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S85 Big Sky Field Airport
Culbertson, Montana, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: S85
Lat/Long: 48-09-12.0000N / 104-30-14.0000W
48-09.200000N / 104-30.233333W
48.1533333 / -104.5038889
(estimated)
Elevation: 1954 ft. / 596 m (estimated)
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
ON CALL ALL HOURS 406-787-6277/6325.
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
SIDNEY322/29.535912ESDY ... -.. -.--
PLENTYWOOD163/38.225116EPWD .--. .-- -..

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MAJOR
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 8/26

Dimensions: 3800 x 60 ft. / 1158 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
RY 08/26 HAS CRACKS AND SFC SPALLING.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 4.0
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)
Obstructions: 13 ft. road, 249 ft. from runway, 4:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: ROOSEVELT COUNTY & CITY
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
WOLF POINT, MT 59201
Phone 406-653-1852
Manager: RICK ISLE
BOX 537
CULBERTSON, MT 59218
Phone 406-650-8305

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 5
Single engine airplanes: 5
    
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:

42S - Poplar Airport (27 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 08-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2213:22
Sunrise06:5513:55
Sunset16:2823:28
Evening civil twilight17:0200:02

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Nov-2009 23:53:41
Local (UTC-7)  08-Nov-2009 16:53:41
 
METAR
KSDY 
30nm SE 
082335Z AUTO 27009KT 10SM CLR 09/M07 A2999 RMK AO1
KISN 
35nm E 
082252Z 27012G21KT 10SM CLR 11/M06 A2994 RMK AO2 PK WND 27027/2157 SLP156 T01061056
KOLF 
43nm W 
082253Z AUTO 28014KT 10SM CLR 10/M08 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP167 T01001078
TAF
KSDY 
30nm SE 
081730Z 0818/0918 17009KT P6SM BKN090 FM082000 26016G26KT P6SM FEW100 FM090000 25007KT P6SM SKC AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
KISN 
35nm E 
081936Z 0820/0918 23009KT P6SM SCT090 FM082030 26012G22KT P6SM SCT090 FM090200 26006KT P6SM SKC
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