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6S3 Woltermann Memorial Airport
Columbus, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 JANUARY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier: 6S3
Lat/Long: 45-37-49.8860N 109-14-21.1740W
45-37.831433N 109-14.352900W
45.6305239,-109.2392150
(estimated)
Elevation: 3577.6 ft. / 1090.5 m (surveyed)
Variation: 15E (1985)
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 59019

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
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
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
BILr233/27.9BILLINGS VORTAC114.5014E

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 10/28

Dimensions: 3800 x 75 ft. / 1158 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 5 /F/C/Y/T
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 10  RUNWAY 28
Latitude: 45-37.948500N45-37.714333N
Longitude: 109-14.766000W109-13.939833W
Elevation: 3577.6 ft.3563.7 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF COLUMBUS & STILLWATER CTY
PO BOX 970
COLUMBUS, MT 59019
Phone 406-322-8010
Manager: HARDIN GRAHAM
1853 E. 1ST AVE. SO.
COLUMBUS, MT 59019
Phone 406-780-0034

Additional Remarks

- REPAIR SVC ATTENDED WEEKDAYS 0800-1700 LCL.
- MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.
- FOR CD CTC BILLINGS APCH AT 406-255-2798

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 6S3.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

6S8 - Laurel Municipal Airport (21 nm E)
KBIL - Billings Logan International Airport (31 nm E)
6S0 - Big Timber at Howard Field Airport (33 nm W)
KPOY - Powell Municipal Airport (50 nm SE)
KLVM - Mission Field Airport (51 nm W)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Jan-2026
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1514:15
Sunrise07:4714:47
Sunset17:1200:12
Evening civil twilight17:4400:44

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Jan-2026 09:26:09
Local (UTC-7)  25-Jan-2026 02:26:09
 
METAR
K6S8 
21nm E 		250915Z AUTO 04010KT 1 1/2SM BR OVC004 M15/M15 A3018 RMK A01
KBIL 
31nm E 		250853Z 04006KT 9SM BKN030 OVC055 M16/M17 A3015 RMK AO2 SNE51 SLP278 P0000 60001 T11561172 51018
K6S0 
33nm W 		250915Z AUTO 02010KT 7SM FEW010 BKN016 OVC021 M14/M18 A3009 RMK A01
TAF
KBIL 
31nm E 		250812Z 2508/2606 05008KT 4SM -SN FEW010 BKN030 OVC050 TEMPO 2508/2511 1SM -SN BR FEW006 BKN015 OVC025 FM251400 05006KT P6SM VCSH SCT010 BKN025 OVC040 FM251800 23009KT P6SM SCT050 FM260300 23018G28KT P6SM SKC
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 		 
 Contact 		 
 Services / Description 		 
Fuel Prices		 
Comments		  
Rickman Aircraft 406-322-5974
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100LL
SS $5.59 
 Updated 21-Jan-2026
  
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SS=Self service
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