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M46 Colstrip Airport
Colstrip, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: M46
Lat/Long: 45-51-10.2600N / 106-42-33.3800W
45-51.171000N / 106-42.556333W
45.8528500 / -106.7092722
(estimated)
Elevation: 3426 ft. / 1044 m (estimated)
Variation: 13E (1995)
From city: 3 miles SW of COLSTRIP, MT
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 59327

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 11/1990
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: ON CALL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 06/24 & PAPI RYS 06 & 24 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-2300; AFTER 2300 ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC ON FREQS 127.75/351.9 (BILLINGS RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
FORSYTH184/26.223614EFOR ..-. --- .-.

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 5100 x 75 ft. / 1554 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 45-51.059167N45-51.282833N
Longitude: 106-43.135000W106-41.977667W
Elevation: 3426.4 ft.3382.0 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 062 magnetic, 075 true242 magnetic, 255 true
Markings: basic, in fair conditionbasic, 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 lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 51 ft. hill, 2435 ft. from runway, 325 ft. left of centerline, 43:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: COUNTY OF ROSEBUD
PO BOX 47
FORSYTH, MT 59327
Phone 406-356-2251
Manager: RUBEN JODSASS
P.O. BOX 396
COLSTRIP, MT 59323
Phone 406-748-2217

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 12
Single engine airplanes: 12
    
Aircraft operations: avg 110/week *
52% transient general aviation
35% local general aviation
13% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 10 July 2006

Additional Remarks

HILL 1550' FM RY 24 END 600' LEFT & 93' ABOVE RY THR.
700 FT POWER PLANT STACKS 4.5 NM NE OF ARPT.
DEER ON AIRPORT.
PHONE AVAIL ON ARPT.

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 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 06   download (194KB)
GPS RWY 24   download (190KB)
 
Departure Procedures (Obstacle)
CISPU ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) **NEW**   download (115KB)
CONUK ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) **NEW**   download (111KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply **CHANGED**   download (97KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

1S3 - Tillitt Field Airport (25 nm N)
KMLS - Frank Wiley Field Airport (49 nm NE)
KSHR - Sheridan County Airport (66 nm S)
KBIL - Billings Logan International Airport (77 nm W)
6S8 - Laurel Municipal Airport (86 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 23-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0611:06
Sunrise05:4211:42
Sunset20:4502:45
Evening civil twilight21:2103:21

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Jul-2008 03:22:00
Local (UTC-6)  23-Jul-2008 21:22:00
 
METAR
KMLS 
49nm NE 
240253Z AUTO 34007KT 10SM CLR 26/10 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP108 T02610100 53008
TAF
KMLS 
49nm NE 
232328Z 240024 31012G20KT P6SM FEW120 FM0900 01008KT P6SM VCTS SCT100CB FM1800 35013KT P6SM SCT120
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Hotels near Colstrip Airport

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LAKEVIEW B AND B 4.7 

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