Ennis Big Sky Airport

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Ennis Weather (°F)

METAR: KEKS 190455Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM CLR 04/M04 A3018 RMK AO2

TAF: KEKS 182322Z 1900/1924 VRB06KT P6SM FEW240

Reporting Station: KEKS (0.0 NM at True Heading of 289)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1022.1
Temperature: 4 C (39.2 F)
Dewpoint: -4 C (24.8 F)

Location

Latitude: 
45-16-32.6090N (45.275725)
Longitude: 
111-38-56.0960W (-111.648916)
Elevation: 
5432.6 feet MSL (1656 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
11.5 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
06 N.M. SE of Ennis, Montana
Found On: 
Great Falls Chart
FAA Region: 
ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
TROY HUNTER
35 AIRPORT ROAD
ENNIS, MT 59729
406-682-7502
MADISON COUNTY
MADISON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, PO BOX 278
VIRGINIA CITY, MT 59755-0278
406-843-4277

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Activation Date: 
08/1975
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/0700-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
6433 feet (1961 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
GTF
NOTAM-D Service: 
Yes

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  30
Multi Engine:  2
GA Helicopters:  2

Annual Operations (as of 07/21/2019)

Total Operations:  12350
Air Taxi:  750 6.1%
GA Local:  6500 52.6%
GA Itinerant:  5000 40.5%
Military Aircraft:  100 0.8%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800
Approach:  BIG SKY
118.975
118.975
SALT LAKE ARTCC
Departure:  BIG SKY
118.975
118.975
SALT LAKE ARTCC
AWOS-3P:  119.85 (406-682-3835)

  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE CITY ARTCC (ZLC) ON FREQS 118.975/226.675 (BOZEMAN A RCAG) WHEN BIG SKY APCH CTL (BOI) IS UNAVAILABLE 0615-1200Z++.
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 406

Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Airport Management
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Unicom 122.8 682-7502 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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MIN - Minimums
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Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 16 NW-1
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 34 NW-1
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS NW-1
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS NW-1
ODP ENNIS TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) NW-1
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near KEKS

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
36.3 Three Forks Airport
(9S5)
5 353 100LL
36.7 Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport
(BZN KBZN BZN)
34 23 100, 100LL, Jet A
38.2 Dillon Airport
(DLN KDLN DLN)
268 256 100LL, Jet A
40.5 Gardiner Airport
(29S)
109 98 100ll Jet A
41.8 Yellowstone Airport
(WYS KWYS WYS)
147 136 100LL, Jet A-1+
54.1 Bert Mooney Airport
(BTM KBTM BTM)
319 307 100, 100LL, Jet A
56.5 Mission Field Airport
(LVM KLVM LVM)
62 51 100LL, Jet A
73.3 Bowman Field Airport
(3U3)
316 304 100LL, Jet A
77.1 Big Timber At Howard Field Airport
(6S0)
65 54 100LL, Jet A
79.4 White Sulphur Springs Airport
(7S6)
22 11 100LL
79.5 Stanford Field Airport
(U12)
181 170 100LL, Jet A
81.1 Helena Regional Airport
(HLN KHLN HLN)
350 338 100, 100LL, Jet A
81.4 Deer Lodge-City-County Airport
(38S)
325 313 100LL, Jet A
86.8 Rexburg-Madison County Airport
(KRXE RXE)
184 173 100LL, Jet A
94.8 Lemhi County Airport
(SMN KSMN SMN)
265 253 100, Jet A
95.0 Driggs/Reed Meml Airport
(KDIJ DIJ)
165 154 100LL, Jet A+
98.7 Rigby Airport
(U56)
187 176 100LL

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1 AFLD SFC COND UNMONITORED 0400-1300Z++.
A110-2 FOR SVC AFTER HRS CALL (406) 682-7502.
A110-3 AFTER HRS CREDIT CARD FUELING.
A110-5 DE-ICING TYPE 1 AVAIL.
A110-8 FOR CD CTC BIG SKY APCH AT 208-364-5860/5861, IF UNABLE CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
A110-9 COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -25C.
A42-16 16/34 1020 FT DIST MKRS EACH END.
A81-APT ACTVT MIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 16 & 34 OPR CONSLY.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 16/34
Longest Runway: 16/34 is 7600 ft (2316 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

KEKS Airport Runway Details

Runway 16/34  7600 ft x 100 ft (2316 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 11/08/2020
Surface:  Asphalt - Excellent condition - Saw-cut or plastic grooved
Runway Pavement Class:  34 /F/B/X/U
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  87.0
Dual Wheel Landing Gear:  138.0
Dual Tandem Wheel Landing Gear:  236.0

Runway 16

Runway 34

Elevation: 
5432.6 5348.9
Latitude: 
45-17-10.0517N 45-15-55.1655N
Longitude: 
111-38-59.2372W 111-38-52.9558W
Runway True Alignment: 
177 357
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Right
Runway Markings Type: 
Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
FENCE
Object Height: 
56
Distance from End: 
1765
Object Centerline Offset: 
350 ft. right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
Threshold Crossing Height: 
38 40

Services

Airframe Repair: 
None
Powerplant Repair: 
None
Bottled Oxygen: 
None
Bulk Oxygen: 
None
Fuel Available: 
100LL
Landing Fees: 
No
Parking: 
Tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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