FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | S85 |
| Lat/Long: | 48-09-12.0000N / 104-30-14.6000W
48-09.200000N / 104-30.243333W
48.1533333 / -104.5040556
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1953 ft. / 595.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 13E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile NE of CULBERTSON, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59218 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1950 |
| Sectional chart: | BILLINGS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GTF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD
ON CALL ALL HOURS 406-787-6680/0660. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 & PAPI RY 26 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| ISNr247/30.7 | | WILLISTON VORTAC | | 116.30 | | 12E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| SIDNEY | | 325/29.5 | | 359 | | 09E | | SDY | ... -.. -.-- |
| WILLISTON | | 256/36.8 | | 275 | | 15E | | ISN | .. ... -. |
| PLENTYWOOD | | 162/38.1 | | 251 | | 16E | | PWD | .--. .-- -.. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 3800 x 60 ft. / 1158 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| 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) |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ROOSEVELT COUNTY & CITY
210 BROADWAY
CULBERTSON, MT 59218
Phone 406-787-5271 |
| Manager: | ROBERT JASPER
BOX 351
CULBERTSON, MT 59218
Phone 406-787-5271 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 8 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 89/week * | | 81% | local general aviation | | 15% | transient general aviation | | 2% | military | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 17 July 2012 | |
Additional Remarks
| A58-08 | RY 08 20 FT TREES NORTH OF CNTRLN APROX 200 FT FM EOR. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at S85.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
PO1 - Poplar Municipal Airport (26 nm W)
KSDY - Sidney-Richland Municipal Airport (30 nm SE)
KISN - Sloulin Field International Airport (35 nm E)
KPWD - Sher-Wood Airport (38 nm N)
KOLF - L M Clayton Airport (43 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Mike Beckhoff
Photo taken 23-Aug-2012
looking east.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Big Sky Field Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:16 | | 11:16 |
| Sunrise | | 05:51 | | 11:51 |
| Sunset | | 20:15 | | 02:15 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:50 | | 02:50 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 10:32:25 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Aug-2013 04:32:25 |
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| METAR |
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KSDY
30nm SE | 130955Z AUTO 33003KT 10SM SCT060 SCT070 BKN080 16/11 A3018 RMK AO1
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KISN
35nm E | 130952Z AUTO 04006KT 10SM OVC060 16/12 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP216 T01560117
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KOLF
43nm W | 130953Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM CLR 16/10 A3012 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT W SLP193 T01560100 $
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KSDY
30nm SE | 130526Z 1306/1406 05003KT P6SM FEW060 SCT300 FM131700 14009G15KT P6SM SCT120 OVC150 FM132300 VRB06KT P6SM VCTS SCT060CB BKN100 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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KISN
35nm E | 130534Z 1306/1406 07003KT P6SM FEW300 FM131000 10005KT P6SM FEW060 SCT300 FM131600 12011KT P6SM SCT060 FM140100 11006KT P6SM FEW250
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