FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 97M |
| Lat/Long: | 45-52-40.4920N / 104-32-15.0260W 45-52.674867N / 104-32.250433W 45.8779144 / -104.5375072 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3503 ft. / 1067.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12E (1990) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of EKALAKA, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59324 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 10/1992 |
| Sectional chart: | BILLINGS |
| 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: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN MIRL RY 13/31 & PAPI RYS 13 & 31 PRESET MEDIUM INTST DUSK-0000; OTHER HRS ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) BEACON IS LOCATED 3/4 MILE NE ON HILL TOP. |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| TIMBER | | 191/30.5 | | 344 | | 12E | | BKU | -... -.- ..- |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 3800 x 75 ft. / 1158 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) RY 31 PAPI OTS INDEFLY. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF CARTER COUNTY COURT HOUSE EKALAKA, MT 59324 Phone 406-775-8749 |
| Manager: | TROY FRUIT COUNTY COURT HOUSE EKALAKA, MT 59324 Phone 406-775-6541 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 4 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 4 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 39/week * | | 73% | transient general aviation | | 24% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 12 July 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| A58-31 | 80' TALL HILLS IN TRANSITIONAL SURFACE, SOUTH SIDE OF APT, 700' FROM RWY EDGE |
| - | PAY PHONE ON FIELD |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 97M.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBHK - Baker Municipal Airport (30 nm N)
KBPP - Bowman Municipal Airport (50 nm E)
KMLS - Frank Wiley Field Airport (65 nm NW)
W43 - Hulett Municipal Airport (73 nm S)
KEFC - Belle Fourche Municipal Airport (74 nm SE)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 04:50 | | 10:50 |
| Sunrise | | 05:25 | | 11:25 |
| Sunset | | 20:24 | | 02:24 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:59 | | 02:59 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 05:37:37 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 16-May-2008 23:37:37 |
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| METAR |
KBHK 31nm NE | 170453Z AUTO 29009KT 10SM CLR 13/04 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP169 T01280039
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K2WX 45nm E | 170456Z AUTO 30019KT 16/03 A3000 RMK AO1 SLP143 T01610033
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KBPP 50nm E | 170515Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM CLR 13/05 A3005 RMK AO1
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| NOTAMs |
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