Terminal Procedures

38S — Deer Lodge-City-County

DEER LODGE, MT · 2 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

Elevation 4,692 ft1 runwayLongest 5,800 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume NW-1Not for navigation

1 published instrument approach: 1 RNAV (GPS).

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Instrument approach procedures

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RNAV (GPS)-A chart previewRNAV (GPS)-A1PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

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TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

38S airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
Unattended
ARTCC
Salt Lake City Center
Flight service
Great Falls
NOTAM facility
GTF (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
13E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
April 1940
Airport area
460 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Great Falls
Last FAA inspection
2023-05-12

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

38S radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.9

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

5,800 × 75 ft1331N1,000 ft
Runway layout at 38S, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
13/315,800 ft75 ftAsphalt ExcellentMedium intensity
  13 141°TPAPI (2-box) 3.22°
  31 321°TPAPI (2-box) 2.72°

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where 38S is

Latitude, longitude46.3878330, -112.7649440
Elevation4,692 ft
From Deer Lodge2 nm W

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FAA remarks for 38S

  • ACTVT MIRL RY 13/31 & PAPI RYS 13 & 31 - CTAF.
  • ALSO 406-846-3825. OR 406-490-0297 OR 406-490-3071
  • RY 13/31 EXTDD SE END.
  • +28' TREES 250' LEFT OF RWY CNTRLN EXTENDED.
  • SINGLE WHEEL APRON WEIGHT BEARING CAPACITY 30,000 LBS FOR SW APRON, 50,000 LBS FOR NE APRON, TWY TO NE APRON 50,000 LBS.
  • FOR CD CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.
  • COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -22C.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

A narrowly focused procedure set

Deer Lodge-City-County has one published instrument approach: an RNAV (GPS) procedure. That gives the field a single instrument approach option rather than a choice of approach types. Runway 13/31 provides one 5,800 ft alignment, and no airport diagram is published, so the procedure set offers little additional ground-layout detail.

Coverage around Deer Lodge

Nearby chart coverage varies sharply. Helena Regional has the broadest set, while Bert Mooney also has substantially more published material. Bowman Field is only slightly better covered; Lincoln and Stevensville match Deer Lodge’s two-chart total. The Great Falls Sectional adds the broader visual-navigation context absent from this small instrument collection.

Airports near 38S

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
3U3Bowman FldANACONDA, MT15 nm S3
KBTMBert MooneyBUTTE, MT28 nm SE7
S69LincolnLINCOLN, MT34 nm N2
KHLNHelena RgnlHELENA, MT35 nm E17
32SStevensvilleSTEVENSVILLE, MT54 nm W2
KRVFRuby Valley FldTWIN BRIDGES, MT55 nm S6
KHRFRavalli CountyHAMILTON, MT57 nm W5

VFR charts covering 38S

Common questions about 38S

What charts are available for 38S?

2 current FAA charts for Deer Lodge-City-County, including 1 instrument approach. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for 38S?

CTAF 122.9. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at 38S?

Deer Lodge-City-County has 1 runway. The longest is 13/31 at 5,800 ft by 75 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does 38S have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total 38S has 1 published instrument approach, of which 1 are RNAV (GPS).

Is 38S a towered airport?

No — Deer Lodge-City-County has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these 38S charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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