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S34 Plains Airport
Plains, Montana, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

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 -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: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 & PAPI RY 31 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MLPr068/30.0MULLAN PASS VOR/DME117.8020E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
KONNA301/30.852117EINE .. -. .
POLSON225/32.027520EPLS .--. .-.. ...

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
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, 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 clearnone

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: 10
Single engine airplanes: 10
    
Aircraft operations: avg 75/week *
62% local general aviation
38% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 26 August 2005

Additional Remarks

PHONE ON ARPT.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at S34.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

8S1 - Polson Airport (32 nm NE)
KMSO - Missoula International Airport (47 nm SE)
S59 - Libby Airport (54 nm NW)
KGPI - Glacier Park International Airport (57 nm NE)
32S - Stevensville Airport (67 nm SE)
 
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Area around S34 (Plains Airport)
 
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From to S34

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 06-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:1211:12
Sunrise05:5211:52
Sunset21:3703:37
Evening civil twilight22:1704:17

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  07-Jul-2008 01:02:03
Local (UTC-6)  06-Jul-2008 19:02:03
 
METAR
KMLP 
31nm W 
070053Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM CLR 16/07 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP107 T01560067 $
KMSO 
47nm SE 
070053Z 30013G18KT 10SM CLR 28/04 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP107 T02780044 $
TAF
KMSO 
47nm SE 
062325Z 070024 28011G20KT P6SM SCT080 BKN100 FM0400 VRB05KT P6SM FEW120
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