FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | HLN |
| Lat/Long: | 46-36-24.5000N / 111-58-57.9000W 46-36.408333N / 111-58.965000W 46.6068056 / -111.9827500 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3877 ft. / 1181.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (1990) |
| From city: | 2 miles NE of HELENA, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59601 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | GREAT FALLS |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | HLN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0500-0100 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT HIRL RY 09/27, MIRL RYS 05/23 & 16/34, REIL RY 09, MALSR RY 27 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | yes, LNDG FEE FOR ALL COMMERCIAL ACFT & ALL ACFT OVER 10000 LBS. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| Airline operations: | ARFF COVERAGE PRVDD FOR SKED PART 121 ACRS ONLY EXCP WITH PRIOR APPROVAL - CALL 406-442-2821. |
| International operations: | customs landing rights airport |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 118.3 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 120.4 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 406-443-4317 |
| HELENA GROUND: | 121.9 [0600-0000 MON-FRI 0600-2200 SAT-SUN] |
| HELENA TOWER: | 118.3 257.8 [0600-0000 MON-FRI 0600-2200 SAT-SUN] |
| HELENA APPROACH: | 119.5 229.4 [0600-0000 MON-FRI 0600-2200 SAT-SUN] |
| HELENA DEPARTURE: | 119.5 229.4 [0600-0000 MON-FRI 0600-2200 SAT-SUN] |
| ANG-OPNS: | 321.45 |
| EMERG: | 121.5 243.0 |
| FS: | 122.1R |
| NG-OPNS: | 126.2 40.65FM |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC ON FREQS 133.4/285.4 (BUTTE RCAG) WHEN HELENA APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| HLNr254/1.2 | | HELENA VORTAC | | 117.70 | | 16E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| CAPITOL | | 254/1.9 | | 335 | | 16E | | CVP | -.-. ...- .--. |
| HAUSER | | 268/9.5 | | 386 | | 16E | | HAU | .... .- ..- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 100LL 80 JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 9000 x 150 ft. / 2743 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 100.0 | | Double wheel: | 160.0 | | Double tandem: | 250.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 46-36.504812N | | 46-36.179332N |
| Longitude: | 111-59.861317W | | 111-57.765942W |
| Elevation: | 3863.6 ft. | | 3844.7 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 086 magnetic, 102 true | | 266 magnetic, 282 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 6 ft. gnd, 200 ft. from runway, 350 ft. right of centerline +6' GND 0-200' FM RY END 350' R. | | none |
Runway 5/23
| Dimensions: | 4644 x 75 ft. / 1415 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 21.0 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 5 | | RUNWAY 23 |
| Latitude: | 46-36.335935N | | 46-36.643565N |
| Longitude: | 111-59.846578W | | 111-58.832258W |
| Elevation: | 3877.0 ft. | | 3819.5 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.2% | | 1.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 050 magnetic, 066 true | | 230 magnetic, 246 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 22 ft. road, 425 ft. from runway, 136 ft. left of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. fence, marked, 550 ft. from runway, 165 ft. left of centerline, 43:1 slope to clear |
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 2989 x 75 ft. / 911 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 21.0 | | Double wheel: | 30.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 46-36.730377N | | 46-36.238777N |
| Longitude: | 111-58.846383W | | 111-58.838182W |
| Elevation: | 3811.8 ft. | | 3862.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.7% | | 1.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 163 magnetic, 179 true | | 343 magnetic, 359 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Obstructions: | none | | 4 ft. gnd, 200 ft. from runway +4' GND 0-200' FM RY END 0-125' L & R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | HELENA REG ARPT AUTH 2850 SKYWAY DR HELENA, MT 59601 Phone 406-442-2821 |
| Manager: | RON MERCER 2850 SKYWAY DR HELENA, MT 59601 Phone 406-442-2821 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 268 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 197 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 37 | | Jet airplanes: | | 6 | | Helicopters: | | 8 | | Ultralights: | | 6 | | Military aircraft: | | 14 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 153/day * | | 33% | transient general aviation | | 32% | local general aviation | | 20% | air taxi | | 13% | military | | 2% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 May 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | FLIGHT NOTIFICATION SERVICE (ADCUS) AVBL. |
| - | RY 16/34 & RY 05/23 (EXCP BTN TWY F & RY 09/27) NOT AVBL FOR AIR CARRIER USE BY ACFT WITH GTR THAN 30 PSGR SEATS. |
| - | TWYS A, B, AND C (BTN TWY A & RY 34) NOT AVBL FOR AIR CARRIER USE BY ACFT WITH GTR THAN 30 PSGR SEATS. |
| - | ARNG - OPR 1400-0030Z++ MON-FRI, EXC HOL. EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE TAXIING, AASF RAMP NOT STRESSED FOR LARGE ACFT. CTC FLT OPS FOR RAMP ADVSY 126.2, DSN 324-3055/56, C406-324-3055/56. NO TRANS SVC SAT, SUN, HOL OR AFTER 2300Z++ MON-FRI. |
| - | FUEL - A, J8 (C406-442-2190. SVC FEE $50.) (NC-80, 100, 100LL) |
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 31 July 2008 at 0901Z and 28 August 2008 at 0900Z.
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (45 nm SW)
3U3 - Bowman Field Airport (46 nm SW)
KGTF - Great Falls International Airport (58 nm NE)
KBZN - Gallatin Field Airport (61 nm SE)
KGFA - Malmstrom Air Force Base Heliport (63 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo by Morrison Maierle, provided courtesy of the Helena Regional Airport Authority
Photo taken 02-Aug-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Download PDF of official airport diagram from the FAA
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Times for 30-Aug-2008
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:16 | | 12:16 |
| Sunrise | | 06:48 | | 12:48 |
| Sunset | | 20:09 | | 02:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:40 | | 02:40 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 30-Aug-2008 12:02:54 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 30-Aug-2008 06:02:54 |
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| METAR |
| KHLN | 301153Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/03 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP060 T01170033 10189 20106 58004
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| TAF |
| KHLN | 301120Z 301212 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM2100 33010KT P6SM SCT120CB BKN200 PROB30 2202 VRB20G30KT -TSRA BKN090CB FM0200 30009KT P6SM SCT060 BKN200
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| NOTAMs |
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