Libby Airport

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Libby Weather (°F)

METAR: KS59 190100Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM A3006

TAF: N/A

Reporting Station: KS59 (0.1 NM at True Heading of 249)
Visibility: 10+SM
Flight Category: VFR
Altimeter: 1018
Temperature: N/A C (32 F)
Dewpoint: N/A C (32 F)

Location

Latitude: 
48-17-01.8000N (48.283833)
Longitude: 
115-29-24.8000W (-115.490222)
Elevation: 
2605.3 feet MSL (794 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
13.6 E (as of March 2024 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
07 N.M. S of Libby, Montana
Found On: 
Great Falls Chart
FAA Region: 
ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
ROB FOX
5136 FARM TO MARKET RD
LIBBY, MT 59923-1655
(406) 334-0969
CITY & COUNTY
512 CALIFORNIA AVE
LIBBY, MT 59923
406-293-2310

Operations

Airport Status: 
Operational
Facility Use: 
Public
Type: 
Airport
Control tower: 
No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/ALL
Boundary ARTCC: 
ZSE (Seattle)
Responsible ARTCC: 
ZSE (Seattle)
Lighting Schedule: 
SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
3605 feet (1099 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:  16

Annual Operations (as of 07/21/2016)

Total Operations:  5000
Air Taxi:  1000 20.0%
GA Local:  3000 60.0%
GA Itinerant:  1000 20.0%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800
AWOS-A:  118.575 (406-293-4631)

  • APCH/DEP CTL SVC PRVDD BY SEATTLE ARTCC (ZSE) ON FREQS 123.95/290.55 (LAKESIDE RCAG).
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 406

Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
Mountain West Flying Service
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Unicom 122.8 293-9776 100ll Jet A
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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


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Last Cycle
IAP GPS-A NW-1
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS NW-1
ODP EYESE TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) NW-1
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near S59

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
41.6 Boundary County Airport
(65S)
309 295 100LL, Jet A
42.7 Sandpoint Airport
(KSZT SZT)
271 257 100LL, Jet A
43.4 Thompson Falls Airport
(KTHM THM)
168 155 100LL
44.2 Eureka Airport
(88M)
21 7 100LL
47.8 Kalispell City Airport
(S27)
97 84 100LL, Jet A
49.3 Glacier Park International Airport
(FCA KGPI GPI)
87 74 100LL, Jet A
52.4 Shoshone County Airport
(S83)
212 198 100LL
61.5 Coeur D'alene/Pappy Boyington Field Airport
(COE KCOE COE)
240 226 100, Jet A
63.2 Polson Airport
(8S1)
123 110 100LL, Jet A+
63.7 Brooks Seaplane Base
(S76)
235 221 100LL
70.5 Ronan Airport
(7S0)
127 114 100LL, Jet A+
72.3 Jack A Buell Airport
(S72)
217 203 100LL
79.9 Deer Park Airport
(KDEW DEW)
256 242 100LL, Jet A
80.6 Ione Municipal Airport
(S23)
289 275 100LL
81.9 Felts Field Airport
(SFF KSFF SFF)
244 230 100LL, Jet A-1+
88.8 Willard Field Airport
(73S)
225 211 100LL
91.3 Spokane International Airport
(GEG KGEG GEG)
244 230 100, 100LL, Jet A
96.6 Colville Municipal Airport
(63S)
280 266 100LL
99.7 Missoula Montana Airport
(MSO KMSO MSO)
144 131 100LL, Jet A-1+

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110-1 FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
A110-2 (CONTACT TITLE) ROBFOX7761@YAHOO.COM
A58-15 3-6 FT BERM 180 FT FM THR 71 FT R OF CNTRLN.
A81-APT ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33; PAPI RYS 15 & 33 AND REILS RYS 15 & 33 - CTAF.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 15/33
Longest Runway: 15/33 is 5003 ft (1525 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

S59 Airport Runway Details

Runway 15/33  5003 ft x 75 ft (1525 m x 23 m)
Runway Length Source:  3RD PARTY SURVEY as of 09/18/2013
Surface:  Asphalt - Fair condition - Porous friction course
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  24.0

Runway 15

Runway 33

Elevation: 
2585.2 2604.8
Latitude: 
48-17-25.7059N 48-16-37.9662N
Longitude: 
115-29-34.2481W 115-29-15.4217W
Runway True Alignment: 
165 345
Glide Path Angle: 
3.0 degrees 3.8 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
TREES TREES
Object Height: 
33 23
Distance from End: 
215 392
Object Centerline Offset: 
170 ft. left of centerline 140 ft. right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway 2-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
Yes Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
28 31

Services

Airframe Repair: 
Major
Powerplant Repair: 
Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
High Pressure / Low Pressure
Bulk Oxygen: 
High Pressure / Low Pressure
Fuel Available: 
100LL, Jet A-1+
Landing Fees: 
Yes
Parking: 
Hangars and tiedowns available

Maps & Diagrams

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