Terminal Procedures

KHWQ — Wheatland County At Harlowton

HARLOWTON, MT · 3 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

FAA HWQElevation 4,311 ft1 runwayLongest 4,200 ftNon-toweredVolume NW-1Not for navigation

2 published instrument approaches: 2 RNAV (GPS), serving 2 runway ends.

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 090PDF
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 270PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

ChartAmendment
TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF

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

KHWQ airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
Unattended
ARTCC
Salt Lake City Center
Flight service
Great Falls
NOTAM facility
GTF (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
11E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
April 1940
Airport area
160 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Great Falls
Last FAA inspection
2023-06-22

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

KHWQ 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

4,200 × 60 ft0927N1,000 ft
Runway layout at KHWQ, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
09/274,200 ft60 ftAsphalt ExcellentMedium intensity
  27 278°TPAPI (2-box) 3°

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

Where KHWQ is

Latitude, longitude46.4486110, -109.8527780
Elevation4,311 ft
From Harlowton2 nm NW

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FAA remarks for KHWQ

  • ACTVT MIRL RY 09/27 & PAPI RY 27 - CTAF.
  • DEER ON & INVOF RY; ESPECIALLY DURING NIGHTIME HOURS.
  • FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC SALT LAKE ARTCC AT 801-320-2568.

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

Balanced approach coverage

Wheatland County at Harlowton has one RNAV (GPS) approach to each end of runway 09/27, so instrument coverage is not concentrated on a single direction. Both procedures serve the same 4,200 ft runway, with no second runway available within the field’s layout. No airport diagram is published, leaving the two approach plates and minima sheet as the complete procedure set.

Regional chart context

Stanford/Biggerstaff Field has equally compact coverage with three charts. Big Timber at Howard Field and White Sulphur Springs each have four, while Lewistown Municipal and Mission Field have the broadest nearby sets at five. The Billings and Great Falls sectionals add wider VFR geographic context beyond the airport-specific instrument procedures.

Airports near KHWQ

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
6S0Big Timber At Howard FldBIG TIMBER, MT39 nm S4
KLWTLewistown MuniLEWISTOWN, MT39 nm NE5
7S6White Sulphur SpringsWHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, MT44 nm W4
S64Stanford/Biggerstaff FldSTANFORD, MT45 nm N3
KLVMMission FldLIVINGSTON, MT51 nm SW5
KRPXRoundupROUNDUP, MT54 nm E3

VFR charts covering KHWQ

Common questions about KHWQ

What charts are available for KHWQ?

3 current FAA charts for Wheatland County At Harlowton, including 2 instrument approachs. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for KHWQ?

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 KHWQ?

Wheatland County At Harlowton has 1 runway. The longest is 09/27 at 4,200 ft by 60 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does KHWQ have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total KHWQ has 2 published instrument approaches, of which 2 are RNAV (GPS).

Is KHWQ a towered airport?

No — Wheatland County At Harlowton 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 KHWQ 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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