Riddick Field
U05 · Philipsburg, Montana · Granite County · map
Riddick Field is a public-use airport owned by Granite County, 1 mile southeast of Philipsburg, Montana, 5,219 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 3,599 feet of asphalt.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA U05
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Granite County
- Elevation
- 5,219 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Repairs
- airframe: none; engine: none
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Great Falls sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 17E
- In the FAA's files since
- October 1970
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 3,599 × 60 ft | Asphalt, poor | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 34: hill 263 ft high 4,400 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) | 122.9 | · Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 - the common traffic frequency. |
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Aircraft registered in Philipsburg from the FAA register
10 aircraft are registered to owners in Philipsburg, Montana: 8 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Montana.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 2 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Beacon out of service
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 - the common traffic frequency.
- Provide own ropes.
- Markings faded
- Markings faded
- Pavement is spalling, major crack propigation throughout. Multiple edge fractures.
- SN removal intmt.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.