Deer Lodge-City-County Airport

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Deer Lodge Weather (°F)

METAR: K38S 171900Z AUTO 05003KT 4SM 11/02 A3034

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: K38S (0.2 NM at True Heading of 292)
Visibility: 4SM
Flight Category: MVFR
Altimeter: 1027.5
Temperature: 11 C (51.8 F)
Dewpoint: 2 C (35.6 F)

Location

Latitude: 
46-23-16.2000N (46.387833)
Longitude: 
112-45-53.8000W (-112.764944)
Elevation: 
4692.7 feet MSL (1430 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
12.2 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
02 N.M. W of Deer Lodge, Montana
Found On: 
Great Falls Chart
FAA Region: 
ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
TONY PFAFF
2944 GREENHOUSE ROAD
DEER LODGE, MT 59722
406-490-3071
CITY OF DEER LODGE & POWELL CO
409 MISSOURI AVE STE 203
DEER LODGE, MT 59722-1084
406-846-9723

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
04/1940
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
Unattended
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
5693 feet (1735 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
GTF
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
No
Customs Landing Rights: 
No
Military Landing Rights: 
Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  10
Jet Engine:  2
GA Helicopters:  6

Annual Operations (as of 06/25/2019)

Total Operations:  4050
Air Taxi:  500 12.3%
GA Local:  1750 43.2%
GA Itinerant:  1500 37.0%
Military Aircraft:  300 7.4%

Communications

CTAF:  122.900
AWOS-AV:  120.025 (406-846-1177)

  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE CITY ARTCC ( ZLC) ON FREQS 133.4/285.4 (GREAT FALLS RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 406

Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
TC Aviation
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122.9 406-490-3071 100LL, Jet A
Phillips 100LL - 4.30 USD per gallon
on 9/29/10
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Phillips Jet A - 4.40 USD per gallon
on 9/29/10
Pumps or Trucks
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Great Falls(GTF)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 02/22/24 to 0901Z 03/21/24.

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Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS)-A NW-1
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS NW-1
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 38S

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
14.7 Bowman Field Airport
(3U3)
196 184 100LL, Jet A
28.3 Bert Mooney Airport
(BTM KBTM BTM)
156 144 100, 100LL, Jet A
34.9 Helena Regional Airport
(HLN KHLN HLN)
67 55 100, 100LL, Jet A
53.9 Stevensville Airport
(32S)
279 266 100LL
55.2 Seeley Lake Airport
(23S)
329 316 100LL (Texaco), Mogas (Conoco)
55.6 Lindey's Landing West Seaplane Base
(M35)
328 315 MOGAS
56.8 Ravalli County Airport
(HRF)
262 249 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
58.4 Three Forks Airport
(9S5)
121 109 100LL
63.1 Missoula Montana Airport
(MSO KMSO MSO)
300 287 100LL, Jet A-1+
68.1 West Fork Lodge Airport
(4U7)
242 229 Mogas
68.5 Dillon Airport
(DLN KDLN DLN)
172 160 100LL, Jet A
76.5 Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport
(BZN KBZN BZN)
118 107 100, 100LL, Jet A
76.9 White Sulphur Springs Airport
(7S6)
84 73 100LL
81.4 Ennis Big Sky Airport
(KEKS EKS)
144 133 100LL, Jet A-1, Jet A-1+
87.0 Great Falls International Airport
(GTF KGTF GTF)
40 28 100LL, Jet A
89.1 Lemhi County Airport
(SMN KSMN SMN)
212 200 100, Jet A
89.4 Ronan Airport
(7S0)
322 309 100LL, Jet A+
89.8 Choteau Airport
(KCII CII)
15 3 100LL, Jet A
97.6 Polson Airport
(8S1)
324 311 100LL, Jet A+

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-3 SINGLE WHEEL APRON WEIGHT BEARING CAPACITY 30,000 LBS FOR SW APRON, 50,000 LBS FOR NE APRON, TWY TO NE APRON 50,000 LBS.
A110-4 FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
A110-5 COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -23C.
A16 ALSO 406-846-3825. OR 406-490-0297 OR 406-490-3071
A31-13/31 RY 13/31 EXTDD SE END.
A55-31 +28' TREES 250' LEFT OF RWY CNTRLN EXTENDED.
A81-APT ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 & PAPI RYS 13 & 31 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 13/31
Longest Runway: 13/31 is 5800 ft (1768 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

38S Airport Runway Details

Runway 13/31  5800 ft x 75 ft (1768 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 08/18/2010
Surface:  Asphalt - Excellent condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  50.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  75.0

Runway 13

Runway 31

Elevation: 
4692.7 4628.1
Latitude: 
46-23-34.4463N 46-22-50.0718N
Longitude: 
112-46-18.6000W 112-45-26.3555W
Runway True Alignment: 
141 321
Glide Path Angle: 
3.2 degrees 2.7 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
Threshold Crossing Height: 
35 25

Services

Airframe Repair: 
Major
Powerplant Repair: 
Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
None
Bulk Oxygen: 
None
Fuel Available: 
100LL, Jet A+
Landing Fees: 
No
Parking: 
Tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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