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07/08/93 Meierhenry/5010 InspectionsItiatr� trr. Dip rrtnrnt r �f of 7r<ttrspvrlrttioit t July 8, 1993 Mike Baker City of Kalispell Kalispell, MT 59901 Dear Mr. Baker: Each year an on -site inspection of public use airports is conducted under the FAA's Airport Master Record (Form 5010) Program. The inspector is collecting the most current information concerning the physical condition or status of the facility, the visual landing aids, and obstructions surrounding the airport. In Montana, the Montana Aeronautics Division performs many of these inspections under contract to the FAA. The 5010 inspections are intended to enhance safety for the flying public. The data gathered forms the basis for the federally produced flight publications such as the airport/facility directory, aeronautical chart, and instrument approach procedure plates. Numerous privately produced flight guides also rely on the Form 5010 as a primary source. Attached for your review and use is a copy of the revised Form 5010 and Airport Layout Sketch which has been sent to the FAA. Depending on the conditions noted, the FAA may contact you to obtain clarification or further information. Data elements proceeded by a ">" symbol are considered critical safety items. You should report any subsequent changes of these items to your Flight Service Station (telephone number in data element #88). Your attention is directed to the conditions identified as checked items on the list printed on the next page. We recommend that appropriate measures be taken to correct these problem areas in order to improve the condition of the airport and enhance safety. Further, it is the airport manager's responsibility to request a Notice -to -Airman (NOTAM) be issued to advise pilots of any safety -related problems that cannot be corrected immediately. Please note that we are also sending a copy of this inspection summary letter to the airport owner of record. We do this to reinforce your efforts in obtaining the funds and support required of the owner to correct safety and/or maintenance deficiencies which we have identified. Mike Baker July 8, 1993 Page 2 We recommend that those items checked on the next page contributing to an unsafe airport will be corrected in the interest of enhancing safety and not under the threat of liability exposure. Liability of the owner may exist if an accident of incident occurred having as contributing factors, unsafe airport conditions such as improper runway marking, approach or transitional surface obstacles. The Montana Aeronautics Division and the Federal Aviation Administration greatly appreciate your efforts to provide a safe general aviation facility for use by the flying community. If you have any questions, or if you need more information concerning our inspection, please contact me at this office. Sincerely, Michael D. Ferguson Administrator Redge.,_2. Meierhenry Aviation Representative pk Encl. AIRPORT: Kalispell City INSPECTOR: Redge R. Meierhenry, Aviation Support Officer INSPECTION DATE: 06/18/93 1. { } Runway surface is rough/uneven 2. {X} Grass encroachment in runway 13 and taxiway edges needs sterilant. 3. { } Grass and soil buildup along runway /taxiway /apron prevents proper drainage from the pavement. 