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23S · Seeley Lake Airport

FAA-LID · US · 4 NTSB events

ID 23S Elev 4,235 ft Lat 47° 10.75' N Lon 113° 26.70' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,575 ft. Max gradient: 1.66% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 — 4,575 ft 75 ft TURF-G No 1.66%
34 — 4,575 ft 75 ft TURF-G No 1.66%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 7 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (1)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    BIRDS & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (7 sentences)
  • ·TKOFS TO N NOT RECOMMENDED DUE TO RISING TRRN.
  • ·TREES IN TRANSITIONAL SFC FULL RWY LEN BOTH SIDES.
  • ·SNOW REMOVAL INTMT, CALL AMGR FOR CURRENT CONDS 406-444-2506.
  • ·RWY 34 HAS 1150 FT OVRN AVBL FOR TKOF AND LDG.
  • ·FOR CD CTC SPOKANE APCH AT 509-742-2522, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568 RWY 16 DTHR 311 FT FM RWY END FOR 20:1 APCH SLP MKD WITH DBL W CONES.
  • ·RWY 16 MKD FULL LEN WITH W CONES & REFLECTIVE TAPE - SUMMER MONTHS ONLY RWY 34 MKD FULL LEN WITH W CONES & REFLECTIVE TAPE - SUMMER MONTHS ONLY.
  • ·RWY 34 SOLAR LGTS FIRST 2/3 OF RWY - SUMMER MONTHS ONLY

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

4 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

All time · n=4

  • Other 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2022-09-03 Cessna 180 · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2020-09-12 Cessna 172 · CFIT · VMC · night →
2016-01-04 Cessna 175 · Loss of control · dusk →
1995-11-15 Piper PA-22-160 · Other · VMC · day →

Designees in MT

CFI Flight Instructors 508 A&P Mechanics 1,200 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 20 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 3 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 5 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 1 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 4 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 1 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 2 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 19 Schools Flight Schools 22 FBO Fixed Base Operators 44 Clubs Flying Clubs 11 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 6 EAA EAA Chapters 8

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Ryan Baer Missoula MT 30 nm
Timothy Franklin Mead Missoula MT 30 nm
Perry Lee Brown Kalispell MT 72 nm
Abraham Lloyd Fandrich Clancy MT 74 nm
James Heckman Whitefish MT 84 nm
Michelle Marie Petrina Whitefish MT 84 nm
Gregory Bruce Mecklenburg Bozeman MT 134 nm
Jeffrey Cook Bozeman MT 134 nm
Peta Sarah Sheridan Bozeman MT 134 nm
Kevin Walter Rothfus Hayden ID 141 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Roshane Arden Bak Clinton MT 27 nm
Harry Edwin Andersen Missoula MT 30 nm
Bruce Henry Doering Missoula MT 30 nm
Harry George Laforge Jr Missoula MT 30 nm
Joseph John Sannella Missoula MT 30 nm
Michael Odom Schwartz Missoula MT 30 nm
David Paul Stickler Missoula MT 30 nm
Lawrence Glenn Waldman Missoula MT 30 nm
James Gordon Walker Missoula MT 30 nm
Kenneth Gayle Fielding Missoula MT 30 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Erik Charles Gullikson Seeley Lake MT 1 nm
Darrin Lee Divis Seeley Lake MT 1 nm
Charles Frank Miszewicz Seeley Lake MT 1 nm
Douglas Earl Closson Seeley Lake MT 1 nm
Jeffrey Paul Zimmerman Bonner MT 17 nm
Kyle Richard Howard Bonner MT 17 nm
Thomas Henry Brown Bonner MT 17 nm
Jeffrey David Mazure Bonner MT 17 nm
David George Marks Arlee MT 26 nm
Howard Errol Snyder Arlee MT 26 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 31 nm
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 92 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 96 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 110 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 127 nm
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 127 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 142 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 197 nm
Skyline Aircraft Maintenance
Nampa, ID
 252 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 293 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.