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3U8 Big Sandy Airport
Big Sandy, Montana, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 AUGUST 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: 3U8
Lat/Long: 48-09-48.9610N / 110-06-51.1220W
48-09.816017N / 110-06.852033W
48.1636003 / -110.1142006
(estimated)
Elevation: 2699.1 ft. / 823 m (estimated)
Variation: 16E (1985)
From city: 1 mile S of BIG SANDY, MT
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 59520

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Activation date: 10/1949
Sectional chart: GREAT FALLS
Control tower: no
ARTCC: SALT LAKE CITY CENTER
FSS: GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: GTF (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: ON CALL ON CALL ON CALL
Pattern altitude: 3499.1 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 06/24 - CTAF
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
HVRr195/26.5HAVRE VOR/DME111.8016E

Airport Services

Parking: hangars and tiedowns
Airframe service: NONE
Powerplant service: NONE
Bottled oxygen: NONE
Bulk oxygen: NONE

Runway Information

Runway 6/24

Dimensions: 3570 x 60 ft. / 1088 x 18 m
Surface: asphalt, in excellent condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 12.5
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 6  RUNWAY 24
Latitude: 48-09.716333N48-09.858500N
Longitude: 110-07.436833W110-06.585500W
Elevation: 2689.7 ft.2696.3 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Obstructions: 74 ft. pline, marked, 3000 ft. from runway, 400 ft. left and right of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear
MARKED WITH ORANGE BALLS
20 ft. road, 680 ft. from runway, 23:1 slope to clear

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 2400 x 100 ft. / 732 x 30 m
Surface: turf, in good condition
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 48-10.023333N48-09.693833N
Longitude: 110-06.777500W110-06.453000W
Elevation: 2699.1 ft.2698.5 ft.
Gradient: 0.5%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 131 magnetic, 147 true311 magnetic, 327 true
Obstructions: 71 ft. pline, 1290 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left and right of centerline, 16:1 slope to clearnone

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: TOWN OF BIG SANDY
PO BOX 381
BIG SANDY, MT 59520
Phone 406-378-2361
Manager: MARK REICHERT
1026 PRAIRIE DOG LANE
BIG SANDY, MT 59520
Phone 406-378-2361

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 17
Single engine airplanes: 17
    
Aircraft operations: avg 103/week *
93% local general aviation
7% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 21 July 2011

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 3U8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KHVR - Havre City-County Airport (27 nm NE)
79S - Fort Benton Airport (28 nm SW)
KGTF - Great Falls International Airport (65 nm SW)
KLWT - Lewistown Municipal Airport (72 nm S)
KSBX - Shelby Airport (74 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 16-Oct-2013
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight07:1113:11
Sunrise07:4313:43
Sunset18:3000:30
Evening civil twilight19:0101:01

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  16-Oct-2013 18:11:33
Local (UTC-6)  16-Oct-2013 12:11:33
 
METAR
KHVR 
27nm NE 
161653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN047 OVC085 05/M02 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP197 T00501022
TAF
KHVR 
27nm NE 
161149Z 1612/1712 22011KT P6SM BKN150 FM161300 33010KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 OVC050 FM161500 35015G20KT 6SM -SHRA SCT020 BKN035 FM170000 33010KT P6SM SCT035 SCT100
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 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
Big Sandy Airport 406-378-2361
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100LL
SS $5.00 
 Updated 14-Feb-2013
 
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