METAR & TAF 6S3
6S3 does not publish a METAR.
Showing the nearest reporting station: KBIL (BILLINGS LOGAN INTL) · 31.0 NM away. Conditions at 6S3 may differ.
METAR · KBIL
Observed 20:53Z
KBIL 112053Z 31010G17KT 10SM SCT080 SCT100 22/01 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02170011 58011 $
- Wind
- 310° @ 10G17 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 22°C / 1°C
- Altimeter
- 30.02 inHg
- Clouds
- SCT
- Density alt
- 5,152 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- 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
- 0 NM SE
- VFR sectional
- GREAT FALLS
- ARTCC
- ZLC · SALT LAKE CITY
- NOTAM facility
- GTF (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- HARDIN GRAHAM
- Phone
- 406-780-0034
- Address
- 1853 E. 1ST AVE. SO., COLUMBUS MT 59019
Flight service · Hours
- FSS GTF
- GREAT FALLS1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- MON-FRI · 0800-1700
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 28
LEFT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | — |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | 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
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- AGRI,INSTR
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Yes
- 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
- REPAIR SVC ATTENDED WEEKDAYS 0800-1700 LCL.
- MIGRATORY WATERFOWL ON & INVOF ARPT.
- FOR CD CTC BILLINGS APCH AT 406-255-2798
Lighting notes
- ACTVT PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 6S3
Answer card- ICAO
- 6S3
- Name
- WOLTERMANN MEML
- Location
- COLUMBUS, MONTANA
- Elevation
- 3,577.6 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 4,577.6 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 10/28 · 3,800 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 15°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 310° at 10 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 28
Woltermann Meml (6S3) sits in Columbus, Montana. The field elevation is 3,577.6 ft MSL. It has one runway, 10/28, with a longest length of 3,800 ft on asphalt. There is no control tower. CTAF and UNICOM are both 122.8.
No ILS approaches are published here. Pattern altitude is not published in the facts, so verify the current Chart Supplement before arrival. The airport has medium intensity runway lights on 10 and 28. The PAPI on both ends is activated. Lighting is controlled on CTAF. For clearance delivery, Billings Approach is listed in the remarks at 406-255-2798.
Rickman Aircraft is on the field. It carries 100LL. Repair service is attended on weekdays from 0800 to 1700 local time. Migratory waterfowl are present on and near the airport. Keep a sharp scan on departure and arrival. At this elevation, performance planning matters. Expect density altitude to be a real factor in warm weather. If you are new to the field, brief the runway length, the lighting setup and the bird activity before you go.