# Bowman Field (3U3)

**Bowman Field** (FAA: 3U3) is a small airport in Anaconda, Montana, United States. It opened in May 1963. It has 2 runways; the longest is 6,010 ft (1,832 m).

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k3u3

## At a glance

- FAA: 3U3
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Anaconda, Montana, United States
- Opened: May 1963
- Elevation: 5,034 ft / 1,534 m
- Coordinates: 46.1531, -112.8680
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 6,010 ft / 1,832 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches
- Time zone: UTC-7/-6 · America/Denver
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowman_Field_(Montana) (4 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3813462
- Weather station: K3U3
- Ident: K3U3

## Timeline

- May 1963: Bowman Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17/35 | 6,010 ft / 1,832 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes |
| 04/22 | 4,074 ft / 1,242 m | 60 ft / 18 m | Asphalt | 057° / 237° | yes |

- 04/22 slopes 1.0%: threshold 22 at 4,989 ft / 1,521 m, threshold 04 at 5,030 ft / 1,533 m.

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 6,010 ft / 1,832 m | =4,511 of 29,858 | =1,228 in North America | =958 in US |
| Elevation | 5,034 ft / 1,534 m | #1,977 of 43,403 | #1,030 in North America | #791 in US |
| Age | Opened 1963 | =5,069 of 15,079 | =3,512 in North America | =3,434 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CNTR | SALT LAKE CITY CNTR | 132.400 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 122.800 |

## Nearby airports

- [38S](https://dromopedia.com/airports/k38s.md) Deer Lodge City County Airport · 17 mi / 27 km
- [BTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtm.md) Bert Mooney Airport · 22 mi / 36 km
- [MT14](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mt14.md) Jerry Creek Airport · 23 mi / 37 km
- [U05](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ku05.md) Riddick Field · 24 mi / 38 km
- [2MT9](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2mt9.md) Gold Creek Airport · 26 mi / 42 km
- [02T](https://dromopedia.com/airports/02t.md) Wise River Airport · 27 mi / 44 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/k3u3/data