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M46 Colstrip Airport
Colstrip, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024

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 -6 (UTC -7 during Standard 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 31 October 2024 at 0901Z to 28 November 2024 at 0900z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 06   download (191KB)
GPS RWY 24   download (191KB)
 
CISPU ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV)   download (128KB)
CONUK ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV)   download (123KB)
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 27-Nov-2024
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5213:52
Sunrise07:2514:25
Sunset16:2423:24
Evening civil twilight16:5823:58

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  27-Nov-2024 14:19:39
Local (UTC-7)  27-Nov-2024 07:19:39
 
METAR
TAF
KMLS 
49nm NE 		271124Z 2712/2812 33009KT P6SM OVC006 FM271700 32011KT P6SM BKN012 FM272100 31011KT P6SM FEW015 SCT200 FM280200 03007KT P6SM BKN080 FM280800 04007KT 4SM -SN BR OVC015
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