AOPA Airports: Edgar G Obie (S71)

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S71Civil
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Edgar G Obie

Chinook, MT
Phone: 406-357-2429
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Overview

Attendance:	Attended Ngts Call 406-357-2429.Year-round, 7 Days a Week,0700-1900
Tower:	No
Elevation:	2,416 ft (736.4 m) (Surveyed)
Location:	1.00 mi. W of Chinook
Beacon:	Present (white-green)
Approaches:	(None)
Runways:	08/26 Runway length: 4000 ft
Fees:	Hangar

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Calm wind rys-land ry 8, dpt ry 26

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Runway 08/26

Dimensions:	4000 x 75ft. / 1219.2 x 22.9m	Weight Bearing Cap:	Single wheel: 12500 lb
Surface:	asphalt, no surface treatment, in good condition	Runway Edge Lights:	medium

#	Elev/Hdg	Markings	Approach Lights	Obstructions
08	2415.8ft. MSL 84° mag 100° true 0.2% down	basic	No Data	Tree, 68 ft Right of center, 14 ft high, 440 ft from end, 18:1 clearance slope

26	2409.4ft. MSL 264° mag 280° true 0.2% up	basic	visual glide slope: 2-Light/Left-Side PAPI

Business/Service Information

Name		Location	Freq. Monitored	Main Phone
Obie Flying Service	Fuel Flight Training	On field: E	UNICOM: 122.8	406-357-2429

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Services at this airport:

Services: Camping on Field
Engine Repair: MinorAirframe Repair: Minor
Fuel: 100LL Low-Lead

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Jeans Bakery & Sandwich Shoppe 406-357-4287

Pizza Pro 406-357-2847

L & L Pizza 406-357-2322

Chinook Motor Inn 406-357-2248

Museum

Chief Joseph Battlefield

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Operations & More Information

Lat/Long:	N48 35.5267' / W109 15.0367'48.5921111-109.2506111
Charts:	NACO: Great Falls Sectional
Mag Var:	16E (1985)
ARTCC:	Salt Lake City (ZLC)
FSS:	Great Falls (GTF) 1-800-WXBRIEF
NOTAM Facility:	GTF
Approach/Departure Control Facility
Pattern Altitude:	Fixed Wing: 3216 MSL
Wind Indicator:	Lighted
Seg. Circle:	Yes
Lighting:	Pilot Activated Lighting: high intensity: 7 clicks in 5 secs medium intensity: 5 clicks in 5 secs low intensity: 3 clicks in 5 secs Actvt PAPI Ry 26 - CTAF. Actvt MIRL Ry 08-26 Dawn-Dusk - CTAF. After Dusk MIRL on Continuously Until Dawn

Aircraft & Activity

Based GA Aircraft

Single Engine:	11
Multi Engine:	0
Jets:	0
Helicopters:	0
Gliders:
Ultralights:

Airport Activity

GA Local:	7,000
GA Itinerant:	850
Commercial:
Air Taxi:	500
Military:

(12-month period ending on 7/30/2012)

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Type	Location/Call	Freq./Phone
WX	N/A	118.35T (406-357-3453)
CTAF	N/A	122.8
UNICOM	N/A	122.8

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ID	Type	Freq	Radial	Distance
HVR	VOR/DME	111.8	065	21 nm

Contact Addresses

Owner:	Airport Manager:
Blaine County Arpt. Comm	Edgar Obie Jr
Po Box 248	Po Box 7
Chinook, MT 59523	Chinook, MT 59523
406-357-3250 (Office)	406-357-2429 (Office)
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