FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 6S5 |
| Lat/Long: | 46-15-05.3800N / 114-07-31.9450W 46-15.089667N / 114-07.532417W 46.2514944 / -114.1255403 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3642 ft. / 1110.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 18E (1985) |
| From city: | 1 mile E of HAMILTON, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 59840 |
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: | 0800-1700 |
| Pattern altitude: | 4442 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 & PAPI RY 16 & 34 - CTAF. FOR MIRL RY 16/34 DURG DALGHT HRS CTC AMGR 406-375-5473. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-A: | 119.825 (406-375-9149) |
| SPOKANE APPROACH: | 124.9 NORTH |
| SPOKANE DEPARTURE: | 124.9 NORTH |
- APCH/DEP SVC FM/TO NORTH OF ARPT PRVDD BY SPOKANE APCH CTL. WHEN SPOKANE APCH CTL CLSD, APCH CTL PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC ON FREQS 133.4/285.4 (MISSOULA RCAG).
- APCH/DEP SVC FM/TO SOUTH OF ARPT PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC ON FREQS 132.4/338.3 (BUTTE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| MSOr166/39.4 | | MISSOULA VOR/DME | | 112.80 | | 17E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 4200 x 75 ft. / 1280 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 17.0 | | Double wheel: | 25.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | RY 16/34 MKGS FADED. RWY 16 RY 16/34 MKGS FADED. TXWY MARKINGS FADED/MISSING. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 46-15.435000N | | 46-14.744333N |
| Longitude: | 114-07.526000W | | 114-07.538833W |
| Elevation: | 3603.4 ft. | | 3641.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.9% | | 0.9% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 163 magnetic, 181 true | | 343 magnetic, 001 true |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.30 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 114 ft. trees, 1044 ft. from runway, 258 ft. left of centerline, 7:1 slope to clear -4 FT DITCH 122 FT L 0 FT TO 200 FT FM END OF RY. | | 70 ft. trees, 764 ft. from runway, 400 ft. right of centerline, 8:1 slope to clear +60' TREES 50' LEFT OF CNTRLN EXTDD. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | RAVALLI CO COURTHOUSE BOX 5016, SUITE A HAMILTON, MT 59840 Phone 406-375-6500 |
| Manager: | PAGE GOUGH 215 S. 4TH STREET SUITE A HAMILTON, MT 59840 Phone 406-375-9149 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 116 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 96 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 9 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 5 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
- ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
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| Aircraft operations: avg 65/day * | | 57% | local general aviation | | 35% | transient general aviation | | 8% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 26 March 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | LOOSE ASPH MATERIAL ON PARALLEL TWY FOR RY 16/34. |
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 between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (1065KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download (822KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
| HAMEY ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (147KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (63KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
32S - Stevensville Airport (17 nm N)
KMSO - Missoula International Airport (40 nm N)
3U3 - Bowman Field Airport (53 nm E)
KSMN - Lemhi County Airport (68 nm S)
KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (70 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 21-Sep-2009
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:56 | | 13:56 |
| Sunrise | | 07:27 | | 14:27 |
| Sunset | | 17:13 | | 00:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:45 | | 00:45 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 03:29:58 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 07-Nov-2009 20:29:58 |
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| METAR |
KMSO 40nm N | 080253Z 11004KT 10SM CLR 02/M03 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP150 T00171033 58001
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K3DU 47nm NE | 072350Z 28012KT 20SM SCT055 08/M02 RMK NOSPECI T00831021 57014
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| TAF |
KMSO 40nm N | 072320Z 0800/0824 16006KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 FM080500 VRB05KT P6SM BKN050 FM081200 28008KT P6SM VCSH OVC050
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| NOTAMs |
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