Big Timber At Howard Field Airport

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Big Timber Weather (°F)

METAR: K6S0 191135Z AUTO 30011G16KT 10SM CLR 06/M04 A3005 RMK A01

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: K6S0 (0.2 NM at True Heading of 93)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1017.7
Temperature: 6 C (42.8 F)
Dewpoint: -4 C (24.8 F)

Location

Latitude: 
45-48-23.3181N (45.806477)
Longitude: 
109-58-41.7237W (-109.978256)
Elevation: 
4493.9 feet MSL (1370 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
10.9 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
03 N.M. SW of Big Timber, Montana
Found On: 
Great Falls Chart
FAA Region: 
ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
ROBERT BRYAN
BOX 279
BIG TIMBER, MT 59011
406-930-1040
CITY OF BIG TIMBER/SWEETGRASS CO
PO BOX 888
BIG TIMBER, MT 59011
406-932-5152

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
05/1941
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/MON-FRI/0800-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
5494 feet (1675 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:  17
Jet Engine:  1

Annual Operations (as of 07/20/2019)

Total Operations:  3600
Air Taxi:  600 16.7%
GA Local:  2000 55.6%
GA Itinerant:  1000 27.8%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800
AWOS-3:  132.050 (406-932-6051)

  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC (ZLC) ON 127.75/351.9 (BILLINGS RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 406

Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Yellowstone Air Service
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Unicom 122.8 932-4389 100LL
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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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IAP - Instrument Approach Procedure Charts
MIN - Minimums
STAR - Standard Terminal Arrival Charts
Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 06 NW-1
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 24 NW-1
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS NW-1
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS NW-1
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 6S0

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
20.7 Mission Field Airport
(LVM KLVM LVM)
252 241 100LL, Jet A
32.7 Woltermann Meml Airport
(6S3)
108 98 100LL
48.1 Red Lodge Airport
(KRED RED)
140 130 100LL
49.1 Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport
(BZN KBZN BZN)
268 257 100, 100LL, Jet A
51.3 Laurel Municipal Airport
(6S8)
96 86 100LL, Jet A
55.7 Gardiner Airport
(29S)
215 204 100ll Jet A
56.7 White Sulphur Springs Airport
(7S6)
317 306 100LL
60.0 Billings Logan International Airport
(BIL KBIL BIL)
89 79 100LL, Jet A
66.6 Three Forks Airport
(9S5)
274 262 100LL
71.9 Roundup Airport
(RPX KRPX RPX)
55 45 100LL, Jet A-1
75.3 Powell Municipal Airport
(POY KPOY POY)
138 128 100LL, Jet A
77.1 Ennis Big Sky Airport
(KEKS EKS)
246 235 100LL, Jet A-1, Jet A-1+
77.5 Lewistown Municipal Airport
(LWT KLWT LWT)
15 4 100, 100LL, Jet A
81.1 Stanford/Biggerstaff Field Airport
(S64)
352 341 100LL
82.6 Yellowstone Airport
(WYS KWYS WYS)
216 205 100LL, Jet A-1+
84.0 North Big Horn County Airport
(U68)
129 119 100LL
87.1 Yellowstone Regional Airport
(COD KCOD COD)
152 142 100, 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
96.1 Helena Regional Airport
(HLN KHLN HLN)
300 288 100, 100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1 FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
A17 FOR ATTENDANT SAT & SUN CALL 406-932-4389.
A42-18 18/36 - THLDS MARKED WITH CONES.
A70-FUEL-10 0LL 100LL & JET A FUEL AVBL UPON REQ. CALL 406-932-4389 OR 406-930-1683.
A81-APT PAPI RWY 24; MIRL RWY 06/24 OPR DUSK-MIDNIGHT, OTR TIMES ACTVT - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 06/24
18/36
Longest Runway: 06/24 is 5285 ft (1611 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

6S0 Airport Runway Details

Runway 06/24  5285 ft x 75 ft (1611 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  FAA as of 06/10/2014
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  12.0

Runway 06

Runway 24

Elevation: 
4490.2 4457.7
Latitude: 
45-48-18.1900N 45-48-32.5212N
Longitude: 
109-59-14.5400W 109-58-02.8000W
Runway True Alignment: 
074 254
Glide Path Angle: 
0.0 degrees 3.0 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
Threshold Crossing Height: 
45

Runway 18/36  3475 ft x 75 ft (1059 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  FAA as of 06/13/2014
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment

Runway 18

Runway 36

Elevation: 
4468.8 4492.4
Latitude: 
45-48-36.8900N 45-48-03.5500N
Longitude: 
109-58-40.3700W 109-58-51.8700W
Runway True Alignment: 
193 013
Glide Path Angle: 
0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left

Services

Airframe Repair: 
Major
Powerplant Repair: 
Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
High Pressure
Bulk Oxygen: 
High Pressure
Fuel Available: 
100, 100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees: 
Yes
Parking: 
Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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