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U05

Riddick Field Airport
Philipsburg, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	U05
Lat/Long:	46-19-02.4711N 113-18-18.5422W 46-19.041185N 113-18.309037W 46.3173531,-113.3051506 (estimated)
Elevation:	5219 ft. / 1590.8 m (surveyed)
Variation:	17E (1985)
From city:	1 mile SE of PHILIPSBURG, MT
Time zone:	UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	59858

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	10/1970
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 MIRL RY 16/34 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
CPNr290/28.8		COPPERTOWN VOR/DME		116.05		16E

Airport Services

Parking:	hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:

3599 x 60 ft. / 1097 x 18 m

Surface:

asphalt, in poor condition
PAVEMENT IS SPALLING, MAJOR CRACK PROPIGATION THROUGHOUT. MULTIPLE EDGE FRACTURES.

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

7.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 16

RUNWAY 34

Latitude:

46-19.337150N

46-18.745220N

Longitude:

113-18.309295W

113-18.308777W

Elevation:

5197.8 ft.

5219.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

right

left

Runway heading:

163 magnetic, 180 true

343 magnetic, 360 true

Markings:

basic, in fair condition

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

none

263 ft. hill, 4400 ft. from runway, 545 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	GRANITE COUNTY 220 N SANSOME ST, PO BOX 925 PHILIPSBURG, MT 59858 Phone 406-859-3771
Manager:	DONOVAN JONES 220 N SANSOME ST, PO BOX 925 PHILIPSBURG, MT 59858 Phone 406-303-1230

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		11
Single engine airplanes:		11

Aircraft operations: avg 33/week *
59%	local general aviation
35%	transient general aviation
6%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 26 June 2019

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at U05.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3U3 - Bowman Field Airport (21 nm SE)
38S - Deer Lodge-City-County Airport (23 nm E)
32S - Stevensville Airport (33 nm W)
KHRF - Ravalli County Airport (34 nm W)
KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (40 nm SE)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 23-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-6)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:59	11:59
Sunrise	06:32	12:32
Sunset	20:31	02:31
Evening civil twilight	21:04	03:04

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	24-Apr-2024 05:04:56
Local (UTC-6)	23-Apr-2024 23:04:56

METAR

K3U3 21nm SE	240500Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 06/M08 A2999
K38S 23nm E	240500Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 05/M03 A3001
KHRF 34nm W	240455Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM CLR 05/M03 A2994 RMK AO2
KBTM 40nm SE	240453Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM CLR 04/M08 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP152 T00441078

TAF

KHRF 34nm W	240103Z 2401/2424 35005KT P6SM SCT200 FM242200 26009G18KT P6SM VCSH BKN090
KBTM 40nm SE	231733Z 2318/2418 13005KT P6SM SKC FM232100 12010G16KT P6SM SCT100 FM240200 15005KT P6SM SCT100

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