FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5U8 |
| Lat/Long: | 47-35-47.9040N / 110-15-57.7320W
47-35.798400N / 110-15.962200W
47.5966400 / -110.2660367
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3173 ft. / 967.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (1985) |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 59446 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1945 |
| 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: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT LIRL RY 07/25 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 7/25
| Dimensions: | 2900 x 75 ft. / 884 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Runway edge lights: | low intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | 07/25 MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Gradient: | 1.4% | | 1.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | none, in poor condition |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. gnd, 385 ft. from runway, 12:1 slope to clear
RISING TERRAIN AT 13:1 STARTING AT 150 FT FM RY END TO A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF +15 FT AT 385 FT FM RY END. | | 31 ft. pline, 1432 ft. from runway, 39:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | GERALDINE AND CHOTEAU CO
COUNTY COURTHOUSE
FT BENTON, MT 59442
Phone 406-622-5151 |
| Manager: | BILL MEEKS
PO BOX 25
GERALDINE, MT 59446
Phone 406-737-4310
MANAGER'S ALTERNATE PHONE: 737-4205 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 5 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 73/week * | | 71% | local general aviation | | 26% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 20 September 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | RY O7/25 HAS 4 SHALLOW HOLES UP TO 8FT IN DIAMETER, BROKEN PAVEMENT, 25 FT FROM THE WEST END. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5U8.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
79S - Fort Benton Airport (21 nm NW)
KGFA - Malmstrom Air Force Base Heliport (38 nm W)
KGTF - Great Falls International Airport (45 nm W)
KLWT - Lewistown Municipal Airport (46 nm SE)
KHVR - Havre City-County Airport (60 nm N)
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| Sectional chart |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Jul-2008
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:15 | | 11:15 |
| Sunrise | | 05:52 | | 11:52 |
| Sunset | | 21:03 | | 03:03 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:40 | | 03:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Jul-2008 22:50:47 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 25-Jul-2008 16:50:47 |
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| METAR |
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KGFA
37nm W | 252056Z AUTO 05008KT 10SM CLR 31/12 A3006 RMK AO2 SLPNO T03060117 58019
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KGTF
46nm W | 252153Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 28/10 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02830100
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KLWT
47nm SE | 252154Z AUTO 08013G18KT 10SM FEW065 28/10 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02780100
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KGFA
37nm W | 251919 VRB06KT 9999 SKC QNH3009INS BECMG 2021 09009KT 9999 BKN030 BKN090 QNH3001INS WND 08010G15KT 22-02 BECMG 0809 VRB06KT 9999 FEW060 BKN160 QNH2998INS T29/23Z T14/12Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2519 NEXT 2611
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KGTF
46nm W | 251720Z 251818 09007KT P6SM SKC FM2100 11012KT P6SM SCT070 FM0600 23006KT P6SM SKC FM1200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT250
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