FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 6S0 |
| Lat/Long: | 45-48-23.3181N 109-58-41.7237W
45-48.388635N 109-58.695395W
45.8064773,-109.9782566
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 4493.9 ft. / 1369.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 11E (2020) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of BIG TIMBER, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 59011 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1941 |
| 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, ALL SAT-SUN ON CALL
FOR ATTENDANT SAT & SUN CALL 406-932-4389. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | PAPI RWY 24; MIRL RWY 06/24 OPR DUSK-MIDNIGHT, OTR TIMES ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 132.050 (406-932-6051) |
- APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC (ZLC) ON 127.75/351.9 (BILLINGS RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| LVMr057/20.4 | | LIVINGSTON VOR/DME | | 116.10 | | 15E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:100LL & JET A FUEL AVBL UPON REQ. CALL 406-932-4389 OR 406-930-1683. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 5285 x 75 ft. / 1611 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 45-48.303167N | | 45-48.542020N |
| Longitude: | 109-59.242333W | | 109-58.046667W |
| Elevation: | 4490.2 ft. | | 4457.7 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 063 magnetic, 074 true | | 243 magnetic, 254 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 3475 x 75 ft. / 1059 x 23 m |
| Surface: | turf, in good condition |
| Runway edge markings: | 18/36 - THLDS MARKED WITH CONES. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 45-48.614833N | | 45-48.059167N |
| Longitude: | 109-58.672833W | | 109-58.864500W |
| Elevation: | 4468.8 ft. | | 4492.4 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 182 magnetic, 193 true | | 002 magnetic, 013 true |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF BIG TIMBER/SWEETGRASS CO
PO BOX 888
BIG TIMBER, MT 59011
Phone 406-932-5152 |
| Manager: | KIRK BRYAN
BOX 279
BIG TIMBER, MT 59011
Phone 406-930-1780 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568. |
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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 | |
download (356KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 | |
download (239KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (208KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (540KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KLVM - Mission Field Airport (21 nm W)
KHWQ - Wheatland County Airport at Harlowton (39 nm N)
KBZN - Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (49 nm W)
6S8 - Laurel Municipal Airport (51 nm E)
7S6 - White Sulphur Springs Airport (57 nm NW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 24-Jun-2017
looking northeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Big Timber at Howard Field Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Nov-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:35 | | 13:35 |
| Sunrise | | 07:07 | | 14:07 |
| Sunset | | 17:00 | | 00:00 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:32 | | 00:32 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Nov-2025 16:51:44 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 05-Nov-2025 09:51:44 |
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| METAR |
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| K6S0 | 051605Z AUTO 14003KT 10SM CLR 03/02 A3009 RMK A01
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| TAF |
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KLVM
20nm W | 051340Z 0514/0612 10009KT 6SM -SHRA BR BKN003 BKN006 OVC012 FM051500 12010KT P6SM BKN007 BKN015 BKN100 FM051800 12010KT P6SM SCT015 SCT150 FM052100 20020G30KT P6SM BKN150 FM060300 23028G45KT P6SM BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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