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S85 Big Sky Field Airport
Culbertson, Montana, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012

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 -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving 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: MON-FRI 0800-1700
SVCS AVBL 24 HRS 406-787-6680/0660.
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 08/26 & PAPI RY 26 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
ISNr247/30.7WILLISTON VORTAC116.3012E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
SIDNEY325/29.535909ESDY ... -.. -.--
PLENTYWOOD163/38.225116EPWD .--. .-- -..

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: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 8  RUNWAY 26
Gradient: 0.5%0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, 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: BOB JASPER
BOX 351
CULBERTSON, MT 59218
Phone 406-787-5271

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 8
Single engine airplanes: 8
    
Aircraft operations: avg 89/week *
81% local general aviation
15% transient general aviation
2% military
2% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 09 September 2008

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-Feb-2012
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:3813:38
Sunrise07:1114:11
Sunset17:1400:14
Evening civil twilight17:4600:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-Feb-2012 12:23:47
Local (UTC-7)  12-Feb-2012 05:23:47
 
METAR
KSDY 
30nm SE 
121155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M19/M24 A3014 RMK AO1 11150 21200
KISN 
35nm E 
121152Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M21/M22 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP255 T12061217 11133 21217 56023
KOLF 
43nm W 
121153Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM CLR M17/M21 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP229 T11721206 11156 21178 58024
TAF
KSDY 
30nm SE 
121137Z 1212/1312 VRB03KT P6SM SKC AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
KISN 
35nm E 
121127Z 1212/1312 14005KT P6SM SKC FM121700 16008KT P6SM SKC FM130100 19003KT P6SM SCT070 FM130800 24004KT P6SM SCT070
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Town of Culbertson 406-787-5271
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100LL
SS $5.91 
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