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S59 Libby Airport
Libby, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 FEBRUARY 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: S59
Lat/Long: 48-17-01.8000N 115-29-24.8000W
48-17.030000N 115-29.413333W
48.2838333,-115.4902222
(estimated)
Elevation: 2605.3 ft. / 794.1 m (surveyed)
Variation: 17E (2000)
From city: 7 miles S of LIBBY, MT
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 59923

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SEATTLE CENTER
FSS: GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: GTF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33; PAPI RYS 15 & 33 AND REILS RYS 15 & 33 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
WX AWOS-A: 118.575 (406-293-4631)
  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY SEATTLE ARTCC (ZSE) ON FREQS 123.95/290.55 (LAKESIDE RCAG).

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions: 5003 x 75 ft. / 1525 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt/porous friction courses, in fair condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 24.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 15  RUNWAY 33
Latitude: 48-17.428432N48-16.632770N
Longitude: 115-29.570802W115-29.257028W
Elevation: 2585.2 ft.2604.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 148 magnetic, 165 true328 magnetic, 345 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: 33 ft. trees, 215 ft. from runway, 170 ft. left of centerline
3-6 FT BERM 180 FT FM THR 71 FT R OF CNTRLN.
23 ft. trees, 392 ft. from runway, 140 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY & COUNTY
512 CALIFORNIA AVE
LIBBY, MT 59923
Phone 406-293-2310
Manager: ROB FOX
5136 FARM TO MARKET RD
LIBBY, MT 59923-1655
Phone (406) 334-0969

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 16
Single engine airplanes: 16
    
Aircraft operations: avg 96/week *
60% local general aviation
20% transient general aviation
20% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 21 July 2016

Additional Remarks

FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
(CONTACT TITLE) ROBFOX7761@YAHOO.COM

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 from 22 February 2024 at 0901Z to 21 March 2024 at 0900z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS-A   download (394KB)
 
EYESE TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV)   2 pages: [1] [2] (604KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (557KB)

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8S1 - Polson Airport (63 nm SE)
 
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Aerial photo of S59 (Libby Airport)
Photo by Linda Caldwell, Kootenai Aviation
Photo taken 09-Apr-2015
looking northwest.

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-Mar-2024
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1713:17
Sunrise07:4813:48
Sunset19:5201:52
Evening civil twilight20:2302:23

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Mar-2024 02:00:27
Local (UTC-6)  18-Mar-2024 20:00:27
 
METAR
KS59 190145Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM A3006
TAF
KGPI 
49nm E 
181720Z 1818/1918 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM182100 16008KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
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 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
Lincoln County Airport 406-334-0969
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100LL Jet A
SS $5.85 $6.05 
 Updated 13-Mar-2024
 
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SS=Self service
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