FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 ft. / 752 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 18E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NW of PLAINS, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving 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: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 & PAPI RY 31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MLPr068/30.0 | | MULLAN PASS VOR/DME | | 117.80 | | 20E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| 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: | 4650 x 75 ft. / 1417 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 |
| 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) |
| 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 406-827-6942 |
| Manager: | RANDY GARRISON
PO BOX 988
PLAINS, MT 59859
Phone 406-826-3605 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 3 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 3 |
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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 |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by P.J. Reinders
Taken in September 2008
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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 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:02 | | 14:02 |
| Sunrise | | 07:35 | | 14:35 |
| 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) | 08-Nov-2009 18:42:42 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 08-Nov-2009 11:42:42 |
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| METAR |
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KMLP
31nm W | 081819Z AUTO VRB04G20KT 1SM -SN BR OVC001 M04/M04 A3000 RMK AO2 PNO $
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KMSO
47nm SE | 081753Z 14004KT 10SM BKN060 04/01 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP211 T00440006 10044 21022 51015
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| TAF |
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KMSO
47nm SE | 081732Z 0818/0918 27007KT P6SM SCT040 FM082200 27007KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 FM090300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT040 BKN060
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| NOTAMs |
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