AirNav: U05 - Riddick Field Airport

U05

Riddick Field Airport
Philipsburg, Montana, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	U05
Lat/Long:	46-19-02.4711N 113-18-18.5422W 46-19.041185N 113-18.309037W 46.3173531,-113.3051506 (estimated)
Elevation:	5219 ft. / 1590.8 m (surveyed)
Variation:	17E (1985)
From city:	1 mile SE of PHILIPSBURG, MT
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code:	59858

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	10/1970
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 MIRL RY 16/34 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
CPNr290/28.8		COPPERTOWN VOR/DME		116.05		16E

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions:

3599 x 60 ft. / 1097 x 18 m

Surface:

asphalt, in poor condition
PAVEMENT IS SPALLING, MAJOR CRACK PROPIGATION THROUGHOUT. MULTIPLE EDGE FRACTURES.

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

7.0

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

Runway edge markings:

MARKINGS FADED

RUNWAY 16

RUNWAY 34

Latitude:

46-19.337150N

46-18.745220N

Longitude:

113-18.309295W

113-18.308777W

Elevation:

5197.8 ft.

5219.0 ft.

Traffic pattern:

right

left

Runway heading:

163 magnetic, 180 true

343 magnetic, 360 true

Markings:

basic, in poor condition

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

none

263 ft. hill, 4400 ft. from runway, 545 ft. right of centerline, 15:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

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

Additional Remarks

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

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at U05.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

3U3 - Bowman Field Airport (21 nm SE)
38S - Deer Lodge-City-County Airport (23 nm E)
32S - Stevensville Airport (33 nm W)
KHRF - Ravalli County Airport (34 nm W)
KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (40 nm SE)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 29-Jan-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:29	14:29
Sunrise	08:01	15:01
Sunset	17:32	00:32
Evening civil twilight	18:04	01:04

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	30-Jan-2025 03:18:36
Local (UTC-7)	29-Jan-2025 20:18:36

METAR

K3U3 21nm SE	300255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR M11/M14 A2999 RMK AO2 T11061143
KHRF 34nm W	300255Z AUTO 12004KT 10SM CLR M11/M14 A3005 RMK AO2
KBTM 40nm SE	300253Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM CLR M10/M14 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP255 T11001144 53005

TAF

KHRF 34nm W	291731Z 2918/3018 00000KT P6SM SKC FM292100 36008KT P6SM SKC FM300000 00000KT P6SM SKC
KBTM 40nm SE	291731Z 2918/3018 16004KT P6SM SKC

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