FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | M46 |
| Lat/Long: | 45-51-10.2600N / 106-42-33.3800W
45-51.171000N / 106-42.556333W
45.8528500 / -106.7092722
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3426 ft. / 1044 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 13E (1995) |
| From city: | 3 miles SW of COLSTRIP, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59327 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1990 |
| 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: | ON CALL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 06/24 & PAPI RYS 06 & 24 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-2300; AFTER 2300 ACTVT - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC ON FREQS 127.75/351.9 (BILLINGS RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| FORSYTH | | 184/26.2 | | 236 | | 14E | | FOR | ..-. --- .-. |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 6/24
| Dimensions: | 5100 x 75 ft. / 1554 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 6 | | RUNWAY 24 |
| Latitude: | 45-51.059167N | | 45-51.282833N |
| Longitude: | 106-43.135000W | | 106-41.977667W |
| Elevation: | 3426.4 ft. | | 3382.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 062 magnetic, 075 true | | 242 magnetic, 255 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: | 51 ft. hill, 2435 ft. from runway, 325 ft. left of centerline, 43:1 slope to clear | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | COUNTY OF ROSEBUD
PO BOX 47
FORSYTH, MT 59327
Phone 406-356-2251 |
| Manager: | RUBEN JODSASS
P.O. BOX 396
COLSTRIP, MT 59323
Phone 406-748-2217 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 12 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 110/week * | | 52% | transient general aviation | | 35% | local general aviation | | 13% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 10 July 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | HILL 1550' FM RY 24 END 600' LEFT & 93' ABOVE RY THR. |
| - | 700 FT POWER PLANT STACKS 4.5 NM NE OF ARPT. |
| - | DEER ON AIRPORT. |
| - | PHONE AVAIL ON ARPT. |
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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 06 | |
download (194KB) |
| GPS RWY 24 | |
download (190KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
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| LAWTN ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (123KB) |
| SACTI ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (108KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (62KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
1S3 - Tillitt Field Airport (25 nm N)
KMLS - Frank Wiley Field Airport (49 nm NE)
KSHR - Sheridan County Airport (66 nm S)
KBIL - Billings Logan International Airport (77 nm W)
6S8 - Laurel Municipal Airport (86 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
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 | | 04:58 | | 10:58 |
| Sunrise | | 05:34 | | 11:34 |
| Sunset | | 20:33 | | 02:33 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:08 | | 03:08 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 05:33:28 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 16-May-2008 23:33:28 |
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| METAR |
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KMLS
49nm NE | 170453Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM CLR 16/03 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP183 T01560033
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| TAF |
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KMLS
49nm NE | 162320Z 170024 32025G33KT P6SM FEW120 FM0300 32007KT P6SM SKC FM1900 31016G25KT P6SM FEW120
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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