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3U9 Boulder Airport
Boulder, Montana, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: 3U9
Lat/Long: 46-12-41.7400N / 112-06-20.9960W
46-12.695667N / 112-06.349933W
46.2115944 / -112.1058322
(estimated)
Elevation: 4968 ft. / 1514 m (estimated)
Variation: 17E (1985)
From city: 2 miles S of BOULDER, MT
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 59632

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 07/1963
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: yes
Segmented circle: yes

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HIAr349/21.2WHITEHALL VORTAC113.7018E
HLNr179/24.5HELENA VORTAC117.7016E
CPNr052/28.8COPPERTOWN VOR/DME111.6016E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CAPITOL180/24.733516ECVP -.-. ...- .--.
HAUSER198/25.838616EHAU .... .- ..-

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 11/29

Dimensions: 3675 x 72 ft. / 1120 x 22 m
Surface: turf, in fair condition
HAS 1% TO 3% UPHILL GRADIENT FROM RY 29 END TO RY 11 END.
Runway edge markings: RY 11/29 THLDS MKD WITH RED CONES, EDGES MKD WITH WHITE CONES.
RUNWAY 11  RUNWAY 29
Gradient: 3.1%3.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic
Obstructions: 250 ft. hill, 5000 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear10 ft. road, 216 ft. from runway, 21:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: TWN OF BOULDER & JEFFERSON CO
COUNTY COURTHOUSE BOX H
BOULDER, MT 59632
Phone 406-225-4025
Manager: AL MARTINI
PO BOX 2
BOULDER, MT 59632
Phone 406-225-9529

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 2
Single engine airplanes: 2
    
Aircraft operations: avg 50/month *
71% local general aviation
29% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 13 August 2007

Additional Remarks

NO SNOW REMOVAL
NO PHONE ON AIRPORT.
-2 FT DRAINAGE DITCH +1 FT BERM WEST SIDE OF RY FULL LENGTH; 43 FT FM RY 11/29 CNTRLN.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3U9.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (22 nm SW)
KHLN - Helena Regional Airport (24 nm N)
3U3 - Bowman Field Airport (32 nm W)
KBZN - Gallatin Field Airport (48 nm SE)
KDLN - Dillon Airport (60 nm S)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:2214:22
Sunrise07:5614:56
Sunset16:4223:42
Evening civil twilight17:1600:16

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Dec-2009 18:25:41
Local (UTC-7)  05-Dec-2009 11:25:41
 
METAR
KBTM 
22nm SW 
051753Z AUTO 30009KT 10SM OVC035 M09/M16 A2998 RMK AO2 UPB27E38 SLP223 P0000 60000 T10941156 11089 21111 53013
KHLN 
24nm N 
051753Z 32017G21KT 5SM -SN BKN023 BKN030 OVC036 M07/M12 A3010 RMK AO2 PK WND 36029/1657 SLP259 P0000 60001 T10721117 11067 21078 51019
TAF
KBTM 
22nm SW 
051728Z 0518/0618 30007KT P6SM -SHSN SCT028 BKN035 OVC050 TEMPO 0518/0520 4SM -SHSN BKN025 FM052100 01010KT 3SM -SN BKN015 OVC025 FM060300 04010KT P6SM VCSH BKN035 BKN060 FM060900 17015G25KT 6SM BLSN SCT010 BKN100
KHLN 
24nm N 
051721Z 0518/0618 35018G25KT 2SM -SN SCT012 OVC020 TEMPO 0518/0520 1/2SM SN BKN010 FM052100 33015KT 4SM -SN SCT015 BKN025 TEMPO 0521/0601 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC012 FM060600 02008KT 5SM -SHSN SCT020 BKN030
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