FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 5U8 |
| Lat/Long: | 47-35-47.5000N / 110-15-58.1000W
47-35.791667N / 110-15.968333W
47.5965278 / -110.2661389
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3178 ft. / 968.7 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 |
| 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
RY HAS LARGE AMOUNTS OF ASPHALT SPALLING, RUTS AND LARGE CRACKS WITH WEEDS GROWING THROUGH. |
| Runway edge markings: | 07/25 MARKINGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 7 | | RUNWAY 25 |
| Latitude: | 47-35.792368N | | 47-35.792367N |
| Longitude: | 110-16.321673W | | 110-15.616288W |
| Elevation: | 3178.0 ft. | | 3142.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.4% | | 1.2% UP |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 074 magnetic, 090 true | | 254 magnetic, 270 true |
| 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. | | 18 ft. tree, 509 ft. from runway, 27 ft. left of centerline, 17:1 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: | ROBERT EBELING
PO BOX 12
GERALDINE, MT 59446
Phone 406-737-4278 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 73/week * | | 71% | local general aviation | | 26% | transient general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 20 July 2011 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MARKED +31 FT PLINE 1400 FT FROM RY 25 END. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 5U8.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
79S - Fort Benton Airport (21 nm NW)
KGTF - Great Falls International Airport (45 nm W)
KLWT - Lewistown Municipal Airport (46 nm SE)
KHVR - Havre City-County Airport (60 nm N)
S01 - Conrad Airport (77 nm NW)
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Times for 13-Aug-2013
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:41 | | 11:41 |
| Sunrise | | 06:15 | | 12:15 |
| Sunset | | 20:36 | | 02:36 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:11 | | 03:11 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 10:35:47 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Aug-2013 04:35:47 |
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KGFA
37nm W | 130956Z AUTO 15007KT 10SM CLR 14/11 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP201 T01440111
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KGFA
37nm W | 1303/1409 06012KT 9999 FEW150 QNH3000INS BECMG 1305/1306 20009KT 9999 SCT090 QNH3002INS BECMG 1317/1318 09012KT 9999 FEW100 QNH3001INS BECMG 1403/1404 06009KT 9999 FEW090 QNH3000INS T31/1400Z T14/1312Z
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KGTF
46nm W | 130520Z 1306/1406 23011KT P6SM BKN120 TEMPO 1306/1308 27025G35KT FM130900 24005KT P6SM SKC FM132000 15008KT P6SM VCTS SCT070CB BKN100 FM140200 03006KT P6SM BKN120
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