Big Timber At Howard Field Airport

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:	10.8 E (as of May 2025 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:
KIRK BRYAN BOX 279 BIG TIMBER, MT 59011 406-930-1780	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

Annual Operations (as of )

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	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 05/15/25 to 0901Z 06/12/25.

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Page Type	Page Name	Volume
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

Dist (NM)	ID	Morse Code	Name	Type	Freq	True Hdg	Mag Hdg
20.4	LVM	. _ . . . . . _ _ _	Livingston	VOR-DME	116.10	252	241
38.2	HWQ	. . . . . _ _ _ _ . _	Harlowton	NDB	242	9	358
49.3	BZN	_ . . . _ _ . . _ .	Bozeman	VOR-DME	112.40	268	257
53.7	BI	_ . . . . .	Saige	NDB	251	86	76
54.8	BZ	_ . . . _ _ . .	Manni	NDB	266	274	263
56.6	BIL	_ . . . . . . _ . .	Billings	VORTAC	114.50	89	79
71.5	RPX	. _ . . _ _ . _ . . _	Roundup	NDB	362	55	45
75.5	POY	. _ _ . _ _ _ _ . _ _	Powell	NDB	344	137	127
76.4	LWT	. _ . . . _ _ _	Lewistown	VOR-DME	115.45	11	0
77.4	EKS	. _ . _ . . .	Ennis	NDB	286	245	234
82.6	ESY	. . . . _ . _ _	Yellowstone	NDB	338	216	205
83.1	COD	_ . _ . _ _ _ _ . .	Cody	VOR-DME	111.80	148	138
83.4	WYS	. _ _ _ . _ _ . . .	West Yellowstone	DME	114.85	216	205
84.0	HCY	. . . . _ . _ . _ . _ _	Cowley	NDB	257	129	119
86.9	HAU	. . . . . _ . . _	Hauser	NDB	386	302	291
90.1	LO	. _ . . _ _ _	Targy	NDB	415	215	204
91.7	HIA	. . . . . . . _	Whitehall	VOR-DME	113.70	272	261
94.5	CVP	_ . _ . . . . _ . _ _ .	Capitol	NDB	335	301	290
95.0	HLN	. . . . . _ . . _ .	Helena	VORTAC	117.70	301	290

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	263	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

FAA: 6S0

Location

Contacts

Operations

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

Area Code: 406

Flight Service Stations

Instrument Procedures / Charts

Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 6S0

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

NOTAMs

NOTAM Radius Search

NOTAM Flight Path Search (Enter from two to five locations below)

Remarks

Runways

Runway Summary

6S0 Airport Runway Details

Runway 06

Runway 24

Runway 18

Runway 36

Services

Maps & Diagrams

6S0 Sectional

6S0 Diagram