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M46 Colstrip Airport
Colstrip, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier: M46
Lat/Long: 45-51-10.2000N 106-42-33.4000W
45-51.170000N 106-42.556667W
45.8528333,-106.7092778
(estimated)
Elevation: 3427.6 ft. / 1044.7 m (surveyed)
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
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: ACTVT PAPI 06 & 24 - CTAF; MIRL RWY 06/24 PRESET LOW INTST DUSK-0100; AFT 0100 ACTVT - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.7
WX AWOS-AV: 122.7 (406-748-3849)
  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC (ZLC) ON 126.85/305.2 (MILES CITY RCAG).

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 5100 x 75 ft. / 1554 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 45-51.059097N45-51.282418N
Longitude: 106-43.135147W106-41.977775W
Elevation: 3427.6 ft.3383.4 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 062 magnetic, 075 true242 magnetic, 255 true
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionnonprecision, in good 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 lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: COUNTY OF ROSEBUD
PO BOX 47
FORSYTH, MT 59327
Phone 406-346-2251
Manager: BRIAN SCHWEND
PO BOX 45
FORSYTH, MT 59327
Phone 406-351-1261

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.
- PHONE AVAIL ON ARPT.
- COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -34C.
- FOR CD 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 23 January 2025 at 0901Z to 20 February 2025 at 0900z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 06   download (190KB)
GPS RWY 24   download (190KB)
 
CISPU ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV)   download (127KB)
CONUK ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV)   download (122KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (223KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

1S3 - Tillitt Field Airport (25 nm N)
00U - Big Horn County Airport (40 nm W)
KMLS - Frank Wiley Field Airport (48 nm NE)
KSHR - Sheridan County Airport (66 nm S)
KBIL - Billings Logan International Airport (77 nm W)
  
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Jan-2025
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0114:01
Sunrise07:3314:33
Sunset17:0700:07
Evening civil twilight17:3900:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  30-Jan-2025 02:08:56
Local (UTC-7)  29-Jan-2025 19:08:56
 
METAR
TAF
KMLS 
49nm NE 		291720Z 2918/3018 18006KT P6SM SCT150 FM292000 24008KT P6SM FEW150 FM300600 18006KT P6SM SKC
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