FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013
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 -6 (UTC -7 during Standard 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: | ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 & PAPI RY 16 & 34 - CTAF. FOR MIRL RY 16/34 DURG DALGHT HRS CTC AMGR 406-375-9149. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-AV: | 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 SALT LAKE ARTCC 2220-0600 ON FREQS 133.4/285.4 (MILLER PEAK 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. | | 3641.5 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: | | 90 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 72 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Jet airplanes: | | 2 | | Helicopters: | | 3 | | 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 18 September 2009 | |
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 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS)-A | |
download (591KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download (407KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
| HAMEY ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (122KB) |
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)
38S - Deer Lodge-City-County Airport (57 nm E)
KSMN - Lemhi County Airport (68 nm S)
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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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:25 | | 11:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:01 | | 12:01 |
| Sunset | | 21:05 | | 03:05 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:41 | | 03:41 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 10:41:38 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 18-May-2013 04:41:38 |
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| TAF |
KMSO 40nm N | 180728Z 1807/1906 00000KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC045 TEMPO 1807/1811 -SHRA OVC025 FM181100 29005KT P6SM -SHRA OVC040 FM182100 30010KT P6SM VCSH OVC060 FM190300 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH BKN060
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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