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K38S · Deer Lodge City County Airport

FAA-LID · US · 2 NTSB events

ID K38S Elev 4,693 ft Lat 46° 23.29' N Lon 112° 45.96' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,800 ft. Max gradient: 1.11% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
13 136° 5,800 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 1.11%
31 316° 5,800 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 1.11%

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).

Communications · 1 frequencies

  • CTAF CTAF 122.900

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K38S on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 5 not yet translated

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

TL;DR

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 13/31 & PAPI RYS 13 & 31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 13/31 & PAPI RYS 13 & 31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

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All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate MIRL RY 13/31 & PAPI RYS 13 & 31. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 & PAPI RYS 13 & 31 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·SINGLE WHEEL APRON WEIGHT BEARING CAPACITY 30,000 LBS FOR SW APRON, 50,000 LBS FOR NE APRON, TWY TO NE APRON 50,000 LBS.
  • ·FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
  • ·COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT.
  • ·ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -22C.
  • ·OR 406-490-0297 OR 406-490-3071 RY 13/31 EXTDD SE END. +28' TREES 250' LEFT OF RWY CNTRLN EXTENDED.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 4,200 ops in 1990

2024 total

4,050

10-yr total

40,500

2024 mix

AC/AT 12% · GA 80% · Mil 7%

Events / million ops

0.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=2

  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2015-04-17 Piper PA 28-180 · CFIT · VMC · day →
1997-05-09 Cessna 152 · Weather · 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
Abraham Lloyd Fandrich Clancy MT 32 nm
Ryan Baer Missoula MT 60 nm
Timothy Franklin Mead Missoula MT 60 nm
Gregory Bruce Mecklenburg Bozeman MT 83 nm
Jeffrey Cook Bozeman MT 83 nm
Peta Sarah Sheridan Bozeman MT 83 nm
Perry Lee Brown Kalispell MT 127 nm
James Heckman Whitefish MT 139 nm
Michelle Marie Petrina Whitefish MT 139 nm
Daniel Scott Langford Lewistown MT 142 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
Monte Gene Belgarde Anaconda MT 17 nm
Robert Connor Murray Anaconda MT 17 nm
Eric Lee Cortright Anaconda MT 17 nm
James Patrick Jonas Jr Anaconda MT 17 nm
Terry Edwin Davis Butte MT 25 nm
Jeffrey Gerard Gibbs Butte MT 25 nm
Peter Edwin Barr Butte MT 25 nm
Chad Allen Bushman Butte MT 25 nm
Matthew Silver Call Butte MT 25 nm
Raymond Shane Lundin Butte MT 25 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
Robert Louis Matthew Deer Lodge MT 2 nm
Jack Andrew Hinkle Deer Lodge MT 2 nm
Thomas Edward Curran Deer Lodge MT 2 nm
David Edward Warburton Deer Lodge MT 2 nm
Patrick Rex Pennington Jr Elliston MT 16 nm
Robert Edward Metcalf Anaconda MT 17 nm
John Kelly Anaconda MT 17 nm
Laura Lea Selle Anaconda MT 17 nm
Kevin Wade Luebke Anaconda MT 17 nm
Aaron Mclean Jones Anaconda MT 17 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 58 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 64 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 76 nm
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 77 nm
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 95 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 134 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 185 nm
Skyline Aircraft Maintenance
Nampa, ID
 232 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 245 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 321 nm

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