FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | S34 |
| Lat/Long: | 47-28-24.8000N / 114-54-25.5000W 47-28.413333N / 114-54.425000W 47.4735556 / -114.9070833 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2467.1 ft. / 752.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 18E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of PLAINS, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59859 |
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 13/31 & PAPI RY 31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MLPr073/30.0 | | MULLAN PASS VOR/DME | | 117.80 | | 15E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| KONNA | | 301/30.8 | | 521 | | 17E | | INE | .. -. . |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 4651 x 75 ft. / 1418 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 12.5 | | Double wheel: | 18.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 47-28.715288N | | 47-28.112225N |
| Longitude: | 114-54.771747W | | 114-54.077683W |
| Elevation: | 2461.5 ft. | | 2467.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 11 ft. road, 969 ft. from runway, 204 ft. left of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | SANDERS COUNTY PO BOX 519 THOMPSON FALLS, MT 59873 Phone 406-826-3605 |
| Manager: | RANDY GARRISON PO BOX 988 PLAINS, MT 59859 Phone 406-826-3605 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 6 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 6 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 75/week * | | 62% | local general aviation | | 38% | transient general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 22 July 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at S34.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
8S1 - Polson Airport (32 nm NE)
7S0 - Ronan Airport (33 nm E)
KMSO - Missoula International Airport (47 nm SE)
S59 - Libby Airport (54 nm NW)
KGPI - Glacier Park International Airport (57 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by P.J. Reinders
Taken in September 2008
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:30 | | 13:30 |
| Sunrise | | 08:01 | | 14:01 |
| Sunset | | 18:50 | | 00:50 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:21 | | 01:21 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 18:24:12 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 16-Oct-2013 12:24:12 |
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| METAR |
| S34 | SuperAWOS
161755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 06/00 A3016
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KTHM 16nm W | SuperAWOS
161755Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 06/02 A3020
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| TAF |
KMSO 47nm SE | 161120Z 1612/1712 VRB04KT P6SM BKN150 FM161500 VRB04KT P6SM BKN100 FM161800 34009KT P6SM VCSH BKN090 OVC120 FM170300 35006KT P6SM BKN120
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