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U05 Riddick Field Airport
Philipsburg, Montana, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

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
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
DUSK-DAWN. ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 - CTAF.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CPNr291/28.9COPPERTOWN VOR/DME111.6016E

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 16  RUNWAY 34
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: rightleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good 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 28 September 2010

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at U05.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3U3 - Bowman Field Airport (21 nm SE)
38S - Deer Lodge-City-County Airport (23 nm E)
32S - Stevensville Airport (33 nm W)
6S5 - Ravalli County Airport (34 nm W)
KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (40 nm SE)
 
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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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:2313:23
Sunrise07:5313:53
Sunset18:4500:45
Evening civil twilight19:1501:15

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 18:24:02
Local (UTC-6)  16-Oct-2013 12:24:02
 
METAR
KBTM 
40nm SE 
161653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN100 M01/M04 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP240 T10111044
TAF
KBTM 
40nm SE 
161120Z 1612/1712 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM161600 VRB04KT P6SM BKN090 BKN200 FM162200 34006KT P6SM VCSH BKN080
KMSO 
49nm NW 
161120Z 1612/1712 VRB04KT P6SM BKN150 FM161500 VRB04KT P6SM BKN100 FM161800 34009KT P6SM VCSH BKN090 OVC120 FM170300 35006KT P6SM BKN120
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