FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | S71 |
| Lat/Long: | 48-35-31.6000N / 109-15-02.2000W
48-35.526667N / 109-15.036667W
48.5921111 / -109.2506111
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2416 ft. / 736.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of CHINOOK, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59523 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1947 |
| 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: | 0700-1900
NGTS CALL 406-357-2429. |
| Pattern altitude: | 3216 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT PAPI RY 26 - CTAF. ACTVT MIRL RY 08-26 DAWN-DUSK - CTAF. AFTER DUSK MIRL ON CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL DAWN. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-AV: | 118.35 (406-357-3453) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| HVRr065/20.9 | | HAVRE VOR/DME | | 111.80 | | 16E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 75 ft. / 1219 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 48-35.584167N | | 48-35.469167N |
| Longitude: | 109-15.524833W | | 109-14.548500W |
| Elevation: | 2415.8 ft. | | 2409.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% DOWN | | 0.2% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 084 magnetic, 100 true | | 264 magnetic, 280 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BLAINE CO. ARPT. COMM.
PO BOX 248
CHINOOK, MT 59523
Phone 406-357-3250 |
| Manager: | EDGAR OBIE JR.
PO BOX 7
CHINOOK, MT 59523
Phone 406-357-2429 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 23/day * | | 84% | local general aviation | | 10% | transient general aviation | | 6% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 30 July 2012 | |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at S71.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KHVR - Havre City-County Airport (21 nm W)
M75 - Malta Airport (55 nm E)
79S - Fort Benton Airport (71 nm SW)
KLWT - Lewistown Municipal Airport (93 nm S)
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Times for 16-Oct-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:08 | | 13:08 |
| Sunrise | | 07:40 | | 13:40 |
| Sunset | | 18:25 | | 00:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:57 | | 00:57 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 16-Oct-2013 18:13:46 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 16-Oct-2013 12:13:46 |
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KHVR
21nm W | 161149Z 1612/1712 22011KT P6SM BKN150 FM161300 33010KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC050 FM161500 35015G20KT 6SM -SHRA SCT020 BKN035 FM170000 33010KT P6SM SCT035 SCT100
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