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K6S1 · Bridger Municipal Airport

FAA-LID · US · 3 NTSB events

ID K6S1 Elev 3,720 ft Lat 45° 17.50' N Lon 108° 55.30' 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

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Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 3,400 ft.

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
16 174° 3,400 ft 42 ft ASP Yes —
34 354° 3,400 ft 42 ft ASP Yes —

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 · 2 matched · 9 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 LIRL RY 16/34, PAPI RY 34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RY 16/34, PAPI RY 34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

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

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (2)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate LIRL RY 16/34, PAPI RY 34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT LIRL RY 16/34, PAPI RY 34 - CTAF

  • 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

    DEER AND WATERFOWL ON AND INVOF ARPT.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (9 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC BILLINGS APCH AT 406-255-2798 CELL # 406-698-3505 LIRL NSTD.
  • ·WEST SIDE 57 FT FROM PAVEMENT EDGE; EAST SIDE 47 FT FROM PAVEMENT EDGE.
  • ·EACH THR HAS 4 LGTS TOTAL.
  • ·RWY 34 DTHR MKD BY NRS; 2880 FT AVBL FOR NIGHT OPR.
  • ·RWY 16 THR RELOCATED 120 FT FOR NGT OPS ONLY NOT MARKED.
  • ·ACPH RATIO 50:1 FM DSPLCD THLD.
  • ·RWY 16 +4 FT FENCE 140 FT FM END OF RWY, +15 FT ROAD 161 FT FM END OF RWY, ALL XNG RWY CNTRLN PERPENDICULAR. 9 FT SIGN 100 L CNTRLN 142 FT FM END OF RWY.
  • ·RWY 34 +4FT FENCE 65 FT L & PARL TO RWY; SIGN 66 FT L & 65 FT FM END OF RWY; +60 FT POLES IN TRANS SURF W SIDE OF RWY 34 THLD.
  • ·ESTABLISHED PRIOR TO 1959

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

3 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=3

  • Stall / spin 1
  • Gear-up landing 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
2012-07-21 HEREM DR-107 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2007-12-16 Piper PA-30 · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1998-02-15 Piper PA-11 · 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
Christopher Lee Farmer Laurel MT 24 nm
Kent William Potter Laurel MT 24 nm
Alejandro Anduze Billings MT 34 nm
Gregory Bettis Billings MT 34 nm
Jerry Kelvin Lay Billings MT 34 nm
Benjamin James Atnip Cody WY 47 nm
Dennis Wayne Keesling Sheridan WY 88 nm
Glenn Walter Smith Sheridan WY 88 nm
Lanny Dewitt Guyton Sheridan WY 88 nm
Gregory Bruce Mecklenburg Bozeman MT 93 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
Michael Anthony Estomo Roberts MT 11 nm
William John Plowman Roberts MT 11 nm
Tobias Daniel Schons Roberts MT 11 nm
Vinson Frank Forsman Joliet MT 12 nm
Steven Gilbert Smith Red Lodge MT 15 nm
Deidra Korwald Fuller Red Lodge MT 15 nm
Tanner Earle Woodcock Red Lodge MT 15 nm
Joseph Daniel Echo-Hawk Red Lodge MT 15 nm
Mark Andrew Donohue Red Lodge MT 15 nm
Mark Alan Webb Park City MT 20 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
Chad Allen Blasi Fromberg MT 6 nm
Trevor Wayne Dowdy Fromberg MT 6 nm
Steven Gerald Smart Roberts MT 11 nm
Alan Lee Lockhart Joliet MT 12 nm
Brent Barry Larson Joliet MT 12 nm
Willis Marion Coffman Red Lodge MT 15 nm
Joseph Daniel Echo-Hawk Red Lodge MT 15 nm
Mark Andrew Donohue Red Lodge MT 15 nm
Jeffrey Ayers Brame Red Lodge MT 15 nm
Nathan Eric Winning Red Lodge MT 15 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 98 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 98 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 117 nm
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 169 nm
Atlas Aero Service
Casper, WY
 178 nm
Natrona Avionics, LLC
Casper, WY
 179 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 237 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 244 nm
Rapid Avionics, Inc.
Rapid City, SD
 261 nm
Mountain Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Steamboat Springs, CO
 301 nm

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