FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | S59 |
| Lat/Long: | 48-17-01.8430N / 115-29-24.8830W
48-17.030717N / 115-29.414717W
48.2838453 / -115.4902453
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2601 ft. / 792.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 17E (2000) |
| From city: | 7 miles S of LIBBY, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59923 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Sectional chart: | GREAT FALLS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SEATTLE CENTER |
| FSS: | GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GTF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 AND PAPI RYS 15 & 33 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY SEATTLE ARTCC ON FREQS 123.95/282.3 (LAKESIDE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| LIBBY | | 154/1.3 | | 414 | | 17E | | LYI | .-.. -.-- .. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 5000 x 75 ft. / 1524 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/porous friction courses, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 48-17.428500N | | 48-16.633283N |
| Longitude: | 115-29.570800W | | 115-29.257267W |
| Elevation: | 2581.8 ft. | | 2601.3 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% | | 0.5% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 148 magnetic, 165 true | | 328 magnetic, 345 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 42 ft. trees, 1683 ft. from runway, 35:1 slope to clear
3-6 FT BERM 180 FT FM THR 71 FT R OF CNTRLN. | | 72 ft. trees, 2280 ft. from runway, 215 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY & COUNTY
512 CALIFORNIA AVE
LIBBY, MT 59923
Phone 406-293-7781 |
| Manager: | KEITH KINDEN
5136 FARM TO MARKET RD
LIBBY, MT 59923
Phone 406-293-9776 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 17 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 96/week * | | 60% | local general aviation | | 20% | transient general aviation | | 20% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 25 August 2005 | |
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-A | |
download (525KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
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| EYESE ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (93KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (62KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KSZT - Sandpoint Airport (43 nm W)
KGPI - Glacier Park International Airport (49 nm E)
KCOE - Coeur d'Alene Air Terminal (61 nm SW)
8S1 - Polson Airport (63 nm SE)
KDEW - Deer Park Airport (80 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Larry Ikenberry, Image West
Taken in September 2005
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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 17-May-2008
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:21 | | 11:21 |
| Sunrise | | 05:59 | | 11:59 |
| Sunset | | 21:17 | | 03:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:55 | | 03:55 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 17-May-2008 19:49:36 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 17-May-2008 13:49:36 |
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| METAR |
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KSZT
43nm W | 171931Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM CLR 23/04 A3014 RMK AO2
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KGPI
49nm E | 171855Z 16003KT 10SM CLR 23/07 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP220 T02330072
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| TAF |
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KGPI
49nm E | 171720Z 171818 04005KT P6SM SKC FM2000 15008KT P6SM SKC FM0300 VRB04KT P6SM SCT250
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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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