FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | EKS |
| Lat/Long: | 45-16-18.3300N / 111-38-55.1000W
45-16.305500N / 111-38.918333W
45.2717583 / -111.6486389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5387 ft. / 1642.0 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (1985) |
| From city: | 6 miles SE of ENNIS, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59720 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 08/1975 |
| 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: | ON CALL
ATTENDED AS NEEDED BY CALLING AHEAD FOR ARPT CONDITIONS AND AVAILABILITY - 406-682-7502. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK
ROTG BCN OPERATE DUSK +2 HRS; OTHER TIMES, ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| BZNr196/37.1 | | BOZEMAN VOR/DME | | 112.40 | | 18E |
| DLNr070/38.0 | | DILLON VOR/DME | | 113.00 | | 18E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ENNIS | | at field | | 286 | | 15E | | EKS | . -.- ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 JET-A
FOR JET A FUEL AFTER HRS CALL 406-682-4297. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 4700 x 75 ft. / 1433 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | 16/34 1000 FT FIXED DISTANCE MARKERS EACH END. |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 45-16.690950N | | 45-15.919100N |
| Longitude: | 111-38.950867W | | 111-38.886133W |
| Elevation: | 5387.0 ft. | | 5348.8 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 161 magnetic, 177 true | | 341 magnetic, 357 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 7 ft. fence, 393 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | MADISON COUNTY
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
VIRGINIA CITY, MT 59755
Phone 406-843-4230 |
| Manager: | BOB GATES
PO BOX 865
ENNIS, MT 59729
Phone 406-682-4297
OR (406) 682-7502 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 10 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 30/day * | | 55% | local general aviation | | 42% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 19 August 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| A81 1 | ACTIVATE - MIRL RY 16/34 & PAPI RYS 16 & 34 - CTAF. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at KEKS.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBZN - Gallatin Field Airport (37 nm NE)
KDLN - Dillon Airport (38 nm W)
KWYS - Yellowstone Airport (42 nm SE)
KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (54 nm NW)
KLVM - Mission Field Airport (57 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 19-Jun-2006
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 16-May-2008
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:21 | | 11:21 |
| Sunrise | | 05:55 | | 11:55 |
| Sunset | | 20:51 | | 02:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:25 | | 03:25 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 05:59:25 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 16-May-2008 23:59:25 |
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| METAR |
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KBZN
37nm NE | 170556Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 09/04 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP232 T00890039 10261 20089 51013
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KDLN
38nm W | 170553Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 14/M01 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP224 T01391011 10261 20117 51017
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| TAF |
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KBZN
37nm NE | 170520Z 170606 15005KT P6SM SKC FM1500 VRB06KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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