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U05 Riddick Field Airport
Philipsburg, Montana, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: U05
Lat/Long: 46-19-09.7310N / 113-18-18.2310W
46-19.162183N / 113-18.303850W
46.3193697 / -113.3050642
(estimated)
Elevation: 5212 ft. / 1588.6 m (surveyed)
Variation: 17E (1985)
From city: 1 mile SE of PHILIPSBURG, MT
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 59858

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1970
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: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
DRUr177/(19.6)DRUMMOND VOR117.1017E
CPNr291/28.9COPPERTOWN VOR/DME111.6016E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
HAMILTON065/34.641019EHMM .... -- --

Airport Services

Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions: 3600 x 60 ft. / 1097 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
PAVEMENT IS SPALLING, MAJOR CRACK PROPIGATION THROUGHOUT. MULTIPLE EDGE FRACTURES.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 7.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Runway edge markings: RWY MARKINGS COMPLETELY FADED
RWY MARKINGS COMPLETELY FADED
RUNWAY 16  RUNWAY 34
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Markings: numbers only, in poor conditionnumbers only, in poor condition
Obstructions: 18 ft. road, 596 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear263 ft. hill, 4400 ft. from runway, 545 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: GRANITE COUNTY
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
PHILIPSBURG, MT 59858
Phone 406-859-3771
406-544-3733 (CELL)
Manager: DEAN NEITZ
P.O. BOX 446
PHILIPSBURG, MT 59858
Phone 406-859-3608
406-544-3733 (CELL)

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 7
Single engine airplanes: 7
    
Aircraft operations: avg 39/week *
61% local general aviation
34% transient general aviation
5% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 05 September 2008

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at U05.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3U3 - Bowman Field Airport (21 nm SE)
32S - Stevensville Airport (33 nm W)
6S5 - Ravalli County Airport (34 nm W)
KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (40 nm SE)
KMSO - Missoula International Airport (48 nm NW)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of U05 (Riddick Field Airport)
Taken in March 2005
from an RV-6 during a fly-in to the airport

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Sectional chart
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From to U05

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:3311:33
Sunrise06:0912:09
Sunset21:1103:11
Evening civil twilight21:4603:46

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Jul-2008 06:37:34
Local (UTC-6)  25-Jul-2008 00:37:34
 
METAR
K3DU 
22nm N 
242345Z 29008KT 20SM SKC 24/02 RMK NOSPECI T02440018 57007
KBTM 
40nm SE 
250553Z AUTO 12004KT 10SM CLR 14/02 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP186 T01390022 10256 20133 51014
TAF
KBTM 
40nm SE 
250520Z 250606 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM1900 17007KT P6SM SKC
KMSO 
49nm NW 
250520Z 250606 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM1200 11007KT P6SM SKC FM2000 VRB05KT P6SM SKC
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