FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 FEBRUARY 2012
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
- 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 |
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| FCAr163/31.1 | | KALISPELL VOR/DME | | 113.20 | | 18E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| 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 9 February 2012 at 0901Z and 8 March 2012 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (920KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (687KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
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| ANGIL ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (138KB) |
| 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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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Frederick Weber
Photo taken 16-Nov-2011
looking northeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Polson Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 12-Feb-2012
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:16 | | 14:16 |
| Sunrise | | 07:48 | | 14:48 |
| Sunset | | 17:54 | | 00:54 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:26 | | 01:26 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 12-Feb-2012 15:22:44 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 12-Feb-2012 08:22:44 |
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| METAR |
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7S0
8nm SE | SuperAWOS
121455Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM M02/M27 A2996
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| TAF |
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KGPI
37nm N | 121133Z 1212/1312 00000KT 6SM BR VCSH BKN010 FM121800 00000KT 6SM -SHSN BKN020 OVC030
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| NOTAMs |
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