Three Forks Airport

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FAA: 9S5

Three Forks Weather (°F)

Location

Latitude: 
 45-52-41.2000N (45.878111)
Longitude: 
 111-34-10.0000W (-111.569444)
Elevation: 
 4089.4 feet MSL (1246 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 11.7 E (as of March 2023 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -7.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -6.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 01 N.M. SE of Three Forks, Montana
Found On: 
 Great Falls Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANM

Contacts

Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
NICK BILTON
P.O. BOX 978
THREE FORKS, MT 59752
406-570-0803		 GALLATIN COUNTY
311 WEST MAIN RM 306
BOZEMAN, MT 59715
406-582-3000

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 06/1949
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
ALL/ALL/ALL
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZLC (Salt Lake City)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 5089 feet (1551 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 GTF
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 No
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Single Engine:  18
GA Helicopters:  1
Ultralights:  2

Annual Operations (as of 03/12/2021)

Total Operations:  11030
Air Taxi:  30 0.3%
GA Local:  7000 63.5%
GA Itinerant:  3000 27.2%
Military Aircraft:  1000 9.1%

Communications

CTAF:  122.800
Unicom:  122.800

       

    Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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    Area Code: 406
    Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
    Bridger Aviation Services
           		Unicom 122.8 285-4264 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

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    Navigation Aids (Navaids) near 9S5

    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
    18.5 Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport
    (BZN KBZN BZN)    		 108 97 100, 100LL, Jet A
    36.3 Ennis Big Sky Airport
    (KEKS EKS)    		 185 173 100LL, Jet A-1, Jet A-1+
    39.0 Bert Mooney Airport
    (BTM KBTM BTM)    		 277 265 100, 100LL, Jet A
    46.0 White Sulphur Springs Airport
    (7S6)    		 36 25 100LL
    47.0 Helena Regional Airport
    (HLN KHLN HLN)    		 338 326 100, 100LL, Jet A
    48.1 Mission Field Airport
    (LVM KLVM LVM)    		 102 91 100LL, Jet A
    55.7 Dillon Airport
    (DLN KDLN DLN)    		 228 216 100LL, Jet A
    56.6 Bowman Field Airport
    (3U3)    		 287 275 100LL, Jet A
    58.4 Deer Lodge-City-County Airport
    (38S)    		 302 290 100LL, Jet A
    60.6 Gardiner Airport
    (29S)    		 144 133 100ll Jet A
    66.6 Big Timber At Howard Field Airport
    (6S0)    		 93 82 100LL, Jet A
    73.9 Yellowstone Airport
    (WYS KWYS WYS)    		 164 153 100LL, Jet A-1+
    94.1 Stanford/Biggerstaff Field Airport
    (S64)    		 35 24 100LL
    96.6 Great Falls International Airport
    (GTF KGTF GTF)    		 4 352 100LL, Jet A
    98.7 Woltermann Meml Airport
    (6S3)    		 97 86 100LL

    Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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    Remarks

    A110-2 OCCASIONAL AEROBATIC MANEUVERS INVOF ARPT.
    A110-3 UPON DEPARTURE, ALL ACFT MUST REACH 500 FT ALTITUDE PRIOR TO MAKING ANY TURNS.
    A110-4 FOR CD CTC BIG SKY APCH AT 208-364-5860/5861, IF UNABLE CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
    A70-FUEL-10 0LL FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.
    A81-APT ACTVT REILS RWY 03 & 21; PAPI RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF
    A82 AUTOMATED UNICOM.
    A96 ULTRALIGHT ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.
    E111 ARPT ESTAB PRIOR TO 1959.

    Runways

    Runway Summary

    Runways: 03/21
    Longest Runway: 03/21 is 5099 ft (1554 m) long
    Runways with an Instrument Approach:

    9S5 Airport Runway Details

    Runway 03/21  5099 ft x 60 ft (1554 m x 18 m)
    Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

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

    Runway 03

    Runway 21
    Elevation: 
    		 4089.2 4080.7
    Latitude: 
    		 45-52-21.9174N 45-53-00.4970N
    Longitude: 
    		 111-34-33.0880W 111-33-46.8211W
    Runway True Alignment: 
    		 040 220
    Glide Path Angle: 
    		 3.0 degrees 3.2 degrees
    Runway Markings Type: 
    		 Basic Basic
    Runway Markings Condition:
    		Good Good
    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: 
    		 25 29

    Services

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

    Maps & Diagrams

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