FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving 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 |
| 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: | | 14 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 12 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| GPS RWY 06 | |
download (187KB) |
| GPS RWY 24 | |
download (187KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
| CISPU ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (115KB) |
| CONUK ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (111KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (97KB) |
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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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:25 | | 13:25 |
| Sunrise | | 06:57 | | 13:57 |
| Sunset | | 16:44 | | 23:44 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:16 | | 00:16 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 05:55:17 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 07-Nov-2009 22:55:17 |
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| METAR |
KMLS 49nm NE | 080453Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM CLR 04/M04 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP129 T00391039
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| TAF |
KMLS 49nm NE | 072327Z 0800/0824 20006KT P6SM FEW080 FM082000 28010G18KT P6SM FEW080
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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