4. { } Erosion along runway /taxiway has resulted in pavement lip. 5. {X} Incorrect threshold lights on runway 13 end. Lights located at pavement edge, should be set back 101. Also, numerous threshold lights and edge lights out of service. 6. {X} Runway lights installed on nonfrangible posts (concrete pads). 7. { } Grass shielding runway threshold/edge lights. 8. {X} Segmented circle missing. 9. { } Wind indicator missing/poor condition. 10. {X} Runway 31 markings incorrect. Numbers located 45 feet from pavement end. 11. {X} Taxiway markings missing as well as hold short lines. 12. {X} Obstructions were identified within the approach surface to the following runway approach end. Refer to enclosure for meaning and definition of approach surface. Only those obstructions are identified below, if any, that penetrate the 20:1 approach surface with only a visual approach or 34:1 for runway ends having a nonprecision approach. Slopes are in terms of feet of run to feet of rise.: Runway End Obstruction/height/distance/resulting approach slope 31 Towers / 324 / 5750' / 17:1 13 Tree / 31 / 693' / 15:1 13. {X} Obstructions were identified within the primary surface or safety area of the noted runway approach ends: (Refer to enclosure for meaning of primary surface). See 5010 form at bottom, remark A058. 14. {X} Unlimited vehicle access to the aircraft movement area. 15. { } Livestock/birds/wildlife/pedestrians on/in the vicinity of the airport. 16. {X} Runway 13/31 and taxiway cracking in asphalt larger than 1/8" width with occasional weed growth. 17. { } Other/Additional Comments: To better understand items 12 and 13 of the Airport Safety Data Inspection Summary sheet, the following discussion is provided to educate the airport manager/owner regarding the definition and meaning of the various imaginary surfaces defined by FAA Part 77 that surround all airports. Part 77 is titled "Objects Affecting Navigable Airspace" and among other subjects, defines imaginary surfaces about an airport. Here we will only discuss three of the various surfaces that Montana Aeronautics Division looks at when we visit your airport. These surfaces are primary, transitional, and approach surface. Our inspection defines these surfaces given the accuracy of the equipment in use and attempts to identify those penetrations to each particular surface. Penetrations can and do occur from such objects as trees, power lines, buildings, hills, or mountains that protrude into these imaginary surfaces. The FAA defines these surfaces with the intent of keeping all aviation hazards below them to protect the pilot and aircraft when navigating on or about the airport; therefore, these standards apply to all public use airports. The primary surface is a rectangular shaped imaginary surface centered about each runway at your airport. The width of the primary surface is 250 feet (125 feet both sides of the runway centerline) for those runways with only visual approaches. The width changes to 500 feet (250 feet both sides of runway centerline) for those runways having nonprecision instrument approaches. The length of the primary surface is runway length plus 200 feet beyond each runway end. If the runway is not paved then the primary surface ends at each runway