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K6S8 · Laurel Municipal Airport

FAA-LID · US · 21 NTSB events

ID K6S8 Elev 3,517 ft Lat 45° 42.19' N Lon 108° 45.66' 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

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,199 ft. Max gradient: 2.41% (noticeable slope — affects performance)

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
04 050° 5,199 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.64%
22 230° 5,199 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.64%
14 152° 3,002 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 2.00%
32 332° 3,002 ft 60 ft ASP Yes 2.00%
09 098° 1,100 ft 60 ft GRS No 2.41%
27 278° 1,100 ft 60 ft GRS No 2.41%

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

  • A/D BILLING APP/DEP 120.500
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 123.050

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 2 matched · 2 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 & 22 & 14 & 32; MIRL RWY 04/22 & 14/32. 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 PAPI RWY 04 & 22 & 14 & 32; MIRL RWY 04/22 & 14/32. 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 PAPI RWY 04 & 22 & 14 & 32; MIRL RWY 04/22 & 14/32. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 04 & 22 & 14 & 32; MIRL RWY 04/22 & 14/32 - 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 ANTELOPE ON AND INVOF OF RY.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·RY 09/27 NOT MAINTAINED DURG WINTER.
  • ·INTMT SNOW REMOVAL- BE ALERT DURING WINTER MONTHS. 09/27 MARKER CONES FULL RY LENGTH.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

21 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

22

since 1982

Fatal

1

4.5% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 45,000 ops in 2020

2024 total

45,000

10-yr total

434,500

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

6.9

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.31

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Controlled flight into terrain 2

All time · n=21

  • Other 6
  • Loss of control 6
  • Controlled flight into terrain 4
  • Undershoot / overshoot 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Engine failure / power loss 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
2023-05-03 Cessna P337H · CFIT · day →
2022-08-11 Piper PA-28-140 · CFIT · day →
2016-05-30 Piper PA 18-150 · Loss of control · day →
2013-12-24 AVIAT AIRCRAFT INC A-1C-200 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2009-07-15 COX JOHN WILEY KITFOX III · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2007-09-30 Bellanca 7GCBC · Other · VMC · day →
2007-07-17 Beech E-33C · Other · VMC · day →
2006-12-11 Cessna 172RG · Loss of control · day →
2006-06-02 Piper PA-28-160 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2005-06-28 Cessna 170B · Loss of control · day →
2005-05-28 Jackson Rans S-6S · Stall / spin · day →
2004-02-24 Piper PA-20 · Other · VMC · day →
2000-09-27 Hughes 269B · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1999-10-21 Maule M-5-235C · Other · VMC · day →
1998-03-22 Cessna 177A · CFIT · day →
1996-02-21 Beech 35 · Gear-up · VMC · night →
1995-10-19 Cessna 172N · Other · VMC · day →
1993-03-26 Cessna 150 · Engine failure · day →
1985-06-22 FAILING/RAND-ROBINSON KR-2 · Other · VMC · day →
1982-06-19 Luscombe 8A · Under/overshoot · day →
1982-03-25 Cessna T182RG · Under/overshoot · 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 2 nm
Kent William Potter Laurel MT 2 nm
Alejandro Anduze Billings MT 10 nm
Gregory Bettis Billings MT 10 nm
Jerry Kelvin Lay Billings MT 10 nm
Benjamin James Atnip Cody WY 72 nm
Daniel Scott Langford Lewistown MT 86 nm
Dennis Wayne Keesling Sheridan WY 93 nm
Glenn Walter Smith Sheridan WY 93 nm
Lanny Dewitt Guyton Sheridan WY 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
Barbara Jean Powers Laurel MT 2 nm
Jarret Paul Stricker Laurel MT 2 nm
Christopher Gardner Carr Laurel MT 2 nm
Christopher Lee Farmer Laurel MT 2 nm
Brian Patrick Byers Laurel MT 2 nm
Wallace Radley Adams Laurel MT 2 nm
Mark Alan Webb Park City MT 8 nm
Richard Wayne Flemmer Park City MT 8 nm
Jess Henry Padden Park City MT 8 nm
William Francis Abel Billings MT 10 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
William Henry Metz Laurel MT 2 nm
Douglas Charles Baze Laurel MT 2 nm
Patrick Dale Bailey Laurel MT 2 nm
Richard Emil Spitzer Laurel MT 2 nm
Vanner Franklin Vanlandingham Laurel MT 2 nm
Joshua David Welch Laurel MT 2 nm
Adam James Bell Laurel MT 2 nm
Ezra John Page Laurel MT 2 nm
Ashley Jo Bell Laurel MT 2 nm
Austin David Grubbs Park City MT 8 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
 100 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 100 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 118 nm
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 154 nm
Atlas Aero Service
Casper, WY
 195 nm
Natrona Avionics, LLC
Casper, WY
 195 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 228 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 233 nm
Rapid Avionics, Inc.
Rapid City, SD
 262 nm
Mountain Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Steamboat Springs, CO
 322 nm

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