AirNav: KHWQ - Wheatland County Airport at Harlowton

KHWQ

Wheatland County Airport at Harlowton
Harlowton, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	HWQ
Lat/Long:	46-26-55.0000N 109-51-10.0000W 46-26.916667N 109-51.166667W 46.4486111,-109.8527778 (estimated)
Elevation:	4311.9 ft. / 1314.3 m (surveyed)
Variation:	11E (2020)
From city:	2 miles NW of HARLOWTON, MT
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	59036

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	04/1940
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:	ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 & PAPI RY 27 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC (ZLC) ON 127.75/351.9 (BILLINGS RCAG).

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
LWTr181/37.7		LEWISTOWN VOR/DME		115.45		15E

Airport Services

Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 9/27

Dimensions:

4200 x 60 ft. / 1280 x 18 m

Surface:

asphalt, in excellent condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.5

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 9

RUNWAY 27

Latitude:

46-26.968702N

46-26.864792N

Longitude:

109-51.660157W

109-50.672045W

Elevation:

4311.9 ft.

4261.7 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

088 magnetic, 099 true

267 magnetic, 278 true

Markings:

nonprecision, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

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

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

19 ft. tree, 410 ft. from runway, 30 ft. right of centerline, 11:1 slope to clear

none

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	WHEATLAND COUNTY PO BOX 1903 HARLOWTON, MT 59036 Phone 406-632-4891
Manager:	LYNN DALE BOX 1903 HARLOWTON, MT 59036 Phone (406) 632 5662

Additional Remarks

-	DEER ON & INVOF RY; ESPECIALLY DURING NIGHTIME HOURS.
-	FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

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 from 20 March 2025 at 0901Z to 17 April 2025 at 0900z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09		download (214KB)
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27		download (207KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (625KB)

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KLWT - Lewistown Municipal Airport (39 nm NE)
7S6 - White Sulphur Springs Airport (44 nm W)
KLVM - Mission Field Airport (51 nm SW)
KRPX - Roundup Airport (54 nm E)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Apr-2025

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:29	12:29
Sunrise	07:00	13:00
Sunset	19:47	01:47
Evening civil twilight	20:17	02:17

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Apr-2025 20:34:23
Local (UTC-6)	01-Apr-2025 14:34:23

METAR

KLWT 39nm NE	012023Z AUTO 31005KT 1 1/2SM -SN BR OVC003 01/00 A2949 RMK AO2 P0001 T00110000
K6S0 39nm S	012015Z AUTO 27028G35KT 10SM CLR 06/M06 A2948 RMK A01
KMVH 44nm NE	012015Z AUTO 33004KT 3SM -SN OVC014 01/M00 A2947 RMK AO2

TAF

KLWT
39nm NE

012029Z 0120/0218 31006KT 3SM -SN SCT003 BKN008 TEMPO 0121/0201 1SM -SNRA BKN003 FM020100 34008KT 4SM -RASN BKN004 FM020400 33005KT 6SM -SN BKN005

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