FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving 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
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CPNr291/28.9 | | COPPERTOWN VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 16E |
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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RWY MARKINGS COMPLETELY FADED |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Markings: | numbers only, in poor condition | | numbers only, in poor condition |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. road, 596 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear | | 263 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 |
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| 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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in March 2005
from an RV-6 during a fly-in to the airport
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Riddick Field Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:54 | | 13:54 |
| Sunrise | | 07:26 | | 14:26 |
| Sunset | | 17:08 | | 00:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:40 | | 00:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Nov-2009 00:03:42 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 08-Nov-2009 17:03:42 |
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| METAR |
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K3DU
22nm N | 082340Z 30008KT 20SM BKN055 06/M05 RMK NOSPECI T00611047 57007
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KBTM
40nm SE | 082353Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM FEW085 04/M12 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP193 60000 T00391117 10061 20022 53007
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KBTM
40nm SE | 082320Z 0900/0924 32011KT P6SM SCT080 FM090300 VRB03KT P6SM SCT060
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KMSO
49nm NW | 082320Z 0900/0924 27007KT P6SM VCSH BKN070 FM090900 VRB04KT 6SM BR SCT070 FM091500 VRB04KT P6SM SCT070
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| NOTAMs |
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