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K3U7 · Benchmark Airport

FAA-LID · US · 1 NTSB events

ID K3U7 Elev 5,434 ft Lat 47° 28.86' N Lon 112° 52.25' 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

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,000 ft. Max gradient: 1.97% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
12 137° 6,000 ft 100 ft ASP No 1.97%
30 317° 6,000 ft 100 ft ASP No 1.97%

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

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 6 not yet translated

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

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (6 sentences)
  • ·MTS PARL E & W; IN TRSN SFC.
  • ·FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
  • ·WI LEWIS & CLARK NATIONAL FOREST.
  • ·PSBL MOD-SVR CROSSWIND & TURB.
  • ·RISES UPHILL 120 FT; RISING TRRN BYD.
  • ·LRG CRACKS & WEEDS FULL LEN. 33:1 TO THR. +65 FT TREES 0-150 FT R 2150 FT FM RWY END. +58 FT TREES ON CNTRLN. +250 FT TREES ON CNTRLN. 3 WDI; BOTH ENDS & MIDPT.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

1 NTSB-recorded event on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=1

  • Stall / spin 1

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2001-05-28 Piper PA-12 · Stall / spin · 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 60 nm
Timothy Franklin Mead Missoula MT 60 nm
Abraham Lloyd Fandrich Clancy MT 71 nm
Perry Lee Brown Kalispell MT 73 nm
James Heckman Whitefish MT 83 nm
Michelle Marie Petrina Whitefish MT 83 nm
Gregory Bruce Mecklenburg Bozeman MT 131 nm
Jeffrey Cook Bozeman MT 131 nm
Peta Sarah Sheridan Bozeman MT 131 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
Brent Alan Bouma Lincoln MT 33 nm
Dwayne Keith Harris Fairfield MT 37 nm
Benjamin August Zietzke Sun River MT 47 nm
Steven Michael Mahoney Cascade MT 49 nm
William Austin Milburn Cascade MT 49 nm
Dawn Nicole Blumberg Marysville MT 50 nm
David Evans Bartholome Sr Ronan MT 50 nm
Monte Wayne Baer Ronan MT 50 nm
Jeffrey Joseph Purcell Ronan MT 50 nm
Travis Jason Winter Ronan MT 50 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
Edward Clyde Welch Augusta MT 19 nm
Shawn Lloyd Briggs Augusta MT 19 nm
Erik Charles Gullikson Seeley Lake MT 30 nm
Darrin Lee Divis Seeley Lake MT 30 nm
Charles Frank Miszewicz Seeley Lake MT 30 nm
Douglas Earl Closson Seeley Lake MT 30 nm
Michael James Ley Choteau MT 34 nm
Allen B Callender Jr Choteau MT 34 nm
Dwayne Keith Harris Fairfield MT 37 nm
Harvey Eugene Hampton Simms MT 37 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
 60 nm
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 65 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 71 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 110 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 124 nm
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 125 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 161 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 211 nm
Skyline Aircraft Maintenance
Nampa, ID
 280 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 318 nm

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