FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | M46 |
| Lat/Long: | 45-51-10.2000N / 106-42-33.4000W 45-51.170000N / 106-42.556667W 45.8528333 / -106.7092778 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3427.6 ft. / 1044.7 m (surveyed) |
| 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: | MIRL RY 06/24 & PAPI RYS 06 & 24 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-0100; AFTER 0100 ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
- 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 |
| FORSYTH | | 187/26.2 | | 236 | | 11E | | FOR | ..-. --- .-. |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 5100 x 75 ft. / 1554 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 45-51.059097N | | 45-51.282418N |
| Longitude: | 106-43.135147W | | 106-41.977775W |
| Elevation: | 3427.6 ft. | | 3383.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 062 magnetic, 075 true | | 242 magnetic, 255 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good 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 lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF ROSEBUD PO BOX 47 FORSYTH, MT 59327 Phone 406-346-2251 |
| Manager: | RUBEN JODSASS P.O. BOX 396 COLSTRIP, MT 59323 Phone 406-748-2217 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 62/week * | | 46% | transient general aviation | | 31% | local general aviation | | 23% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2012 | |
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. |
| - | 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 19 September 2013 at 0901Z and 17 October 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 06 | |
download (153KB) |
| GPS RWY 24 | |
download (149KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
| CISPU ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (102KB) |
| CONUK ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (97KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (223KB) |
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)
KRPX - Roundup Airport (85 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 12:56 |
| Sunrise | | 07:26 | | 13:26 |
| Sunset | | 18:19 | | 00:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:49 | | 00:49 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 18:14:30 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 16-Oct-2013 12:14:30 |
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| TAF |
KMLS 49nm NE | 161120Z 1612/1712 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM161800 31012KT P6SM SCT150 FM170000 25014G21KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
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