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K3U3 · Bowman Field

FAA-LID · US · 3 NTSB events

ID K3U3 Elev 5,034 ft Lat 46° 9.19' N Lon 112° 52.08' W Zulu …

Live conditions

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,011 ft. Max gradient: 1.00% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 180° 6,011 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —
34 360° 6,011 ft 75 ft ASP Yes —
04 56.3° 4,074 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 1.00%
22 236.3° 4,074 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 1.00%

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 · 2 frequencies

  • CNTR SALT LAKE CITY CNTR 132.400
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open K3U3 on LiveATC ↗

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

  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 04, 17, 22, & 35; MIRL RWY 04/22 & 17/35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate PAPI RWY 04, 17, 22, & 35; MIRL RWY 04/22 & 17/35. 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 PAPI RWY 04, 17, 22, & 35; MIRL RWY 04/22 & 17/35. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 04, 17, 22, & 35; MIRL RWY 04/22 & 17/35 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (7 sentences)
  • ·UNLIGHTED HAZARDOUS STACK; 585 FT AGL LCTD 3.2 NM SW OF ARPT.
  • ·COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT.
  • ·ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -25C.
  • ·FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
  • ·AWOS AVBL 124.175 MHZ AND 406-563-8275 SEE HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV OR CALL AMGR FOR CURRENT RWY CONDS.
  • ·CONDS UNMONITORED 1700 - 0800.
  • ·PCR VALUE: 150/F/D/X/T ROTG BCN LCTD MIDWAY OF RWY 04/22 & OFFSET 700 FT SE OF CNTRLN.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 6,600 ops in 1999

2024 total

3,570

10-yr total

37,130

2024 mix

AC/AT 4% · GA 95% · Mil 1%

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=3

  • Stall / spin 2
  • Other 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2009-06-12 WERMLING KR-2 RAND ROBINSON · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1998-08-15 Cessna 180 · Other · VMC · day →
1991-08-17 Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp.) 415C · Stall / spin · 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 40 nm
Ryan Baer Missoula MT 65 nm
Timothy Franklin Mead Missoula MT 65 nm
Gregory Bruce Mecklenburg Bozeman MT 81 nm
Jeffrey Cook Bozeman MT 81 nm
Peta Sarah Sheridan Bozeman MT 81 nm
Perry Lee Brown Kalispell MT 137 nm
James Heckman Whitefish MT 150 nm
Michelle Marie Petrina Whitefish MT 150 nm
Daniel Scott Langford Lewistown MT 151 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 4 nm
Robert Connor Murray Anaconda MT 4 nm
Eric Lee Cortright Anaconda MT 4 nm
James Patrick Jonas Jr Anaconda MT 4 nm
Terry Edwin Davis Butte MT 16 nm
Jeffrey Gerard Gibbs Butte MT 16 nm
Peter Edwin Barr Butte MT 16 nm
Chad Allen Bushman Butte MT 16 nm
Matthew Silver Call Butte MT 16 nm
Raymond Shane Lundin Butte MT 16 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 Edward Metcalf Anaconda MT 4 nm
John Kelly Anaconda MT 4 nm
Laura Lea Selle Anaconda MT 4 nm
Kevin Wade Luebke Anaconda MT 4 nm
Aaron Mclean Jones Anaconda MT 4 nm
Robert Louis Matthew Deer Lodge MT 16 nm
Jack Andrew Hinkle Deer Lodge MT 16 nm
Thomas Edward Curran Deer Lodge MT 16 nm
David Edward Warburton Deer Lodge MT 16 nm
James Delmer Denny Jr Butte MT 16 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
 57 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 69 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 75 nm
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 75 nm
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 109 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 149 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 189 nm
Skyline Aircraft Maintenance
Nampa, ID
 219 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 249 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 319 nm

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