Edgar G Obie Airport (S71)

S71
Edgar G Obie Airport (S71)
Chinook, MT
Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier S71
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 109°15'2.2000" W / 48°35'31.6000" N
-109.250611 / 48.592111 (Estimated)
Elevation 2416.00 ft / 736.40 m (Surveyed)
Land 172 acres
From nearest city 1 nautical miles W of Chinook, MT
Location Blaine County, MT
Magnetic Variation 16E (1985)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner BLAINE CO. ARPT. COMM.
Address PO BOX 248
CHINOOK, MT 59523
Phone number 406-357-3250
Manager EDGAR OBIE JR.
Address 490 CLEVELAND RD
CHINOOK, MT 59523
Phone number (406) 799-6516
Airport Operations and Facilities
Airport Use Open to public
Wind indicator Yes
Segmented Circle Yes
Control Tower NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule SEE RMK
Beacon Color White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge No
Sectional chart GREAT FALLS
Region ANM - Northwest Mountain
Traffic Pattern Alt 800 ft
Responsible ARTCC ZLC - SALT LAKE CITY
Tie-in FSS GTF - GREAT FALLS
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility GTF (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 122.8 MHz
UNICOM 122.8 MHz
AWOS-AV S71 (406-357-3453)
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL
Airframe repair MINOR
Power plant repair MINOR
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Hangar, Tiedown
Other services AGRI,CHTR,INSTR
Runway Information
Runway 08/26
Dimensions 4000 x 75 ft (1219 x 23 m)
Surface ASPH (EXCELLENT)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
08 26
Alignment 100° 280°
Physical elevation 2415.80 ft 2409.40 ft
Coordinates 48.593069 / -109.258747 48.591153 / -109.242475
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Basic , Good Condition Basic , Good Condition
VGSI 2-light PAPI on left
Remarks
  • FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
  • 226 FT AGL SMOKE STACK 1.1 MI FM 26 THR.
  • EXISTED PRIOR TO 05/15/59.