end; therefore, does not extend out an additional 200 feet at each end. The elevation of the primary surface is the same as the runway centerline elevation at its nearest point. Thus, the elevation follows the contour of the runway at centerline. The approach surface is longitudinally centered on the extended runway centerline and extending outward and upward from each end of the primary surface. The inner edge of the approach surface is the same width as the primary surface and it expands uniformly to a total width of: 1. 1,250 feet for that runway end with only visual approaches, 2. 1,500 feet for that runway end with a nonprecision instrument approach. For utility runways (runway less than 12,500 lbs. capacity) the approach surface extends for a horizontal distance of 5,000 feet at a slope of 20:1 for visual and non -precision runways. For other than utility runways (runway with more than 12,500 lbs. capacity) the approach surface extends a horizontal distance of 10,000 feet at a slope of 34:1 for runway ends having a nonprecision instrument approach and 20:1 to a distance of 5,000 feet for visual runway ends. The last surface of importance is the transitional surface which extends outward and upward at right angles to the runway centerline and the extended runway centerline (each end). Each transitional surface (there are two of them being two sides of the runway) begin at the primary surface and approach surface and rises at a 7:1 slope to a height of 150 feet. AIRPORT ROASTER RECORD PRINT DATE 05/10/93 USix>twnnx>n�on�au/wrwuai FORMAPPHOVEDOMB 7i20Wt5 F,d,,,i Aviation Atl...... anon 1-4 >1 ASSOC CITY: KALISPELL >2 AIRPIRT NAME: KALISPELL CITY GENERAL 10 U4NERSHIP: PUBLIC 11 04NER: CITYOFKALISPELL 12 ADDRESS: c i7f 14-ILL-.1- KALISPELL. MT 59901 13 PHONE NR: 406-752-660J 14 MANAGER: MIKE BAKER 15 ADDRESS: CITY OF KALISPELL KALISPELL- MT 59901 16 PHONE NR:,406-752-6600 17 ATTENDANCE SCHEDULE: MONTHS DAYS HOURS ALL ALL DALGT 18 AIRPORT USE: PUBLIC 19 ARPT LAT: 48-1d-42.850N ESTIMATED 20 ARPT LONG: 114-18-13.467W 21 ARPT-ELEV: 2932 SURVEYED 22 ACREAGE: 134 >23 RIGHT TRAFFIC: NO >24 NON-COMM LANDING FEE: NO Z5 NASP/FEDERAL AGREEMENT: 26 FAR 139 INDEX: 34 RUNWAY DATA RUNWAY IOENT 13/31 31 LENGTH: 3600 32 nIOTH: 60 33 SURF TYPE-CONO ASPH-G 34 SURF TREATMENT 35 GROSS WT: SW 4 36 (IN THSOS) UW 31 OTW JB OUTW 4 STATE: MT FAA SITE 5 COUNTY: FLATHEAD NR: 12417.A MT /HLN 7 SECTA RO CHi: GREA FA SERVICES BASED AIRCRAFT >70 FUEL: 80 10OLL 90 SINGLE ENG: 56 >71 AIRFRAME RPRS: MAJOR 91 MULTI ENG: 3 >72 PWR PLANT RPRS: MAJOR 92 JET: >73 BOTTLE OXYGEN: hk'PJE TOTAL 59 >74 BULK OXYGEN: Ndlj 75 TSNT STORAGE: TIE 93 HELICOPTERS: 1 76 OTHER SERVICES: AVNCS 94 GLIDERS: 1 CHTR INSTR RNTL SURV 95 MILITARY: 96 ULTRA -LIGHT:# 3 FACILITIES OPERATIONS >80 ARPT BCN: CG 100 AIR CARRIER: >41 APT LGT SKED:*DUSK-DAWN 101 COMMUTER: >82 UNICOM: 122.800 102 AIR TAXI: 60OU >83 WIND INDICATOR: YES-L 103 G A LOCAL: 12600 84 SEGMENTED CIRCLE: NONE 104 G A ITNRNT:(3, 0oL4-rrW 85 CONTROL TWR: NO 105 MILITARY: 100U 86 FSS:':=GREAT FALLS TOTAL: 87 FSS ON ARPT: NO 88 FSS PHONE NR: 406-761-7110 OPERATIONS FOR 17 89 TOLL FREE NR: 1-800-WX-BRIEF MDS EN0114G OA-fC RR91 1 ej '3C, 5 LIGHTING/APCH AIDS - - - - - - - - - - - 13/31 40 EDGE INTENSITY L-aw jJ jTf) 41 NDK ELEMENT 81 42 RWY MARK