | | 48-47.115843N |
| Longitude: | 104-31.798783W | | 104-31.079025W |
| Elevation: | 2251.8 ft. | | 2237.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 122 magnetic, 132 true | | 302 magnetic, 312 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) RY 12 PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 2951 x 60 ft. / 899 x 18 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Gradient: | E |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 48-47.564932N | | 48-47.561297N |
| Longitude: | 104-31.772383W | | 104-31.038038W |
| Elevation: | 2250.1 ft. | | 2261.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% UP | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 080 magnetic, 090 true | | 260 magnetic, 270 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 1601 x 83 ft. / 488 x 25 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Gradient: | N |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 48-47.085528N | | 48-46.822420N |
| Longitude: | 104-31.178717W | | 104-31.186662W |
| Elevation: | 2240.7 ft. | | 2221.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 1.2% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 171 magnetic, 181 true | | 351 magnetic, 001 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PLENTWOOD & SHER CTY 100 WEST LAUREL AVE PLENTYWOOD, MT 59254 Phone 406-765-3403 |
| Manager: | CLERK & RECORDERS OFFICE 100 W. LAUREL AVE. PLENTYWOOD, MT 59254 Phone 406-765-1660 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Ultralights: | | 2 |
- ULTRALIGHTS ON & INVOF AIRPORT.
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| Aircraft operations: avg 31/day * | | 62% | transient general aviation | | 36% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 18 July 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO SNOW REMOVAL ON TURF RUNWAYS. |
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 between 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (223KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (219KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (223KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
9S2 - Scobey Airport (36 nm W)
PO1 - Poplar Municipal Airport (47 nm SW)
D50 - Crosby Municipal Airport (49 nm E)
KISN - Sloulin Field International Airport (51 nm SE)
KOLF - L M Clayton Airport (59 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:49 | | 12:49 |
| Sunrise | | 07:21 | | 13:21 |
| Sunset | | 18:06 | | 00:06 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:38 | | 00:38 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 18:24:35 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 16-Oct-2013 12:24:35 |
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| METAR |
KD50 49nm E | 161655Z AUTO RMK AO2 PWINO PNO TSNO
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| NOTAMs |
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