Terminal Procedures

S59 — Libby

LIBBY, MT · 4 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

Elevation 2,605 ft1 runwayLongest 5,003 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgas, Jet AVolume NW-1Not for navigation

1 published instrument approaches.

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Instrument approach procedures

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GPS-A chart previewGPS-A0DPDF

Obstacle departure procedures

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EYESE TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) chart previewEYESE TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV)PDF
EYESE TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV), CONT.1 chart previewEYESE TWO (OBSTACLE) (RNAV), CONT.1PDF

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.

S59 airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
Continuous
ARTCC
Seattle Center
Flight service
Great Falls
NOTAM facility
GTF (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
17E
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Airport area
193 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Great Falls
Last FAA inspection
2024-09-24

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

S59 radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF122.8

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

Runways

5,003 × 75 ft1533N500 ft
Runway layout at S59, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
15/335,003 ft75 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  15 165°TPAPI (2-box) 3°
  33 345°TPAPI (2-box) 3.75°

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

Where S59 is

Latitude, longitude48.2838330, -115.4902220
Elevation2,605 ft
From Libby7 nm S

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FAA remarks for S59

  • FOR CD CTC SEATTLE ARTCC AT 253-351-3694.
  • ACTVT REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWY 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 15/33 - CTAF.
  • 3-6 FT BERM 180 FT FM THR 71 FT R OF CNTRLN.
  • TREES IN PRI SFC CREATE APCH SLP LESS THAN 1:1.

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

Airports near S59

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
65SBoundary CountyBONNERS FERRY, ID42 nm NW3
KSZTSandpointSANDPOINT, ID43 nm W7
KGPIGlacier Park IntlKALISPELL, MT49 nm E12

VFR charts covering S59

Common questions about S59

What charts are available for S59?

4 current FAA charts for Libby, 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 S59?

CTAF 122.8. 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 S59?

Libby has 1 runway. The longest is 15/33 at 5,003 ft by 75 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does S59 have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total S59 has 1 published instrument approach.

Is S59 a towered airport?

No — Libby 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 S59 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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