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7U8 Richey Airport
Richey, Montana, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 7U8
Lat/Long: 47-37-36.0520N / 105-04-34.9130W
47-37.600867N / 105-04.581883W
47.6266811 / -105.0763647
(estimated)
Elevation: 2493 ft. / 759.9 m (surveyed)
Variation: 13E (1985)
From city: 1 mile SW of RICHEY, MT
Time zone: UTC -6 (UTC -7 during Standard Time)
Zip code: 59259

Airport Operations

Airport use: Open to the public
Sectional chart: BILLINGS
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: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT LIRL RY 14/32 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CIRCLE042/23.224515ECRR -.-. .-. .-.
GLENDIVE327/31.641013EGDV --. -.. ...-
WOLF POINT133/35.640411EOLF --- .-.. ..-.
SIDNEY250/36.535912ESDY ... -.. -.--

Airport Services

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

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 2690 x 75 ft. / 820 x 23 m
Surface: turf/dirt, in good condition
CENTER 20 FT OF RY - SOFT GRADED DIRT - PERIMETER IS TURF.
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Obstructions: none82 ft. hill, 1650 ft. from runway, 20:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: MONTANA AERONAUTICS DIVISION
PO BOX 200507
HELENA, MT 59620-0507
Phone 406-444-2506
Manager: NILS SIKVELAND
BOX 254
RICHEY, MT 59259
Phone 406-773-5835

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 4
Single engine airplanes: 4
    
Aircraft operations: avg 72/week *
67% local general aviation
33% transient general aviation
* for 12-month period ending 13 July 2006

Additional Remarks

NO SNOW REMOVAL.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 7U8.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

42S - Poplar Airport (30 nm N)
KGDV - Dawson Community Airport (31 nm S)
KOLF - L M Clayton Airport (35 nm NW)
KSDY - Sidney-Richland Municipal Airport (36 nm E)
KISN - Sloulin Field International Airport (66 nm NE)
 
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Area around 7U8 (Richey Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of 7U8 (Richey Airport)
Taken in August 2007

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From to 7U8

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 12-May-2008
 Local
(UTC-6)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:5010:50
Sunrise05:2611:26
Sunset20:2702:27
Evening civil twilight21:0303:03

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  12-May-2008 14:31:01
Local (UTC-6)  12-May-2008 08:31:01
 
METAR
KGDV 
33nm S 
120735Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM OVC050 09/07 A2964 RMK AO1
KOLF 
35nm NW 
121424Z AUTO 34007KT 10SM BKN014 BKN075 09/06 A2965 RMK AO2
KSDY 
36nm E 
121415Z AUTO 33011KT 10SM BKN100 11/06 A2961 RMK AO1
TAF
KGDV 
33nm S 
121132Z 121212 33008KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 FM1500 32010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080 FM2000 33015KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 BKN040 FM0200 32011KT P6SM BKN060 FM1000 31010KT P6SM SCT090 AMD NOT SKED
KOLF 
35nm NW 
121132Z 121212 26005KT P6SM BKN120 FM1500 33010KT P6SM SCT050 BKN080 FM2000 34014KT P6SM -SHRA BKN050 FM0300 34008KT P6SM BKN090 FM0900 28005KT P6SM SKC
KSDY 
36nm E 
121132Z 121212 33006KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 FM1600 34010KT P6SM SCT040 BKN080 FM2000 33013KT P6SM -SHRA BKN040 FM0200 35010KT P6SM BKN070 FM1000 31011KT P6SM SKC AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND
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