METAR & TAF 3U3
Current METAR
Observed 21:55Z
K3U3 112155Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM BKN080 18/01 A3008 RMK AO2 T01790012
- Wind
- VAR @ 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 18°C / 1°C
- Altimeter
- 30.08 inHg
- Clouds
- BKN
- Density alt
- 6,404 ft
- Ceiling
- 8,000 ft AGL
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 3 NM NE
- VFR sectional
- GREAT FALLS
- ARTCC
- ZLC · SALT LAKE CITY
- NOTAM facility
- GTF (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- MONTE BELGARDE
- Phone
- 406-490-3627
- Address
- 800 S MAIN ST, ANACONDA MT 59711
Flight service · Hours
- FSS GTF
- GREAT FALLS1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- Unattended
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 35
RIGHT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35Favored | 166° / 346° | 6,010 ft | ASPH | 35 R |
| 04/22 | 43° / 223° | 4,074 ft | ASPH | Standard L |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | — |
| 35 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | — |
| 04 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3.25°) | — | — |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | — |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
- Other services
- AGRI,AMB
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- UNLIGHTED HAZARDOUS STACK; 585 FT AGL LCTD 3.2 NM SW OF ARPT.
- COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -25C.
- FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
- AWOS AVBL 124.175 MHZ AND 406-563-8275
- SEE HTTPS://WEATHERCAMS.FAA.GOV OR CALL AMGR FOR CURRENT RWY CONDS.
Lighting notes
- ROTG BCN LCTD MIDWAY OF RWY 04/22 & OFFSET 700 FT SE OF CNTRLN.
- ACTVT PAPI RWY 04, 17, 22, & 35; MIRL RWY 04/22 & 17/35 - CTAF.
Runway surface & condition
- 17/35PCR VALUE: 150/F/D/X/T
Other notes
- 1ARPT UNATNDD. CONDS UNMONITORED 1700 - 0800.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 3U3
Answer card- ICAO
- 3U3
- Name
- BOWMAN FLD
- Location
- ANACONDA, MONTANA
- Elevation
- 5,034.2 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 6,034.2 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 17/35 · 6,010 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 14°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 000° at 5 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 35
Bowman Fld is in Anaconda, Montana. The field elevation is 5,034.2 ft MSL. It has two asphalt runways. The longest is runway 17/35 at 6,010 ft. There is no control tower. CTAF and UNICOM are both 122.8. No ILS approaches are published here.
Pattern altitude is not published. Use the standard 1,000 ft AGL pattern for light piston traffic unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. The airport is unattended. Conditions are unmonitored from 1700 to 0800. That matters in mountain country where density altitude, runway performance and night planning all deserve extra attention. There is also an unlighted hazardous stack 585 ft AGL located 3.2 NM southwest of the airport.
PAPI is available on runways 04, 17, 22 and 35. Medium intensity runway lights are on both runways. They are controlled by CTAF. The rotating beacon sits midway on runway 04/22 and is offset 700 ft southeast of the centerline. AWOS is on 124.175 MHz and by phone at 406-563-8275. For clearance delivery, contact Salt Lake ARTCC at 801-320-2568. No on-field FBOs are listed, so verify services with the airport operator or call the field directly before arrival. This is a cold temperature airport. Altitude correction is required at or below minus 25 degrees Celsius.