FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 11 FEBRUARY 2010
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 49S |
| Lat/Long: | 48-50-41.9360N / 113-25-38.3500W 48-50.698933N / 113-25.639167W 48.8449822 / -113.4273194 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4518 ft. / 1377 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 19E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile SE of BABB, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59411 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1961 |
| 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: | no |
Airport Communications
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 3860 x 110 ft. / 1177 x 34 m |
| Surface: | turf, in fair condition RWY 14/32 SOFT WHEN WET. GOPHER HOLES ON RY SFC. TALL GRASS AT NORTH END |
| Runway edge markings: | TIRES FADED AND OBSCURED BY WEEDS 14/32 EDGE MARKED WITH PAINTED TIRES FULL LENGTH. |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | right |
| Markings: | NSTD, in fair condition | | |
| Obstructions: | 14 ft. trees, 172 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear | | 40 ft. trees, 1670 ft. from runway, 264 ft. right of centerline, 40:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BLACKFEET NATION PO BOX 850 BROWNING, MT 59417 Phone 406-338-7179 |
| Manager: | MT AERO DIV PO BOX 200507 HELENA, MT 59620 Phone 406-444-2506 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 21/month * | | 80% | transient general aviation | | 20% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 15 September 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | NO SNOW REMOVAL. |
| - | LIVESTOCK ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FARM ROAD ON RY SOUTH END TO TIEDOWN AREA. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 49S.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCTB - Cut Bank Municipal Airport (44 nm E)
KGPI - Glacier Park International Airport (46 nm SW)
KSBX - Shelby Airport (64 nm E)
S01 - Conrad Airport (71 nm SE)
8S1 - Polson Airport (75 nm SW)
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Times for 17-Mar-2010
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:12 | | 13:12 |
| Sunrise | | 07:44 | | 13:44 |
| Sunset | | 19:41 | | 01:41 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:12 | | 02:12 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-Mar-2010 01:21:58 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 17-Mar-2010 19:21:58 |
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| METAR |
K8S0 19nm SE | 180000Z 24010KT
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CWFJ 22nm N | 180000Z AUTO 26016G24KT 08/M10 RMK AO1 PK WND 27027/2306 T00781097
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CWGM 22nm NW | 180000Z AUTO 26014G22KT 05/M09 RMK AO1 PK WND 27028/2340 T00481088
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| TAF |
KCTB 44nm E | 172337Z 1800/1824 30016G25KT P6SM SCT070 BKN200 FM180100 27013KT P6SM SCT200 FM180800 32010KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 OVC100 PROB30 1814/1818 2SM -SN BKN020 FM182000 35012KT P6SM SCT030 BKN060
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KGPI 46nm SW | 172320Z 1800/1824 23012G22KT P6SM VCSH SCT050 BKN080 FM180300 VRB05KT P6SM BKN100 FM181800 35009KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 OVC080
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| NOTAMs |
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