FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 JUNE 2013
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 -6 (UTC -7 during Standard 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: | ACTVT MIRL RY 18/36, PAPI RYS 18 & 36 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
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 |
| 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 406-249-1683 |
| Manager: | VINCE JENNISON 3376 BISSON LN POLSON, MT 59860 Phone 406-883-2482 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 30 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 27 | | 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 25 July 2013 at 0901Z and 22 August 2013 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (486KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (293KB) |
Departure Procedures (Obstacle) |
| ANGIL ONE (RNAV) (OBSTACLE) | |
download (115KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **NEW** | |
download (223KB) |
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 |
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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Times for 13-Aug-2013
| | Local (UTC-6) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:56 | | 11:56 |
| Sunrise | | 06:31 | | 12:31 |
| Sunset | | 20:52 | | 02:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:27 | | 03:27 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 13-Aug-2013 10:41:39 |
| Local (UTC-6) | 13-Aug-2013 04:41:39 |
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| METAR |
7S0 8nm SE | SuperAWOS
131015Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM 20/13 A3013
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| TAF |
KGPI 37nm N | 130810Z 1308/1406 VRB03KT P6SM SCT150 TEMPO 1308/1310 P6SM -TSRA FEW050CB FM132000 VRB04KT P6SM VCTS SCT050CB BKN080 FM140000 VRB06KT P6SM VCSH BKN070 FM140400 VRB04KT P6SM BKN060
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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