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KS71 · Edgar G Obie Airport

ICAO · US · 2 NTSB events

ID KS71 FAA S71 Elev 2,416 ft Lat 48° 35.53' N Lon 109° 15.06' 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

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 4,000 ft. Max gradient: 0.16%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 100° 4,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.16%
26 280° 4,000 ft 75 ft ASP Yes 0.16%

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

  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KS71 on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 1 matched · 3 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 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 DAWN-DUSK. 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 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 DAWN-DUSK. 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 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 DAWN-DUSK. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    ACTVT PAPI RWY 26; MIRL RWY 08/26 DAWN-DUSK - CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (3 sentences)
  • ·FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568. 226 FT AGL SMOKE STACK 1.1 MI FM 26 THR.
  • ·AFTER DUSK MIRL ON CONSLY TIL DAWN.
  • ·EXISTED PRIOR TO 05/15/59.

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

2 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 8,750 ops in 2001

2024 total

3,700

10-yr total

50,250

2024 mix

AC/AT 8% · GA 92% · 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=2

  • Ground collision 2

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

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
1993-01-15 Hiller UH-12E · Ground collision · VMC · day →
1986-09-04 Grumman AA-1A · Ground collision · IMC · 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
Daniel Scott Langford Lewistown MT 93 nm
Abraham Lloyd Fandrich Clancy MT 170 nm
Alejandro Anduze Billings MT 171 nm
Gregory Bettis Billings MT 171 nm
Jerry Kelvin Lay Billings MT 171 nm
Christopher Lee Farmer Laurel MT 176 nm
Kent William Potter Laurel MT 176 nm
Gregory Bruce Mecklenburg Bozeman MT 190 nm
Jeffrey Cook Bozeman MT 190 nm
Peta Sarah Sheridan Bozeman MT 190 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
Timothy John Dwyer Havre MT 17 nm
Richard Nicholas Verploegen Havre MT 17 nm
Isaac Larry Warp Havre MT 17 nm
Darrold Kent Hutchinson Hingham MT 47 nm
Jerome Brad Pester Hingham MT 47 nm
Christopher Edmund Blanch Chester MT 68 nm
Coya Marie Nack Geraldine MT 72 nm
James Peter Ohara Fort Benton MT 73 nm
Andrew William Taylor Fort Benton MT 73 nm
Justin Clark Nestorick Carter MT 83 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
Edgar Lee Obie Chinook MT 1 nm
John Herman Hebbelman Jr Chinook MT 1 nm
Adam Lee Tilleman Chinook MT 1 nm
Douglas Alan Kaercher Havre MT 17 nm
Brian Scott Rhoades Havre MT 17 nm
Michael Cody Ortman Havre MT 17 nm
Gary Lynn White Havre MT 17 nm
Joseph Edward Fallo Kremlin MT 33 nm
William Morris Corcoran Box Elder MT 35 nm
Scott Elmer Snider Turner 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
Dustin's Aircraft Maintenance and Upholstery
Great Falls, MT
 101 nm
Montana Aviation Maintenance, LLC
Cut Bank, MT
 124 nm
Pristine Jets
Belgrade, MT
 186 nm
Million Air Bozeman
Belgrade, MT
 186 nm
JL Aerospace
Three Forks, MT
 188 nm
Pristine Jets
Missoula, MT
 220 nm
Advanced Avionics Solutions, LLC
Hayden, ID
 307 nm
Huey's Aviation Painting
Colville, WA
 343 nm
Atlas Aero Service
Casper, WY
 361 nm
Natrona Avionics, LLC
Casper, WY
 361 nm

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