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S34

Plains Airport
Plains, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 01 OCTOBER 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	S34
Lat/Long:	47-28-24.8010N 114-54-25.4930W 47-28.413350N 114-54.424883W 47.4735558,-114.9070814 (estimated)
Elevation:	2467 ft. / 751.9 m (surveyed)
Variation:	18E (1985)
From city:	1 mile NW of PLAINS, MT
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	59859

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 PAPI RWY 31; MIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:	122.9
WX AWOS-3PT:	118.1 (406-826-5784)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
MLPr073/30.0		MULLAN PASS VOR/DME		117.80		15E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions:

4650 x 75 ft. / 1417 x 23 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:	12.5
Double wheel:	18.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 13

RUNWAY 31

Latitude:

47-28.714802N

47-28.111865N

Longitude:

114-54.771882W

114-54.077935W

Elevation:

2461.5 ft.

2414.9 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

124 magnetic, 142 true

304 magnetic, 322 true

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

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

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	SANDERS COUNTY PO BOX 519 THOMPSON FALLS, MT 59873 Phone 406-370-6179
Manager:	RANDY GARRISON PO BOX 988 PLAINS, MT 59859 Phone 406-370-6179

Additional Remarks

-	FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at S34.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

8S1 - Polson Airport (32 nm NE)
7S0 - Ronan Airport (33 nm E)
KMSO - Missoula Montana Airport (47 nm SE)
S59 - Libby Airport (54 nm NW)
KGPI - Glacier Park International Airport (57 nm NE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 06-Oct-2026

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:16	13:16
Sunrise	07:47	13:47
Sunset	19:09	01:09
Evening civil twilight	19:40	01:40

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	06-Oct-2026 07:10:54
Local (UTC-6)	06-Oct-2026 01:10:54

METAR

TAF

KMSO
47nm SE

060520Z 0606/0706 VRB05KT P6SM SKC

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Sanders County

406-370-6179
406-826-3605
[email]

Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Passenger terminal and lounge, Courtesy transportation, ...

More info about Sanders County

	100LL		Jet A
SS		$6.55		$5.36
Updated 18-Sep-2026

write

SS=Self service

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