TYPE-COND rBSC-F /NSTO-F 43 VASI 44 TMR CROSSING MGT 45 VISUAL GLIDE ANGLE 46 CNTRLN-TDZ 47 RVR-RVV 48 REIL 49 APCH LIGHTS 03STRUCTION DATA - - - - - - - - - - - 13/31 50 FAR 77 CATEGORY A(V) /A(V) 51 DISPLACED THR N / M 52 CTLG OBSTN IPA --;:I;Htc /TOWERS 53 OBSTN MARKEU/LGTD N /ML 54 MGT ABOVE RWY ENO tr-.31 /324 55 UIST FROM RWY EN6' 51iM1a /5750 56 CNTRLN OFFSET Ib, L1­4'dA /0.4"SU'.iF1 57 06STN CLNC SLOPEI5' IZ-O�l /17:1 58 CLOSE -IN OBSTN N 20:1 LANDING LENGTH - - - - - - - - - - - 13/31 60 LANDING RWY-LENGTH 61 CTLG OBSTACLE 52 HGT-ABOVE THR 53 DIST FROM THR 54 CNTRLN OFFSET >110 REMARKS: AJ16 EXT 274. r)�� AJ42 RWY 31 NUMBERS LCTO 45 FT FM PAVEMENT END. A051 RWY 31 LGTD THR RELOCATED 155 FT FOR NIGHT OPNS; 3445 FT OF RY 13/31 USBL AT NIGHT AJ52 RWY 31 TWO 324 FT RADIO TOWERS 5750 FT FM AER; FT R OF CNTRLN L 1150 FT R OF CNTRLN. T&'*y 13 60' f bL_ S -ID r, i 190' P-) Zv' I AMA a�, A481 ACTVT LIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF. 1086 COMMUNICATIONS PRVOO BY GREAT FALLS RADIO ON FREQ 122.5 (LAKESIDE R,_O). A390 ULTRALIGHTS ON L INVOF ARPT. A110 -01 POOR APCHS IF UNFAMILIAR USE CTN. A110 -02 CONSTRUCTION CRANE 600 FT WEST OF RY 13/31 ITO FT A6L DAYLIGHT HRS ONLY. A110 -03 GLIDER ACTIVITY ON L INVOF ARPT. ho4o ATi co12 7110 (?L I 13 E�') , SP)`R (_.vLULr5 Fdf) E-2101TLA. 3h'L -2 I -FL 44 11 nl in n T m rnu m ul r c 3, -0 r T z C) ;�m�u �D u� 3;p 0 0 Co. RD, 4 h ji� CITY SEWAGE PLANT L r 015 \6 - iC N Z-4 > PRINT DATE 05/10/93 us 1h „0 ¢ni0 Lpn{ Wx„, AIRPORT MASTER RECORD FORMAPPHOVEDOMB ?120MIS Federal A—1— on >1 ASSOC CITY: KALISPELL 4 STATE: MT FAA SITE NR: 12417.A >2 41RPIRT NAME: KALISPELL CITY 5 COUNTY: FLATHEAD MT BU 0 AIRPORT(NM): 01 S 6 REG/ADO: ANM/HLN I EZT AERO �H1: G R E A FALLS GENERAL SERVICES BASED AIRCRAFT 10 04NERSHIP: PUBLIC >70 FUEL: 80 100LL 90 SINGLE ENG: 56 >11 OwNER: CITY OF KALISPELL >71 AIRFRAME RPRS: MAJOR 91 MULTI ENG: 3 >12 ADDRESS: CITY I+AL-L_ >72 PWR PLANT RPRS: MAJOR 92 JET: KALISPELL, MT 59901 >73 BOTTLE OXYGEN: 06WE TOTAL 59 > 1 3 PHONE NR: 406-752-6600 >74 BULK OXYGEN: Il1d! >14 MANAGER: MIKE BAKER 75 TSNT STORAGE: TIE 93 HELICOPTERS: 1 >15 ADDRESS: CITY OF KALISPELL 76 OTHER SERVICES: AVNCS 94 GLIDERS: I KALISPELL• MT 59)01 CHTR INSTR RNTL SURV 95 MILITARY: >16 PHONE NR:•-406-752-6600 96 ULTRA -LIGHT:* 3 >17 ATTENDANCE SCHEDULE: MONTHS DAYS HOURS ALL ALL OALGT FACILITIES - - OPERATIONS >80 - - - - - - - - ARPT BCN: CG 100 - - - - - - - - - - AIR CARRIER: 18 AIRPORT USE: PUBLIC >81 APT LGT SKED:*DUSK-DAWN 101 COMMUTER: 19 ARPT LAT: 48-10-42.850N ESTIMATED >82 UNICOM: 122.800 102 AIR TAXI: 6000 20 ARPT LONG: 114-18-13.467W >83 WIND INDICATOR: YES-L 103 G A LOCAL: 12600 21 ARPT-ELEV: 2932 SURVEYED 84 SEGMENTED CIRCLE: NONE 104 G A ITNRNT:134_OF'"-nr0 22 ACREAGE: 134 85 CONTROL TWR: NO 105 MILITARY: 1000 >23 RIGHT TRAFFIC: NO 86 FSS:;=GREAT FALLS TOTAL: >24 NON-COMM LANDING FEE: NO 67 FSS ON ARPT: NO 25 NASD/FEDERAL AGREEMENT: 88 FSS PHONE NR: 406-761-7110 OPERATIONS FOR Ig. 26 FAR 139 INDEX: 89 TOLL FREE NR: 1-800-WX-BRIEF MOS ENDING 0 R91 I 0 �(' ,j'Z i RUNWAY DATA 30 RUNWAY IOENT 13/31 31 LENGTH: 3600 32 'AIDTH: 60 33 SURF TYPE-CONO ASPH-G 34 SURF TREATMENT 35 GROSS WT: SW 4 36 (IN Tr1SDS) DW 37 DTW id OUTW LIGHTING/APCH AIDS - - - - - - - - - - - 13/31 -40 EDGE INTENSITY