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KS59 · Libby Airport

ICAO · US · 6 NTSB events

ID KS59 FAA S59 Elev 2,601 ft Lat 48° 17.03' N Lon 115° 29.40' W Zulu …

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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: 5,003 ft. Max gradient: 0.39%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
15 165° 5,003 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.39%
33 345° 5,003 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.39%

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 SEATTLE CNTR 123.500
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 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 REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWY 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 15/33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWY 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 15/33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (1)

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWY 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 15/33. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWY 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 15/33 - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (2 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
  • ·TREES IN PRI SFC CREATE APCH SLP LESS THAN 1:1. 3-6 FT BERM 180 FT FM THR 71 FT R OF CNTRLN.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

6 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

6

since 1982

Fatal

2

33.3% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

0

no recent events

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 12,000 ops in 1996

2024 total

5,000

10-yr total

50,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 20% · GA 80% · Mil 0%

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=6

  • Loss of control 3
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Other 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
2015-08-16 Taylorcraft BC12 D · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2012-12-19 Beech B100 · Stall / spin · night →
2008-05-02 Stinson 108-3 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2000-04-08 PZL-Bielsko SZD-45A OGAR · Other · day →
1991-08-04 TAYLOR AIR COMMAND 532 ELITE · Loss of control · VMC · day →
1983-10-16 BENSON B8M · Engine failure · 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
James Heckman Whitefish MT 46 nm
Michelle Marie Petrina Whitefish MT 46 nm
Perry Lee Brown Kalispell MT 47 nm
Kevin Walter Rothfus Hayden ID 61 nm
Douglas Glen Belcher Newman Lake WA 71 nm
Jared Ryan Testa Spokane Valley WA 79 nm
David Lucio Valenti Spokane WA 86 nm
Jay Daniel Bigley Spokane WA 86 nm
Timothy Michael Lewis Spokane WA 86 nm
Ryan Baer Missoula MT 103 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
James Marvin Eli Libby MT 7 nm
Michael Andrew Scheel Libby MT 7 nm
Paul William Jones Troy MT 19 nm
Todd Lee Harkins Troy MT 19 nm
James Everett Craik Trout Creek MT 27 nm
Beaver Eric Eller Trout Creek MT 27 nm
Raymond Daniel Sikich Trout Creek MT 27 nm
Robert Aaron Hendrix Clark Fork ID 29 nm
Dennis John Mcmahon Trego MT 32 nm
Rachael Marie Mcshane Marion MT 35 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
Bradford Donald Lewis Libby MT 7 nm
Donald Lynn Gibbons Libby MT 7 nm
Kenneth Wayne Daugherty Libby MT 7 nm
William Joseph Hogan Libby MT 7 nm
Keith Arlen Kinden Libby MT 7 nm
Stacy Laval Rowley Libby MT 7 nm
Jeromy Friss Libby MT 7 nm
Christian Leigh Augustine Libby MT 7 nm
Paul William Jones Troy MT 19 nm
Todd Lee Harkins Troy MT 19 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 62 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 97 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 99 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 126 nm
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 175 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 216 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
 229 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 232 nm
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 233 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
 267 nm

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