FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 8S1 |
| Lat/Long: | 47-41-43.6000N / 114-11-07.0000W 47-41.726667N / 114-11.116667W 47.6954444 / -114.1852778 (estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2941 ft. / 896.4 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 17E (2000) |
| From city: | 1 mile W of POLSON, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 59860 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| 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: | 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36, PAPI RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3 at 7S0 (8 nm SE): | 122.8 (617-262-3825) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC ON FREQS 133.4/285.4 (LAKESIDE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
| FCAr163/31.1 | | KALISPELL VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 18E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| SMITH LAKE | | 141/27.1 | | 515 | | 15E | | SAK | ... .- -.- |
| KONNA | | 356/37.1 | | 521 | | 17E | | INE | .. -. . |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A 24 HR. SELF SERVICE FUEL AVAILIBLE. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4195 x 75 ft. / 1279 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 47-42.053665N | | 47-41.399535N |
| Longitude: | 114-10.954680W | | 114-11.279658W |
| Elevation: | 2937.4 ft. | | 2939.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 182 magnetic, 199 true | | 002 magnetic, 019 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 17 ft. hwy, 537 ft. from runway, 19:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. hill, 377 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear -10 FT DITCH 168 FT FM RY END CROSSING RY CNTRLN DROPPING OFF TO -60 FT 60 FT R. |
Runway 3W/21W
| Dimensions: | 4000 x 500 ft. / 1219 x 152 m |
| Surface: | water |
| RUNWAY 3W | | RUNWAY 21W |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF POLSON & LAKE COUNTY 106 4TH AVE E POLSON, MT 59860 Phone 406-883-7214 |
| Manager: | VINCE JENNISON 3376 BISSON LN POLSON, MT 59860 Phone 406-883-2482 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 56 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 50 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 | | Gliders airplanes: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 27/day * | | 51% | transient general aviation | | 46% | local general aviation | | 2% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 22 July 2008 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | TOWER 600 FT AGL 3 MI S UNLGTD. |
| - | WHEN LNDG ON RY 36 BE ALERT TO SEAPLANE LNDGS ON ADJ RIVER. |
| - | +405 FT RIDGE 8500 FT FM RY 36 END. |
| - | SEAPLANE LNDG AREA ALSO USED BY BOATS. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use between 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (919KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (687KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
| ANGIL ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (141KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (64KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
7S0 - Ronan Airport (8 nm SE)
KGPI - Glacier Park International Airport (37 nm N)
KMSO - Missoula International Airport (47 nm S)
S59 - Libby Airport (63 nm NW)
32S - Stevensville Airport (70 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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Taken in October 2008
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 22-Nov-2009
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 07:19 | | 14:19 |
| Sunrise | | 07:54 | | 14:54 |
| Sunset | | 16:52 | | 23:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:27 | | 00:27 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 23-Nov-2009 06:23:43 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 22-Nov-2009 23:23:43 |
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| METAR |
KGPI 37nm N | 230555Z 00000KT 9SM BKN045 OVC055 M02/M03 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP174 60000 T10171033 11011 21022 51028
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KMSO 47nm S | 230553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC070 00/M03 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP189 T00001028 10017 21011 51033
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| TAF |
KGPI 37nm N | 230520Z 2306/2406 VRB06KT P6SM VCSH BKN050 FM240100 VRB06KT P6SM SCT060 BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
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