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9S5

Three Forks Airport
Three Forks, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	9S5
Lat/Long:	45-52-41.2000N 111-34-10.0000W 45-52.686667N 111-34.166667W 45.8781111,-111.5694444 (estimated)
Elevation:	4089.4 ft. / 1246.4 m (surveyed)
Variation:	16E (1985)
From city:	1 mile SE of THREE FORKS, MT
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	59752

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	06/1949
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS:	GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	GTF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	CONTINUOUS
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT REILS RWY 03 & 21; PAPI RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	122.8
WX ASOS at BZN (19 nm E):	PHONE 406-388-4882

AUTOMATED UNICOM.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
BZNr270/18.2		BOZEMAN VOR/DME		112.40		18E
HIAr070/25.1		WHITEHALL VOR/DME		113.70		18E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
MANNI		259/11.9		266		13E		BZ	-... --..

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL 100LL:FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.
Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 3/21

Dimensions:

5099 x 60 ft. / 1554 x 18 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 3

RUNWAY 21

Latitude:

45-52.365290N

45-53.008283N

Longitude:

111-34.551467W

111-33.780352W

Elevation:

4089.2 ft.

4080.7 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

024 magnetic, 040 true

204 magnetic, 220 true

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

2-light PAPI on left (3.25 degrees glide path)

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	GALLATIN COUNTY 311 WEST MAIN RM 306 BOZEMAN, MT 59715 Phone 406-582-3000
Manager:	NICK BILTON P.O. BOX 978 THREE FORKS, MT 59752 Phone 406-570-0803

Additional Remarks

A96	ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
-	OCCASIONAL AEROBATIC MANEUVERS INVOF ARPT.
-	UPON DEPARTURE, ALL ACFT MUST REACH 500 FT ALTITUDE PRIOR TO MAKING ANY TURNS.
-	FOR CD CTC BIG SKY APCH AT 208-364-5860/5861, IF UNABLE CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 9S5.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KBZN - Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (19 nm E)
KEKS - Ennis - Big Sky Airport (36 nm S)
KRVF - Ruby Valley Field Airport (37 nm SW)
KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (39 nm W)
7S6 - White Sulphur Springs Airport (46 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 21-Nov-2024

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:04	14:04
Sunrise	07:37	14:37
Sunset	16:48	23:48
Evening civil twilight	17:21	00:21

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	21-Nov-2024 12:25:06
Local (UTC-7)	21-Nov-2024 05:25:06

METAR

KBZN
18nm E

211156Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M04/M06 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP229 T10441061 11028 21067 51003

TAF

KBZN
18nm E

211126Z 2112/2218 VRB06KT P6SM BKN090 PROB30 2209/2212 -FZDZ BKN040

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Headwaters Flying Service

406-285-3006
406-439-4179
[web site]
[email]

Aviation fuel, Aircraft ground handling, Oxygen service, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangars, Hangar leasing / sales, Flight training, ...

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	100LL
AS		$6.75
Updated 28-Oct-2024

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AS=Assisted/Self Service

Aviation Businesses, Services, and Facilities

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Distance

Comments

T C Willis, LLC

208-304-1057
[web site]
[email]

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