METAR & TAF KPWD
Current METAR
Observed 01:15Z
KPWD 120115Z AUTO 32017G25KT 10SM CLR 17/06 A2981 RMK AO2
- Wind
- 320° @ 17G25 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 17°C / 6°C
- Altimeter
- 29.81 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 3,184 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
- 1 NM NE
- VFR sectional
- BILLINGS
- ARTCC
- ZLC · SALT LAKE CITY
- NOTAM facility
- GTF (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- MARY LYNCH
- Phone
- (406) 765-3403
- Address
- 100 W. LAUREL AVE., PLENTYWOOD MT 59254
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 30
LEFT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30Favored | 122° / 302° | 3,900 ft | ASPH | Standard L |
| 08/26 | 80° / 260° | 2,951 ft | TURF | Standard L |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3°) | — | — |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | 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,INSTR
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
- RWY 8/26 NOT MNTND IN WINTER MONTHS - NO SN REMOVAL.
- FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
- RWY 12/30 INTMT SN REMOVAL - BE ALERT DURG WINTER MONTHS
Lighting notes
- PAPI RWY 12 & 30; MIRL RWY 12/30 - OPR DUSK-DAWN; AFT DAWN ACTVT PAPI RWY 12 & 30; MIRL RWY 12/30 - CTAF.
Fuel notes
- 100LL24 HR SELF SVC CREDIT CARD FUEL FAC.
Other notes
- 1CALL FOR CONDS (SHERIDAN CTY DISPATCH 406-765-1200), 406-765-7655, OR 406-765-3403).
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KPWD
Answer card- ICAO
- KPWD
- Name
- SHER-WOOD
- Location
- PLENTYWOOD, MONTANA
- Elevation
- 2,263.9 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 3,263.9 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 12/30 · 3,900 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 10°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 320° at 17 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 30
Sher-Wood Airport is in Plentywood, Montana. The field elevation is 2,263.9 ft MSL. It has two runways. The longest is runway 12/30 at 3,900 ft asphalt. Runway 08/26 is 2,951 ft turf. This is an unattended field with no control tower. CTAF and UNICOM are both 122.8.
No ILS approaches are published here. Pattern altitude is not published, so use the standard 1,000 ft AGL for light piston traffic unless current local guidance says otherwise. The on-field FBO is Sher-Wood Airport. It carries 100LL. Twenty-four hour self-serve credit card fuel is available.
Runway 12/30 has PAPI and medium intensity lights. The lights operate from dusk to dawn. After dawn, activate the PAPI and runway lights on 12/30 via CTAF. Winter operations need attention. Runway 12/30 has intermittent snow removal. Runway 08/26 is not maintained in winter and has no snow removal. For clearance delivery, contact Salt Lake ARTCC. If you are new to the field, call ahead for conditions before you go. The Chart Supplement and the airport operator are the right places to confirm any current local restrictions or winter issues.