FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | THM |
| Lat/Long: | 47-34-24.6000N / 115-16-50.4000W
47-34.410000N / 115-16.840000W
47.5735000 / -115.2806667
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2467 ft. / 751.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 19E (1980) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of THOMPSON FALLS, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 59873 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1944 |
| Sectional chart: | GREAT FALLS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
| FSS: | GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GTF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0900-1700
CALL ARPT MGR AT 406-827-0078 IF ARPT NOT ATTENDED. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 07/25; PAPI RY 07 & VASI RY 25 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MLPr045/16.4 | | MULLAN PASS VOR/DME | | 117.80 | | 20E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
24 HR CREDIT CARD SERVICE AVAILABLE. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 4200 x 75 ft. / 1280 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI BAFFLED HORIZONTALLY BYD 5 DEG NORTH & SOUTH OF CNTRLN AND UNUSBL BYD 2.6 NM. | | 2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
VASI ROTATED 4 DEGS TO THE N OF RY CNTRLN & BAFFLED 6 DEGS TO S OF RY CNTRLN. |
| Obstructions: | none | | 29 ft. pline, 723 ft. from runway, 187 ft. right of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | SANDERS COUNTY
PO BOX 519
THOMPSON FALLS, MT 59873-0519
Phone 406-827-6942 |
| Manager: | ALAN NETZ
, P.O. BOX 1364
THOMPSON FALLS, MT 59873
Phone 406-827-0078 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 12 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 134/week * | | 79% | local general aviation | | 21% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 22 July 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MKD GND WIRES 7 MI E MAINLAND TO BIG ISLAND. |
| - | PHONE ON ARPT. |
| - | 100 FT SILO IN TRANS SFC NE SIDE OF RY. |
| - | WATERFOWL INVOF ARPT. |
| - | 300 FT CANDLESTICK FXD DIST MKRS IN TRANS SFC. |
| - | SNOW REMOVAL INTMT. CALL 406-827-0078 FOR RWY CONDITIONS |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KTHM.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
S59 - Libby Airport (43 nm N)
8S1 - Polson Airport (45 nm E)
7S0 - Ronan Airport (48 nm E)
KGPI - Glacier Park International Airport (60 nm NE)
KMSO - Missoula International Airport (62 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by P.J. Reinders
Taken in September 2008
runway 25
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-Nov-2009
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:05 | | 14:05 |
| Sunrise | | 07:38 | | 14:38 |
| Sunset | | 17:12 | | 00:12 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:45 | | 00:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 19:42:57 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 09-Nov-2009 12:42:57 |
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| METAR |
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KMLP
17nm SW | 091853Z AUTO 15009G15KT M1/4SM FZFG VV001 M02/M04 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP196 T10221039 PNO $
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| NOTAMs |
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