Riddick Field Airport

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FAA: U05

Philipsburg Weather

Location

Latitude: 
 46-19-02.4711N (46.317353)
Longitude: 
 113-18-18.5422W (-113.305151)
Elevation: 
 5219.0 feet MSL (1591 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 12.4 E (as of April 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 01 N.M. SE of Philipsburg, Montana
Found On: 
 Great Falls Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANM

Contacts

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

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 10/1970
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): 
 6219 feet (1896 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:  11

Annual Operations (as of 06/26/2019)

Total Operations:  1700
Air Taxi:  100 5.9%
GA Local:  1000 58.8%
GA Itinerant:  600 35.3%

Communications

CTAF:  122.900

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 406
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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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near U05

    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
    20.6 Bowman Field Airport
    (3U3)    		 118 106 100LL, Jet A
    22.8 Deer Lodge-City-County Airport
    (38S)    		 79 67 100LL, Jet A
    33.3 Stevensville Airport
    (32S)    		 292 279 100LL
    34.1 Ravalli County Airport
    (HRF)    		 264 251 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
    40.0 Bert Mooney Airport
    (BTM KBTM BTM)    		 122 110 100, 100LL, Jet A
    46.8 West Fork Lodge Airport
    (4U7)    		 234 221 Mogas
    48.4 Missoula Montana Airport
    (MSO KMSO MSO)    		 318 305 100LL, Jet A-1+
    51.9 Lindey's Landing West Seaplane Base
    (M35)    		 352 339 MOGAS
    52.2 Seeley Lake Airport
    (23S)    		 353 340 100LL (Texaco), Mogas (Conoco)
    57.3 Helena Regional Airport
    (HLN KHLN HLN)    		 71 59 100, 100LL, Jet A
    71.1 Dillon Airport
    (DLN KDLN DLN)    		 153 141 100LL, Jet A
    75.6 Lemhi County Airport
    (SMN KSMN SMN)    		 198 186 100, Jet A
    76.9 Three Forks Airport
    (9S5)    		 109 97 100LL
    81.8 Ronan Airport
    (7S0)    		 336 323 100LL, Jet A+
    90.2 Polson Airport
    (8S1)    		 336 323 100LL, Jet A+
    93.3 Ennis Big Sky Airport
    (KEKS EKS)    		 131 120 100LL, Jet A-1, Jet A-1+
    95.4 Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport
    (BZN KBZN BZN)    		 109 98 100, 100LL, Jet A
    99.6 White Sulphur Springs Airport
    (7S6)    		 82 71 100LL

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-1 FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
    A110-2 SN REMOVAL INTMT.
    A33-16/34 PAVEMENT IS SPALLING, MAJOR CRACK PROPIGATION THROUGHOUT. MULTIPLE EDGE FRACTURES.
    A75 PROVIDE OWN ROPES.
    A81-APT ACTVT MIRL RY 16/34 - CTAF.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 16/34
    Longest Runway: 16/34 is 3599 ft (1097 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    U05 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 16/34  3599 ft x 60 ft (1097 m x 18 m)
    Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 10/01/2020
    Surface:  Asphalt - Poor condition - No special surface treatment
    Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

    Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
    Single Wheel Landing Gear:  7.0

    Runway 16

    Runway 34
    Elevation: 
    		 5197.8 5219.0
    Latitude: 
    		 46-19-20.2290N 46-18-44.7132N
    Longitude: 
    		 113-18-18.5577W 113-18-18.5266W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 180 360
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
    Traffic Pattern: 
    		 Right Left
    Runway Markings Type: 
    		 Basic Basic
    Runway Markings Condition:
    		Fair Fair
    Object at End: 
    		 HILL
    Object Height: 
    		 263
    Distance from End: 
    		 4400
    Object Centerline Offset: 
    		 545 ft. right of centerline

    Services

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

    Maps & Diagrams

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    U05 Diagram


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