L}W jJj7Q 41 NOw ELEMENT 81 42 RWY MARK TYPE-COND *BSC-F /NSTO-F 43 VASI I\j 44 THR CROSSING HGT 45 VISUAL GLIDE ANGLE 46 CNTRLN-TDZ 47 RVR-RVV 48 REIL 49 APCH LIGHTS 03STRUCTION DATA - - - - - - - - - - - 13/31 50 FAR 77 CATEGORY AM /A(V) 51 DISPLACED THR 52 CTLG OBSTN liir E em /TOWERS 53 OBSTN MARKED/LGTU N /ML 54 H5T ABOVE RWY ENO 8d:;.i /324 55 DIST FROM RWY ENdo.' 5L4t7H /5750 56 CNTRLN OFFSET lb. L14111 /0�"'5'05(- 57 03STN CLNC SLOPE7S 1z0'ri /17:1 58 CLOSE -IN OBSTN N 20:1 LANDING LENGTH - - - - - - - - - - 13/31 60 LANDING RWY-LENGTH 61 CTLG OBSTACLE 52 HGT-A80VE THR 53 DIST FROM THR 54 CNTRLN OFFSET >11U REMARKS: AOlb EXT 274. ti05 AJ42 RWY 31 NUMBERS LCTO 45 FT FM PAVEMENT ENO. A051 RWY 31 LGTD THR RELOCATED 155 FT FOR NIGHT OPNS: 3445 FT OF RY 13/31 USBL AT NIGHT AdSZ RWY 31 TWO 324 FT RADIO TOWERS 5750 FT FM AER: FT R OF CNTRLN L 1150 FT R OF CNTRLN. RL,:V 7.3 Af IZLi5S -7GIZ E Igv' Zo A 4u'u , A0dl ACTVT LIRL RY 13/31 - CTAF. 1086 COMMUNICATIONS PRVOD BY GREAT FALLS RADIO ON FREQ 122.5 (LAKESIDE RCO). A090 ULTRALIGHTS ON 6 INVOF ARPT. A110 -01 POOR APCHS IF UNFAMILIAR USE CTN. ::110 -02 CONSTRUCTION CRANE 600 FT WEST OF RY 13/31 ITC FT AGL DAYLIGHT MRS ONLY. A110 -03 GLIDER ACTIVITY ON c INVOF ARPT. A04-J LIPL R< l 13/.f . �,Wq 13 —TaPEeSitLj) L&I'TS Lcc.IPQ� A—i &02 NAl Pi rL;q 13 EA.,.') , S'F)'R c.vLv_I'1 FI S) E' -2_'0 T(-d. 31--`L q CO- RD. C -)' r SEWAG 'T PLANT I. 0 1-1 m "I t- c) '—" -1 �0 I P c 7� N >> Z, s(P 0) > m M m I U) z 'gym ZD o b u1 (-, r )> 70o AIRPORT: Kalispell City INSPECTOR: Redge R. Meierhenry, Aviation Support Officer INSPECTION DATE: 06/18/93 1. { } Runway surface is rough/uneven 2. {X} Grass encroachment in runway 13 and taxiway edges needs sterilant. 3. { } Grass and soil buildup along runway /taxiway /apron prevents proper drainage from the pavement. 4. { } Erosion along runway /taxiway has resulted in pavement lip. 5. {X} Incorrect threshold lights on runway 13 end. Lights located at pavement edge, should be set back 101. Also, numerous threshold lights and edge lights out of service. 6. {X} Runway lights installed on nonfrangible posts (concrete pads). 7. { } Grass shielding runway threshold/edge lights. 8. {X} Segmented circle missing. 9. { } Wind indicator missing/poor condition. 10. {X} Runway 31 markings incorrect. Numbers located 45 feet from pavement end. 11. {X} Taxiway markings missing as well as hold short lines. 12. {X} Obstructions were identified within the approach surface to the following runway approach end. Refer to enclosure for meaning and definition of approach surface. Only those obstructions are identified below, if any, that penetrate the 20:1 approach surface with only a visual approach or 34:1 for runway ends having a nonprecision approach. Slopes are in terms of feet of run to feet of rise.: Runway End Obstruction/height/distance/resulting approach slope 31 Towers / 324 / 57501 / 17:1 13 Tree / 31 / 6931 / 15:1 13. {X} Obstructions were identified within the primary surface or safety area of the noted runway approach ends: (Refer to enclosure for meaning of primary surface). See 5010 form at bottom, remark A058. 14. {X} Unlimited vehicle access to the aircraft movement area. 15. { } Livestock/birds/wildlife/pedestrians on/in the vicinity of the airport. 