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38S Deer Lodge-City-County Airport
Deer Lodge, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: 38S
Lat/Long: 46-23-16.2000N 112-45-53.8000W
46-23.270000N 112-45.896667W
46.3878333,-112.7649444
(estimated)
Elevation: 4692.7 ft. / 1430.3 m (surveyed)
Variation: 13E (2015)
From city: 2 miles W of DEER LODGE, MT
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 59722

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: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 & PAPI RYS 13 & 31 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-AV: 120.025 (406-846-1177)
WX AWOS-AV at 3U3 (15 nm S): 122.8 (406-563-8275)
  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE CITY ARTCC ( ZLC) ON FREQS 133.4/285.4 (GREAT FALLS RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
CPNr342/21.4COPPERTOWN VOR/DME116.0516E
HLNr237/36.0HELENA VORTAC117.7012E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 5800 x 75 ft. / 1768 x 23 m
RY 13/31 EXTDD SE END.
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 50.0
Double wheel: 75.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 46-23.574105N46-22.834530N
Longitude: 112-46.310000W112-45.439258W
Elevation: 4692.7 ft.4628.1 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 128 magnetic, 141 true308 magnetic, 321 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.22 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (2.72 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF DEER LODGE & POWELL CO
409 MISSOURI AVE STE 203
DEER LODGE, MT 59722-1084
Phone 406-846-9723
Manager: TONY PFAFF
2944 GREENHOUSE ROAD
DEER LODGE, MT 59722
Phone 406-490-3071
ALSO 406-846-3825. OR 406-490-0297 OR 406-490-3071

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 18
Single engine airplanes: 10
Jet airplanes: 2
Helicopters: 6
    
Aircraft operations: avg 78/week *
43% local general aviation
37% transient general aviation
12% air taxi
7% military
* for 12-month period ending 25 June 2019

Additional Remarks

A55-31 +28' TREES 250' LEFT OF RWY CNTRLN EXTENDED.
SINGLE WHEEL APRON WEIGHT BEARING CAPACITY 30,000 LBS FOR SW APRON, 50,000 LBS FOR NE APRON, TWY TO NE APRON 50,000 LBS.
FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -23C.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS)-A   download (324KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (223KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3U3 - Bowman Field Airport (15 nm S)
KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (28 nm SE)
KHLN - Helena Regional Airport (35 nm E)
32S - Stevensville Airport (54 nm W)
KRVF - Ruby Valley Field Airport (55 nm S)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-Apr-2024
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0612:06
Sunrise06:3812:38
Sunset20:2302:23
Evening civil twilight20:5502:55

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  19-Apr-2024 04:06:56
Local (UTC-6)  18-Apr-2024 22:06:56
 
METAR
K38S 190400Z AUTO 36008KT 10SM M01/M06 A3031
K3U3 
15nm S 
190400Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM M01/M06 A3025
TAF
KBTM 
28nm SE 
181721Z 1818/1918 VRB04KT P6SM OVC070 FM182000 31007KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 OVC080 FM190400 03011KT P6SM OVC050
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

  
 Business Name 
 
 Contact 
 
 Services / Description 
 
Fuel Prices
 
Comments
  
TC Aviation 406-490-3071
no information available

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100LL Jet A
FS --- $5.95 
SS $6.10 --- 
 Updated 21-Mar-2024
 
   1 read write
Alternatives at nearby airports
IMPORTANT: Note that the FBOs below are NOT at 38S but at other nearby airports. Do not expect services from these FBOs to be available at 38S.
Located at KBTM
Butte Aviation Inc
UNICOM 123.00
406-494-6694
[web site]
[email]
At KBTM (Bert Mooney Airport), 28 miles SSE

Jet A, Av gas, Heated Hangars up to G650/GLEX, GPU AC/DC, Deice type 1&4, Courtesy car, customs and International garbage processing, rental cars & hotels.
More info and photos of Butte Aviation Inc (KBTM)
Located at KBTM
EPIC
100LL Jet A
FS $6.40 $5.90 
GUARANTEED
 
   1 read write
FS=Full service
SS=Self service
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