FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
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 -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving 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
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-A: | 118.575 (406-293-4631) |
- 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
4986 FARM TO MARKET RD
LIBBY, MT 59923
Phone 406-293-9776 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 18 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 18 |
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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 23 July 2008 | |
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 |
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| GPS-A | |
download (528KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
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| EYESE ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (97KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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 - Pappy Boyington Field Airport (61 nm SW)
8S1 - Polson Airport (63 nm SE)
7S0 - Ronan Airport (70 nm SE)
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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 07-Nov-2009
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:05 | | 14:05 |
| Sunrise | | 07:38 | | 14:38 |
| Sunset | | 17:13 | | 00:13 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:47 | | 00:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 02:07:20 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 07-Nov-2009 19:07:20 |
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| METAR |
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KSZT
43nm W | 080146Z AUTO 23013G22KT 10SM RA SCT026 BKN042 OVC050 08/04 A2982 RMK AO2
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KGPI
49nm E | 080155Z 17015KT 10SM OVC065 06/M04 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP112 T00611044 $
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| TAF |
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KGPI
49nm E | 072320Z 0800/0824 25006KT P6SM VCSH BKN060 FM080300 25006KT P6SM -SHRA BKN040 OVC060 FM080900 19006KT P6SM -SHSN BKN030 OVC060
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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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