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S34 Plains Airport
Plains, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 OCTOBER 2024

Location

FAA Identifier: S34
Lat/Long: 47-28-24.8010N 114-54-25.4930W
47-28.413350N 114-54.424883W
47.4735558,-114.9070814
(estimated)
Elevation: 2467 ft. / 751.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 18E (1985)
From city: 1 mile NW of PLAINS, MT
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 59859

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 04/1940
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS: GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: GTF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT PAPI RWY 31; MIRL RWY 13/31 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9
WX AWOS-3PT: 118.1 (406-826-5784)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
MLPr073/30.0MULLAN PASS VOR/DME117.8015E

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 4650 x 75 ft. / 1417 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Double wheel: 18.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 47-28.714802N47-28.111865N
Longitude: 114-54.771882W114-54.077935W
Elevation: 2461.5 ft.2414.9 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 124 magnetic, 142 true304 magnetic, 322 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: SANDERS COUNTY
PO BOX 519
THOMPSON FALLS, MT 59873
Phone 406-826-3605
Manager: RANDY GARRISON
PO BOX 988
PLAINS, MT 59859
Phone 406-370-6179

Additional Remarks

- FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at S34.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

8S1 - Polson Airport (32 nm NE)
7S0 - Ronan Airport (33 nm E)
KMSO - Missoula Montana Airport (47 nm SE)
S59 - Libby Airport (54 nm NW)
KGPI - Glacier Park International Airport (57 nm NE)
  
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Taken in September 2008
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 11-Nov-2024
 Local
(UTC-7)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:0814:08
Sunrise07:4114:41
Sunset17:0700:07
Evening civil twilight17:4000:40

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  11-Nov-2024 14:25:34
Local (UTC-7)  11-Nov-2024 07:25:34
 
METAR
TAF
KMSO 
47nm SE 		111122Z 1112/1212 00000KT 2SM BR BCFG SCT003 OVC080 TEMPO 1112/1115 1/2SM FG FM111800 19005KT P6SM BKN080 FM112100 26008KT P6SM BKN060 OVC080 FM120200 31005KT P6SM -SHRA OVC050
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