FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 38S |
| Lat/Long: | 46-23-12.2600N / 112-45-52.4700W 46-23.204333N / 112-45.874500W 46.3867389 / -112.7645750 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4693 ft. / 1430 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 17E (1985) |
| 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 |
| 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 12/30 & PAPI RYS 12 & 30 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| CPNr342/21.3 | | COPPERTOWN VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 16E |
| HLNr232/36.0 | | HELENA VORTAC | | 117.70 | | 16E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CAPITOL | | 233/36.6 | | 335 | | 16E | | CVP | -.-. ...- .--. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 5799 x 75 ft. / 1768 x 23 m RY 12/30 EXTDD SE END. |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 36.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 46-23.574167N | | 46-22.834500N |
| Longitude: | 112-46.310000W | | 112-45.439167W |
| Elevation: | 4692.5 ft. | | 4628.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.3% | | 1.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 124 magnetic, 141 true | | 304 magnetic, 321 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 345 ft. hill, 7800 ft. from runway, 23:1 slope to clear | | none +28' TREES 250' LEFT OF RWY CNTRLN EXTENDED. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | POWELL COUNTY 409 MISSOURI AVE DEER LODGE, MT 59722-1084 Phone 406-846-3680 |
| Manager: | RON KELLEY 2944 GREENHOUSE ROAD DEER LODGE, MT 59722 Phone 406-846-2300 ALSO 406-846-3825. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 15 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 13 | | Helicopters: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 78/week * | | 43% | local general aviation | | 37% | transient general aviation | | 12% | air taxi | | 7% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 05 September 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 38S.
Some 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 NE)
32S - Stevensville Airport (54 nm W)
6S5 - Ravalli County Airport (57 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 10-Oct-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:20 | | 11:20 |
| Sunrise | | 05:56 | | 11:56 |
| Sunset | | 20:59 | | 02:59 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:35 | | 03:35 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 05:44:42 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 16-May-2008 23:44:42 |
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| METAR |
K3DU 23nm NW | 162340Z 28010KT 20SM SKC 28/02 RMK NOSPECI T02780019 57007
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KBTM 27nm SE | 170453Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM CLR 11/01 A3035 RMK AO2 SLP246 T01110011
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KHLN 35nm E | 170453Z 24006KT 10SM CLR 20/01 A3023 RMK AO2 SLP226 T02000006
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| TAF |
KBTM 27nm SE | 170000Z 170024 34010G17KT P6SM SKC FM0300 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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