16. {X} Runway 13/31 and taxiway cracking in asphalt larger than 1/811 width with occasional weed growth. 17. { } Other/Additional Comments: To better understand items 12 and 13 of the Airport Safety Data Inspection Summary sheet, the following discussion is provided to educate the airport manager/owner regarding the definition and meaning of the various imaginary surfaces defined by FAA Part 77 that surround all airports. Part 77 is titled "Objects Affecting Navigable Airspace" and among other subjects, defines imaginary surfaces about an airport. Here we will only discuss three of the various surfaces that Montana Aeronautics Division looks at when we visit your airport. These surfaces are primary, transitional, and approach surface. Our inspection defines these surfaces given the accuracy of the equipment in use and attempts to identify those penetrations to each particular surface. Penetrations can and do occur from such objects as trees, power lines, buildings, hills, or mountains that protrude into these imaginary surfaces. The FAA defines these surfaces with the intent of keeping all aviation hazards below them to protect the pilot and aircraft when navigating on or about the airport therefore, these standards apply to all public use airports. The primary surface is a rectangular shaped imaginary surface centered about each runway at your airport. The width of the primary surface is 250 feet (125 feet both sides of the runway centerline) for those runways with only visual approaches. The width changes to 500 feet (250 feet both sides of runway centerline) for those runways having nonprecision instrument approaches. The length of the primary surface is runway length plus 200 feet beyond each runway end. If the runway is not paved then the primary surface ends at each runway end; therefore, does not extend out an additional 200 feet at each end. The elevation of the primary surface is the same as the runway centerline elevation at its nearest point. Thus, the elevation follows the contour of the runway at centerline. The approach surface is longitudinally centered on the extended runway centerline and extending outward and upward from each end of the primary surface. The inner edge of the approach surface is the same width as the primary surface and it expands uniformly to a total width of: 1. 1,250 feet for that runway end with only visual approaches, 2. 1,500 feet for that runway end with a nonprecision instrument approach. For utility runways (runway less than 12,500 lbs. capacity) the approach surface extends for a horizontal distance of 5,000 feet at a slope of 20:1 for visual and non -precision runways. For other than utility runways (runway with more than 12,500 lbs. capacity) the approach surface extends a horizontal distance of 10,000 feet at a slope of 34:1 for runway ends having a nonprecision instrument approach and 20:1 to a distance of 5,000 feet for visual runway ends. The last surface of importance is the transitional surface which extends outward and upward at right angles to the runway centerline and the extended runway centerline (each end). Each transitional surface (there are two of them being two sides of the runway) begin at the primary surface and approach surface and rises at a 7:1 slope to a height of 150 feet.